North Gwinnett Middle School

As a big junior high in Sugar Hill, Georgia, North Gwinnett Middle School serves 2,360 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Gwinnett County. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 763 students each, so North Gwinnett Middle School sits 209% above that benchmark.

Across the 141 schools in Gwinnett County (182,518 students total), North Gwinnett Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, North Gwinnett Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 33% White, 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 139 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Gwinnett County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Gwinnett Middle School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.3%; actual is 86.0%, +19.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Gwinnett County indicate median household income runs about $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Gwinnett County runs 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), of which North Gwinnett Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is North Gwinnett High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Gwinnett Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 2,193 students in 2018 compared to 2,360 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 49% to 33%.

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