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Alumni: what's one memory from Peachtree Ridge High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
3,155
High
DISTRICT 2,162 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255002903
Peachtree Ridge High School
1555 Old Peachtree Rd NW, Suwanee, GA 30024 · (678) 957-3100 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,155 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Georgia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.6:1
179 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
1,541 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 | 741 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 804 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 775 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 835 | 26% |
Student demographics
75%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
38.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -1.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 39 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 1 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% |
| 2022-23 | 33.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.9% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Peachtree Ridge High School
Peachtree Ridge High School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree Ridge High School this school | 3,155 | 48.8% | 47.7% |
| Parkview High School Lilburn | 3,216 | 56.0% | 62.9% |
| Seckinger High School Buford | 2,318 | 44.0% | 63.0% |
| Brookwood High School Snellville | 3,803 | 40.4% | 61.0% |
| Wheeler High School Marietta | 2,401 | 48.9% | 54.4% |
| Collins Hill High School Suwanee | 2,485 | 55.7% | 48.1% |
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 Peachtree Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #137 of 411 | #13 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #195 of 417 ▼ 34 | #18 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,155 | #5 of 480 | #4 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #331 of 413 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #5 of 413 | #4 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #308 of 425 | #20 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #132 of 168 | #8 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
3,155
-171 (-5%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 3,225
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 3,155 | 178.9 | 17.6:1 | 49% (1,541) |
| 2023-24 | 3,304 | 181.9 | 18.2:1 | 52% (1,708) |
| 2022-23 | 3,300 | 176.1 | 18.7:1 | 37% (1,234) |
| 2020-21 | 3,326 | 166 | 20.0:1 | 30% (1,014) |
| 2017-18 | 3,273 | 175.4 | 18.7:1 | 36% (1,170) |
| 2015-16 | 3,201 | 164 | 19.5:1 | 32% (1,037) |
| 2010-11 | 3,225 | 178 | 18.1:1 | 32% (1,047) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peachtree Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (3,273 to 3,155); teachers up 2% (175.4 to 178.9).
About Peachtree Ridge High School
Peachtree Ridge High School is a large high school. Its address is in Suwanee, Georgia. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 3,155 students. On average, high schools in Georgia enroll around 1,120, and this school is 182% larger than that mark.
Peachtree Ridge High School is a school in Gwinnett County. The district has 141 schools and 182,518 students.
No group is above 50% at Peachtree Ridge High School; the largest is Black, at 30%. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 11% White, and 4% multiracial. Among Gwinnett County residents, the Black share is about 28%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
Its ratio of 17.6:1 is based on 178.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Georgia have an average ratio of 15.2:1. In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Gwinnett County averages 60%, higher than here.
Peachtree Ridge High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Georgia public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.1%.
Census data for Gwinnett County show the median household earns about $87,890 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Gwinnett County number 150, with about 196,924 students.
Parsons Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Peachtree Ridge High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Peachtree Ridge High School's average proficiency of 47.7% compares with 62.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%. The ratio was 20.0:1 in 2020-21 and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Berkmar High SchoolHigh · 2,975 students
Other schools in Suwanee
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 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
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
Nearby schools
- Parsons Elementary School0.2 mi · 882
- Hull Middle School0.9 mi · 1,267
- Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)1.0 mi · 7,148
- Northbrook Middle School1.2 mi · 944
- Burnette Elementary School1.9 mi · 664
- Mason Elementary School2.2 mi · 913
Frequently asked questions
About Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHow large is Peachtree Ridge High School?
Peachtree Ridge High School enrolls approximately 3,155 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Peachtree Ridge High School serve?
Peachtree Ridge High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peachtree Ridge High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peachtree Ridge High School is approximately 17.6:1 (179 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peachtree Ridge High School?
At Peachtree Ridge High School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 28% Hispanic, 30% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Peachtree Ridge High School?
Peachtree Ridge High School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.