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What's the biggest difference between Duluth Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,201
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001122
Duluth Middle School
3200 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth, GA 30096 · (770) 476-3372 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
909 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 354 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 436 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 411 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%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
Students here typically continue to
Duluth Middle School→Duluth High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.8pp since 2021
Math
39.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.8% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 38.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.6% | 36.5% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Middle School
Duluth Middle School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth Middle School this school | 1,201 | 75.7% | 40.2% |
| Henderson Middle School Chamblee | 1,367 | 73.5% | 33.7% |
| Richards Middle School Lawrenceville | 1,974 | 83.2% | 32.8% |
| Gainesville Middle School West Gainesville- | 931 | 73.3% | 22.9% |
| Moore Middle School Lawrenceville | 971 | 81.2% | 27.3% |
| Sweetwater Middle School Lawrenceville | 1,470 | 82.4% | 33.4% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #201 of 470 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #232 of 474 ▼ 43 | #22 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #249 of 474 ▼ 10 | #23 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #393 of 465 | #23 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,201 | #55 of 487 | #22 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #81 of 471 | #3 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #159 of 471 | #20 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #269 of 479 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #92 of 305 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,201
-192 (-14%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 873
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,201 | 96.5 | 12.4:1 | 76% (909) |
| 2023-24 | 1,280 | 102.2 | 12.5:1 | 79% (1,011) |
| 2022-23 | 1,271 | 98.5 | 12.9:1 | 73% (922) |
| 2020-21 | 1,393 | 95 | 14.7:1 | 70% (972) |
| 2017-18 | 1,440 | 94.8 | 15.2:1 | 71% (1,023) |
| 2015-16 | 2,001 | 110 | 18.2:1 | 63% (1,270) |
| 2010-11 | 1,765 | 113 | 15.6:1 | 59% (1,044) |
| 2000-01 | 1,129 | 75 | 15.1:1 | 12% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 873 | 53 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duluth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,440 to 1,201); teachers up 2% (94.8 to 96.5).
About Duluth Middle School
Duluth Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Duluth, Georgia, administered by Gwinnett County. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 1,201 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students.
Gwinnett County enrolls 182,518 students in 141 schools, including Duluth Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Duluth Middle School is 57% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 11% Asian, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Gwinnett County is about 24% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Duluth Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Dividing enrollment by its 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, higher than at this school. Duluth Middle School reports 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Gwinnett County average 60%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Duluth Middle School would be expected to post about 38.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.2%.
Duluth Middle School is located in Gwinnett County, where median household income is about $87,890, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Duluth Middle School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County, which together enroll about 196,924 students.
Harris Elementary School is the public school closest to Duluth Middle School, about 1.4 miles away. Duluth Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.3%, higher than Duluth Middle School's 40.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,393 to 1,201. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.4:1, from 14.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Duluth High SchoolHigh · 2,556 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
Nearby schools
- Harris Elementary School1.4 mi · 642
- Coleman Middle School1.5 mi · 711
- Berkeley Lake Elementary School1.7 mi · 838
- Duluth High School1.8 mi · 2,556
- New Life Academy of Excellence1.9 mi · 645
- Chesney Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,165
Frequently asked questions
About Duluth Middle SchoolHow large is Duluth Middle School?
Duluth Middle School enrolls approximately 1,201 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Duluth Middle School serve?
Duluth Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Duluth Middle School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Duluth Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Duluth Middle School?
At Duluth Middle School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 57% Hispanic, 20% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Duluth Middle School?
Duluth Middle School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
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