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Enrollment
2,556
High
DISTRICT 2,162 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001118
Duluth High School
3737 Brock Rd, Duluth, GA 30096 · (770) 476-5206 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,556 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
155 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
1,571 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 651 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 599 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 661 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 645 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
28.8%
GA avg 44.6% . -7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 7 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Duluth High School
Duluth High School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth High School this school | 2,556 | 61.5% | 42.7% |
| Paul Duke STEM High School Norcross | 1,509 | 61.7% | 58.3% |
| Collins Hill High School Suwanee | 2,485 | 55.7% | 48.1% |
| Discovery High School Lawrenceville | 2,703 | 73.9% | 32.0% |
| Gainesville High School Gainesville | 2,077 | 56.8% | 33.6% |
| Mountain View High School Lawrenceville | 2,221 | 53.1% | 48.0% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Duluth High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #174 of 411 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #271 of 417 ▼ 69 | #21 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,556 | #24 of 480 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #244 of 413 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #54 of 413 | #11 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #262 of 425 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #101 of 168 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,556
-134 (-5%) vs 2020
+103% since 1990-91, when it was 1,262
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,556 | 155.4 | 16.4:1 | 61% (1,571) |
| 2023-24 | 2,666 | 162.3 | 16.4:1 | 66% (1,758) |
| 2022-23 | 2,644 | 154.2 | 17.1:1 | 55% (1,456) |
| 2020-21 | 2,690 | 151 | 17.8:1 | 52% (1,403) |
| 2017-18 | 2,760 | 149 | 18.5:1 | 56% (1,558) |
| 2015-16 | 2,710 | 144 | 18.8:1 | 54% (1,452) |
| 2010-11 | 2,403 | 136 | 17.7:1 | 50% (1,196) |
| 2000-01 | 2,376 | 136 | 17.5:1 | 9% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 1,262 | 53 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duluth High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,760 to 2,556); teachers up 4% (149 to 155.4).
About Duluth High School
At 3737 Brock Rd in Duluth, Georgia, Duluth High School operates as a large high school. It serves 2,556 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Georgia is roughly 1,120 students; this school is 128% above that.
Gwinnett County is responsible for 141 schools, Duluth High School included, with 182,518 students in all.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Duluth High School, 49% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 11% Asian, 11% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Gwinnett County's population at about 24%. By the diversity index, Duluth High School comes in at 67%.
A ratio of 16.4:1 comes from the school's 155.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 61% of students at Duluth High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Gwinnett County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Duluth High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Duluth High School is 2.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.7%. Predicted: 45.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gwinnett County, median household income is about $87,890, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Duluth High School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County, which together enroll about 196,924 students.
The closest public school, Coleman Middle School, is about 0.4 miles from Duluth High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Duluth High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Duluth High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 2,690 in 2020-21 and 2,556 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.8:1 to 16.4:1.
Community posts for Duluth High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Duluth
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)Combined · 7,148 students
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,591 students
- Radloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,315 students
- Hull Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,267 students
- McClure Health Science High SchoolHigh · 1,237 students
- Duluth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
Nearby schools
- Coleman Middle School0.4 mi · 711
- Chattahoochee Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,133
- New Life Academy of Excellence1.6 mi · 645
- Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence1.7 mi · 459
- Harris Elementary School1.7 mi · 642
- Mason Elementary School1.7 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Duluth High SchoolHow large is Duluth High School?
Duluth High School enrolls approximately 2,556 students in grades 09-12.
Is Duluth High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Duluth High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Duluth High School have?
Duluth High School employs 155 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Duluth High School?
Student demographics at Duluth High School are roughly 11% White, 49% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Duluth High School in?
Duluth High School is part of Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.