Public Schools
Duluth High School
Duluth High School was acknowledged by the Georgia Department of Education as a 2017 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor School in five categories - AP Merit, STEM, AP STEM Achievement, AP Access and Support, and AP Humanities.
Enrollment is approximately 2,741 students, with roughly 29% enrolled in one or more AP courses; of students in AP classes, about 85% take the exam with about 72% scoring a 3 or higher. More than 25% of students graduate with honors, and about 80% plan to pursue a post-secondary education at a 4-year university.
In 2017, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duluth High School in the top 35 public high schools in Georgia, with students exceeding the state and national averages for SAT and ACT scores. The school boasts a 94.5% graduation rate for 2019.
Norcross High School
As the top International Baccalaureate school in the state of Georgia, Norcross High School provides a world-class education to students, balancing rigorous academics with excellence in athletics and fine arts. Norcross High School began offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate program in 1999 and this highly rigorous curriculum now serves over one-third of the student population.
In February 2019, the Georgia Department of Education named all Gwinnett high schools as AP Honor Schools. They were among 272 schools from across the state to make the list. Norcross High School made the list in four of six categories. According to Gwinnett County Public Schools, 14,588 students took 28,638 AP exams in 2019 with more than 62% scoring a 3.0 or higher to earn college credit or advanced placement.
The 440,000-square-foot building opened in 2001 and now has a student population of 3,800 students who live in the attendance area bordered by Peachtree Corners on the west and Beaver Ruin and Interstate 85 on the east.
Paul Duke STEM School
The Paul Duke STEM High School was established in 2018 in the Norcross Cluster of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Using project-based learning as their primary instructional tool, teachers implore students to use Design Thinking to solve complex and interrelated problems. Enrollment in 2023 was 1,390, with 83 percent minority enrollment. The graduation rate is 93 percent. The most advanced students complete an AP Capstone Diploma program which prepares them for STEM-focused college majors. Approximately 23 percent of students are dual enrolled.
Peachtree Elementary School
Peachtree Elementary enrolls approximately 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through 5th. The school has received numerous awards at the national, state, and local levels. In addition to being selected as a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, Peachtree Elementary is a 2-time winner of both the Georgia School of Excellence and Georgia Pay for Performance Awards. Peachtree has received the Distinguished Title 1 School award for eight consecutive years and is an International Baccalaureate School.
Pinckneyville Middle School
Pinckneyville Middle enrolls 1,286 students and has been named a Georgia School of Excellence and a National Blue Ribbon School. For six years Pinckneyville has earned the State Department of Education Pay for Performance Grant. Pinckneyville students continually earn top honors in academic and fine arts competitions and the school has one of the highest gifted student populations in Gwinnett County. In order to provide a rigorous academic curriculum and to take advantage of the rich mixture of cultures, Pinckneyville implemented the International Baccalaureate Program in 2004. Pinckneyville students have the unique opportunity to take three years of a foreign language in middle school.
Simpson Elementary School
Simpson Elementary enrolls 1,000 students and has consistently held high scores on local, state and standardized tests. In 2005, Simpson was one of three elementary schools in Gwinnett County to receive the State of Georgia's highest award - the Platinum Award for Excellence in achievement on the state assessment. Since then, the school has received the Platinum Award six years in a row. In 2010 and 2016, Simpson was named a Georgia School of Excellence. In 2018, Simpson was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, for the second time. 63% of the staff holds a master's degree or higher.
Private Schools
Wesleyan School
The Wesleyan School, located on an 85-acre campus, is a kindergarten through 12th grade Christian college preparatory school with 1,182 students. Of the 146 faculty members, 68% have advanced degrees. The high school has 498 students, and is a member of the Georgia High School Association, competing in the AA classification. Student-teacher ratios are between 7:1 and 9:1.
Cornerstone Christian School
The Cornerstone Christian School was founded in 2001 and serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Cornerstone firmly believes that the total learning experience must be rooted not just in a rigorous math and science curriculum, but also in the development of writing skills and analytical thinking. The school was voted the best private middle school by Inside Gwinnett Magazine.
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Located not far from Peachtree Corners is the Greater Atlanta Christian School, a leading private school committed to offering the best for children in academics, fine arts, faith, and athletics (infants through 12th grade). Greater Atlanta Christian is an independent school in Georgia ranked at the top of the state for teaching quality, arts, and athletics. The school leads in AP curriculum options and exam pass rates, world language offerings, and STEM courses. The average student-teacher ratio is 11:1. The school received an A+ rating on Niche.com. It serves approximately 1,800 students with an average class size of 16. More than 82 percent of faculty hold advanced degrees, with 18 holding doctoral degrees.
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