Bethesda Elementary School
Principal: Katrina Larmond
525 Bethesda School Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30044
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Bethesda Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- In its 11th year in 2024-25, our Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program served children in grades K–5. In DLI, children learned the curriculum in both English and Spanish. We also offered a Spanish Special for all students.
- Bethesda promoted cultural awareness and community unity through celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) History Month, and International Night.
- Bethesda has a schoolwide intervention block (Patriot Time) for all students providing students with tiered interventions to support academic needs.
- Bethesda continued schoolwide Social Emotional Learning (SEL) implementation with Monday meetings and focused SEL lessons.
- Bethesda's parent center provided instructional resources to promote academic success for students. Through parent workshops and evening programs sponsored by the Parent Center, parents learned ways to help their child improve in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, writing, and test-taking strategies. The center also offered English classes for non-English-speaking parents, cooking classes, home buying courses, and partnered with University of Georgia (UGA) to offer parenting and wellness classes.
- Bethesda offered over 15 clubs such as Chorus, Programming, STEM, Color Guard, Dance, and Robotics. Bethesda offered several student leadership programs and clubs in 2024-25 including Jr. Beta, Young Lady Patriots, Peer Leaders, and Student Ambassadors.
- During Bethesda's annual College Week, college students were invited to participate in a panel that provided students with an up-close and personal view of the college experience. Career Day and Careers on Wheels students provided students with opportunities to learn about a variety of careers as volunteers shared information about their workplace, their job, and the education and skills that are required for success in their career.
- Bethesda is a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) school. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibit appropriate school conduct.
- To support school readiness, Bethesda offered Play 2 Learn on Thursday during the school year. During Play 2 Learn, families with children, ages 3 to 5, worked with a certified teacher to prepare their children for school.
- Bethesda's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) sponsored Harvest Fest, International Night, school dances, and fundraisers to increase family engagement.