The Gwinnett County Public School District is a

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operating in

Gwinnett County Gwinnett County ( ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In 2020, the population was 957,062, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia (after Fulton ...

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, United States. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia,Gwinnett County Public Schools
, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce website, accessed August 26, 2011 with over 120 school buildings and an estimated enrollment of over 188,000 students for the 2017–2018 year. GCPS is estimated to be the 14th largest school district in the U.S. The district has its headquarters in an

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near Suwanee.

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rates GCPS as A+ and within the top 25 school systems in Georgia. In addition, GCPS have not only served as a model for the state but for the entire nation as recently twice, in 2010 and 2014, winning the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education for being the top urban school district in the nation. 2014 was the last year the prize was awarded, GCPS was one of only two school districts to win the prize twice, and GCPS was the first district to have won the prize before and win it again in its first year of eligibility to again win the prize.

Schools

The district's schools are grouped into 19 geographical attendance zones referred to as "clusters." Each cluster includes at least one high school, for which it is named.

Archer cluster

*Cooper Elementary School *Harbins Elementary School *Lovin Elementary School *McConnell Middle School *

Archer High School Archer High School is a public high school near Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. It is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. It is named after Gwinnett County teacher and coach Benjamin Vernon Archer. The school officially opened on ...

Berkmar cluster

*Bethesda Elementary School *Corley Elementary School *Hopkins Elementary School *Kanoheda Elementary School *Minor Elementary School *Berkmar Middle School *Sweetwater Middle School *

Berkmar High School Berkmar High School is a high school located in Lilburn, Georgia, United States. It has approximately 2,912 students, grades 9 through 12. Berkmar High School's principal is Durrant Williams. The school opened in 1966 to help overcrowding at ne ...

Brookwood cluster

*Brookwood Elementary School *Craig Elementary School *Gwin Oaks Elementary School *Head Elementary School *CrewsMS Crews Middle School *Five Forks Middle School * Brookwood High School

Central Gwinnett cluster

*Jenkins Elementary School *Lawrenceville Elementary School *Simonton Elementary School *Winn Holt Elementary School *Jordan Middle School *Moore Middle School *

Central Gwinnett High School Central Gwinnett High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Jordan Middle School and Moore Middle School are its feeders. Orchestra The Central Gwinnett ...

Collins Hill cluster

* McKendree Elementary School * Rock Springs Elementary School * Taylor Elementary School * Walnut Grove Elementary School * Creekland Middle School *

Collins Hill High School Collins Hill High School is a public high school in Gwinnett County, near Suwanee, Georgia, United States. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. The only school which feeds into it is Creekland Middle School. Collins Hill w ...

Dacula cluster

* Alcova Elementary School * Dacula Elementary School * Mulberry Elementary School * Dacula Middle School *

Dacula High School Dacula High School is a high school in Dacula, Georgia, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. It is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. It is a part of the Dacula cluster and is fed from Dacula Middle School. The school's co ...

Discovery cluster

* Alford Elementary School * Baggett Elementary School * Benefield Elementary School * Cedar Hill Elementary School * Richards Middle School * Discovery High School

Duluth cluster

* Berkeley Lake Elementary School * Chattahoochee Elementary School * Chesney Elementary School * Harris Elementary School * Coleman Middle School * Duluth Middle School *

Duluth High School Duluth High School is a public secondary school in Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It provides education for grades 9-12 and is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. The school was built in 1958 and serves Duluth, Ber ...

Grayson cluster

* Grayson Elementary School * Pharr Elementary School * Starling Elementary School * Trip Elementary School * Bay Creek Middle School * Couch Middle School * Grayson High School

Lanier cluster

* Sugar Hill Elementary School * Sycamore Elementary School SycamoreES] * White Oak Elementary School * Lanier Middle School * Lanier High School (Sugar Hill, Georgia), Lanier High School

Meadowcreek cluster

* Ferguson Elementary School * Graves Elementary School * Lilburn Elementary School * McClure Health Science High School * Meadowcreek Elementary School * Nesbit Elementary School * Rockbridge Elementary School * Lilburn Middle School * Radloff Middle School] *

Meadowcreek High School Meadowcreek High School is a public high school located in Norcross, Georgia, United States, off I-85 and led by principal Kevin Wood. The school is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system. Meadowcreek High School is the most diverse se ...

