Taylor Elementary School
Principal: Tawanda Sanks
600 Taylor School Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Taylor 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.
- To support school readiness, Taylor hosted rising kindergartners over the summer and offered Play 2 Learn twice weekly during the school year. During Play 2 Learn, families with children from birth to age 5 worked with a certified teacher to prepare them for school.
- To support kindergarten parents, Taylor provided a comprehensive kindergarten meeting to explain what to expect from their kindergarten students entering this new adventure. Taylor’s parents heard from Kindergarten teachers who spoke about reading and math expectations. Parents also received a bag of resources to support learning over the summer.
- Our PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program has worked diligently this year to impact positive behavior interventions at our school significantly. This year, Taylor was recognized as an Emerging School and successfully implemented the PBIS program throughout our campus. Students participated in various incentives earned for demonstrating positive behavior practices.
- We're excited to share that Taylor Elementary School is proudly ranked #133 among all elementary schools in Georgia!
- By offering multilingual parent workshops, interpreters, digital communications, and a dedicated Family Engagement Center, over 97% of Taylor families feel that all communication is communicated effectively in their native languages.
- Taylor continues to provide specialized instruction through our Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). Regular small-group supports and tiers of intervention are offered to all students, including enrichment during “Eagle Time.”
- Thanks to Title I resources, the students at Taylor Elementary had the opportunity to enjoy an exciting in-house field trip extravaganza for the first time. (High Touch High Tech) The students engaged in high-quality activities related to force and motion, magnets, heat, and the power of light.
- Our 2023-2024 GMAS data shows that 72% of Taylor Elementary students read at or above grade level, exceeding the county’s elementary school average of 67.7%.
- Our Access scores for 2023-2024 indicate that 100% of our Bilingual Learners are progressing toward English Language Proficiency. The district's elementary percentage is 92.2%.
- Taylor Elementary takes pride in the numerous opportunities we offer our students to engage in hands-on experiments and computer programming. We have a strong Robotics team that competes at the district level. Our STEM classes frequently occur in our outdoor classroom, active greenhouse, or while working in our school vegetable garden.