Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia, with 143 schools and an estimated enrollment of 180,000 students for the 2017-2018 year. GCPS is estimated to be the 14th largest school district in the U.S. The district has its headquarters in an unincorporated area near Suwanee.
GCPS was the winner of the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education. In 2014, GCPS was nominated for the Broad Prize for Urban Education once again, the first school district to have won the Broad Prize before and be nominated again in its first year eligible to win the prize.
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Schools
The district's schools are grouped into 19 geographical attendance zones referred to as "clusters." Each cluster includes one high school, for which it is named.
Archer cluster
- Cooper Elementary School
- Harbins Elementary School
- Lovin Elementary School
- McConnell Middle School
- Archer High School
Berkmar cluster
- Bethesda Elementary School
- Corley Elementary School
- Hopkins Elementary School
- Kanoheda Elementary School
- Minor Elementary School
- Berkmar Middle School
- Sweetwater Middle School
- Berkmar High School
Brookwood cluster
- Brookwood Elementary School
- Craig Elementary School
- Gwin Oaks Elementary School
- Head Elementary School
- Crews Middle School
- Five Forks Middle School
- Brookwood High School
Central Gwinnett cluster
- Jenkins Elementary School
- Lawrenceville Elementary School
- Simonton Elementary School
- Winn Holt Elementary School
- Jordan Middle School
- Moore Middle School
- Central Gwinnett High School
Collins Hill cluster
- McKendree Elementary School
- Rock Springs Elementary School
- Taylor Elementary School
- Walnut Grove Elementary School
- Creekland Middle School
- Collins Hill High School
Dacula cluster
- Alcova Elementary School
- Dacula Elementary School
- Mulberry Elementary School
- Dacula Middle School
- Dacula High School
Discovery cluster
- Alford Elementary School
- Baggett Elementary School
- Benefield Elementary School
- Cedar Hill Elementary School
- Richards Middle School
- Discovery High School
Duluth cluster
- Berkeley Lake Elementary School
- Chattahoochee Elementary School
- Chesney Elementary School
- Harris Elementary School
- Coleman Middle School
- Duluth Middle School
- Duluth High School
Grayson cluster
- Grayson Elementary School
- Pharr Elementary School
- Starling Elementary School
- Trip Elementary School
- Bay Creek Middle School
- Couch Middle School
- Grayson High School
Lanier cluster
- Sugar Hill Elementary School
- Sycamore Elementary School
- White Oak Elementary School
- Lanier Middle School
- Lanier High School
Meadowcreek cluster
- Ferguson Elementary School
- Graves Elementary School
- Lilburn Elementary School
- Meadowcreek Elementary School
- Nesbit Elementary School
- Rockbridge Elementary School
- Lilburn Middle School
- Louise Radloff Middle School
- Meadowcreek High School
Mill Creek cluster
- Duncan Creek Elementary School
- Fort Daniel Elementary School
- Harmony Elementary School
- Ivy Creek Elementary School
- Puckett's Mill Elementary School
- Jones Middle School
- Osborne Middle School
- Mill Creek High School
Mountain View cluster
- Dyer Elementary School
- Freeman's Mill Elementary School
- Patrick Elementary School
- Woodward Mill Elementary School
- Twin Rivers Middle School
- Mountain View High School
Norcross cluster
- Baldwin Elementary School
- Beaver Ridge Elementary School
- Norcross Elementary School
- Peachtree Elementary School
- Simpson Elementary School
- Stripling Elementary School
- Pinckneyville Middle School
- Summerour Middle School
- Norcross High School
North Gwinnett cluster
- Level Creek Elementary School
- Riverside Elementary School
- Roberts Elementary School
- Suwanee Elementary School
- North Gwinnett Middle School
- North Gwinnett High School
Parkview cluster
- Arcado Elementary School
- Camp Creek Elementary School
- Knight Elementary School
- Mountain Park Elementary School
- Trickum Middle School
- Parkview High School
Peachtree Ridge cluster
- Burnette Elementary School
- Mason Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Parsons Elementary School
- Hull Middle School
- Northbrook Middle School
- Peachtree Ridge High School
Shiloh cluster
- Anderson-Livsey Elementary School
- Annistown Elementary School
- Centerville Elementary School
- Partee Elementary School
- Shiloh Elementary School
- Shiloh Middle School
- Shiloh High School
South Gwinnett cluster
- Britt Elementary School
- Magill Elementary School
- Norton Elementary School
- Rosebud Elementary School
- Grace Snell Middle School
- Snellville Middle School
- South Gwinnett High School
Other programs
Several schools and programs operate outside of the clusters to serve specific student needs. These include the following:
- ADAPT
- GIVE Center East High School
- GIVE Center East Middle School
- GIVE Center West High School
- GIVE Center West Middle School
- Gwinnett Online Campus
- International Transition Center
- Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
- Maxwell High School of Technology
- New Life Academy of Excellence Inc.
- North Metro Academy of Performing Arts
- Oakland Meadow School
- Phoenix High School
- STRIVE
- The BRIDGE
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Safety and Security
The district operates a school police department with full police powers under Georgia law. The department consists of 74 Police Officer Standards and Training certified (P.O.S.T.) armed officers, five full-time office staff members, eight dispatchers, and 24 non-police crossing guards.
The department is divided into three zones: North (including Dacula, Collins Hill, GIVE East, GIVE West, Lanier, Mill Creek, Mountain View, and North Gwinnett), South (including Archer, Brookwood, Central Gwinnett, Discovery, Grayson, Shiloh, and South Gwinnett) and West (including Berkmar, Duluth, Meadowcreek, Norcross, Parkview, and Peachtree Ridge).
The officers are responsible for mentoring, counseling, education, and event security in addition to their normal duties as school security officers.
See also
- Bown v. Gwinnett County School District
- List of school districts in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
External links
- Gwinnett County Public Schools
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