Mill Creek cluster

* Duncan Creek Elementary School * Fort Daniel Elementary School * Puckett's Mill Elementary School * Osborne Middle School *

Mill Creek High School Mill Creek High School is a high school in Hoschton, Georgia, United States. It serves the unincorporated area of Hamilton Mill, Gwinnett County, a suburb of Atlanta, as well as Braselton. It also serves unincorporated areas (not city limits) suc ...

Mountain View cluster

* Dyer Elementary School * Freeman's Mill Elementary School * Woodward Mill Elementary School * Twin Rivers Middle School * Mountain View High School

Norcross cluster

* Baldwin Elementary School * Beaver Ridge Elementary School * Norcross Elementary School * Peachtree Elementary School * Simpson Elementary School * Stripling Elementary School * Pinckneyville Middle School * Summerour Middle School *

Norcross High School Norcross High School is a public high school in Norcross, Georgia, United States, part of the Gwinnett County School System, and serving the cities of Norcross and Peachtree Corners. The school's mascot is the Blue Devil. The school is also t ...

Paul Duke STEM High School Paul Duke STEM High School (PDS HS) is a senior high school located on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in the Peachtree Corners/ Norcross area in Georgia. It is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). The school's mascot is the TrailBlaze ...

North Gwinnett cluster

* Level Creek Elementary School * Riverside Elementary School * Roberts Elementary School * Suwanee Elementary School * North Gwinnett Middle School *

North Gwinnett High School North Gwinnett High School is a public high school outside the city limits of Suwanee, Georgia, United States. It is part of the district Gwinnett County Public Schools. The school's principal is Nathan Ballantine. History North Gwinnett High ...

Parkview cluster

* Arcado Elementary School * Camp Creek Elementary School * Knight Elementary School * Mountain Park Elementary School * Trickum Middle School * Parkview High School

Peachtree Ridge cluster

* Burnette Elementary School * Mason Elementary School * Jackson Elementary School * Parsons Elementary School * Richard Hull Middle School * Northbrook Middle School *

Peachtree Ridge High School Peachtree Ridge High School (PRHS) is a public high school in Gwinnett County, in Suwanee, Georgia, United States. It is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. It is one of two public schools in the county to use block scheduling, the other be ...

Seckinger cluster (2022–2023)

* Harmony Elementary School * Ivy Creek Elementary School * Patrick Elementary School * Jones Middle School *

Seckinger High School Seckinger High School is an American four-year comprehensive high school in Buford, Georgia. It is the only high school in the Seckinger cluster of the Gwinnett County Public Schools System, and opened in August 2022 as a public school. Jones ...

Shiloh cluster

* Anderson-Livsey Elementary School * Annistown Elementary School * Centerville Elementary School * Partee Elementary School * Shiloh Elementary School * Shiloh Middle School * Shiloh High School

South Gwinnett cluster

* Britt Elementary School * Magill Elementary School * Norton Elementary School * Rosebud Elementary School * Grace Snell Middle School * Snellville Middle School *

South Gwinnett High School South Gwinnett High School (SGHS) is a public high school for students in grades 9–12. The school is located in Snellville, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools system, one of the 15 largest public school sys ...

Other programs

Several schools and programs operate outside of the clusters to serve specific student needs. These include the following: * ADAPT * GIVE Center East High School * GIVE Center East Middle School * GIVE Center West High School * GIVE Center West Middle School * Gwinnett Online Campus * International Transition Center *

Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST) is a special public school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States, and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Students are admitted through a county-wide lottery, whose pa ...

* Maxwell High School of Technology * New Life Academy of Excellence Inc. * North Metro Academy of Performing Arts * Oakland Meadow School * Phoenix High School * STRIVE * The BRIDGE

Safety and Security

The district operates a school police department with full police powers under Georgia law. The department consists of 74 Police Officer Standards and Training certified (P.O.S.T.) armed officers, five full-time office staff members, eight dispatchers, and 24 non-police crossing guards. The department is divided into four zones: North (including, Collins Hill, Discovery, GIVE East, Lanier, North Gwinnett, and Peachtree Ridge), South (including Brookwood, Grayson, Parkview, Shiloh, and South Gwinnett), East (including Archer, Central Gwinnett, Dacula, Mill Creek, and Mountain View), and West (including Berkmar, Duluth, GIVE West, Meadowcreek, and Norcross). The officers are responsible for mentoring, counseling, education, and event security in addition to their normal duties as school security officers.

References

External links

Gwinnett County Public Schools

GCPS names its top counselors of the year (2016)
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