McConnell Middle School

McConnell Middle School is an intermediate school of roomy scale in Loganville, Georgia, run under Gwinnett County, instructing 2,009 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so McConnell Middle School sits 163% larger than that benchmark.

Gwinnett County runs 141 schools in total, collectively educating 182,518 students. McConnell Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, McConnell Middle School records that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, McConnell Middle School has 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.1:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, McConnell Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Gwinnett County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McConnell Middle School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

The closest other public school is Cooper Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McConnell Middle School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 1,925 students in 2018 compared to 2,009 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 33% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.