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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Northbrook Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
944
Middle
DISTRICT 1,431 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255004149
Northbrook Middle School
1221 Northbrook Pkwy, Suwanee, GA 30024 · (678) 407-7140 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL944 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
597 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 | 298 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 34% |
Student demographics
73%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
Northbrook Middle School→Peachtree Ridge 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
51.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
60.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 57.9% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 51.6% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 56.2% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Northbrook Middle School
Northbrook Middle School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrook Middle School this school | 944 | 63.2% | 58.9% |
| Creekland Middle School Lawrenceville | 1,693 | 65.0% | 45.2% |
| Twin Rivers Middle School Buford | 1,669 | 58.4% | 71.3% |
| Daniell Middle School Marietta | 884 | 57.8% | 47.6% |
| Couch Middle School Grayson | 1,147 | 59.0% | 62.3% |
| Coleman Middle School Duluth | 711 | 46.6% | 54.6% |
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 Northbrook Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #65 of 470 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #84 of 474 ▼ 5 | #12 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #86 of 474 ▲ 21 | #15 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #318 of 465 | #16 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 944 | #120 of 487 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #324 of 471 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #12 of 471 | #11 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #314 of 479 | #15 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #149 of 305 | #7 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
944
-33 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 944 | 62.5 | 15.1:1 | 63% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 59.5 | 15.7:1 | 68% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 921 | 55.1 | 16.7:1 | 59% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 977 | 56 | 17.4:1 | 52% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 1,056 | 62.4 | 16.9:1 | 57% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 1,036 | 60 | 17.3:1 | 52% (543) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northbrook Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,056 to 944); teachers unchanged (62.4 to 62.5).
About Northbrook Middle School
As a medium-sized middle school, Northbrook Middle School serves students in Suwanee, Georgia. Enrolled students number 944 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 24% higher than the average for middle schools in Georgia, which is about 763.
Gwinnett County (141 schools, 182,518 students) runs Northbrook Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Northbrook Middle School, at 38%. Other groups make up 28% Black, 19% Asian, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of Gwinnett County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Northbrook Middle School operates with 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That is higher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. About 63% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County.
Test results at Northbrook Middle School are 14.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.9% actual, 44.7% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 150 public schools in Gwinnett County, enrolling about 196,924 students in all.
Nearest public school: Peachtree Ridge High School, about 1.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Northbrook Middle School at 3rd of 8.
Northbrook Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 33 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.4:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Northbrook Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Suwanee
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Collins Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Riverwatch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,455 students
- Level Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
Other Northbrook Middle schools
One other US public school is named Northbrook Middle. Northbrook Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Northbrook Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Peachtree Ridge High School1.2 mi · 3,155
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)1.3 mi · 7,148
- Jackson Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,430
- Parsons Elementary School1.4 mi · 882
- Burnette Elementary School1.8 mi · 664
- Hull Middle School2.0 mi · 1,267
Frequently asked questions
About Northbrook Middle SchoolHow large is Northbrook Middle School?
Northbrook Middle School enrolls approximately 944 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northbrook Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northbrook Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Northbrook Middle School have?
Northbrook Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Northbrook Middle School?
Student demographics at Northbrook Middle School are roughly 11% White, 38% Hispanic, 28% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Northbrook Middle School in?
Northbrook Middle School is part of Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.