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Best Public Schools in Snellville, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

18,296

Students

5-star school

Top rankedBrookwood Elementary School89^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Shiloh Elementary School up 123 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shiloh Elementary School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Snellville, Georgia is home to 14 public schools within the Gwinnett County School District, serving approximately 16,300 students across nine elementary schools, two middle schools, and three high schools. The educational landscape here is marked by stark contrasts, with the Brookwood Elementary School earning a 5-star rating (93rd percentile statewide) and Brookwood High School ranking 58th out of 455 high schools (87th percentile), while other schools like Norton Elementary School have fallen to the 21st percentile. The Brookwood feeder pattern clearly offers the strongest academic experience from kindergarten through 12th grade, with Brookwood High posting a 94.1% graduation rate, a 0.6% dropout rate, and proficiency rates in Algebra I (62.6%), Biology (60.4%), and US History (57.9%) that all exceed district and state averages.

Middle schools present a fascinating paradox: both Shiloh Middle School and Snellville Middle School excel at advanced coursework, with Algebra I proficiency rates of 87.6% and 85.4% respectively, and Snellville Middle posting an extraordinary 94% Biology proficiency rate—nearly double the state average. However, both schools struggle significantly with grade-level math, with 6th-grade proficiency rates of 32.6% and 24.8% compared to the district's 48.8%. This suggests these schools effectively accelerate their top students while the majority struggle with standard curriculum. Among high schools, Shiloh High School shows the most dramatic improvement, jumping 102 positions in state ranking over two years, though its 36% chronic absenteeism rate remains the highest in the district and more than double South Gwinnett High School's rate.

Elementary schools cluster into three distinct tiers: top performers Pharr Elementary School (89th percentile) and Brookwood Elementary (93rd percentile) far outpace the rest, while Partee Elementary School, Shiloh Elementary School, and Anderson-Livsey Elementary School sit in the middle, and Annistown Elementary School, Centerville Elementary School, Britt Elementary School, and Norton Elementary lag behind. The gap is dramatic—Brookwood's 5th-grade math proficiency (76.2%) is nearly triple Norton's (26.2%). Notably, all three high schools exceed the district's 85.4% graduation rate, and the district allocates more per-student funding to higher-need schools, though achievement gaps persist. For parents, the Brookwood feeder pattern offers the most consistent excellence, while Shiloh High's recent turnaround suggests positive momentum in that cluster.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centerville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 Scenic Hwy S	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-2220	655	52	12.5	82.6%	49 (7.5%)	330 (50.4%)	200 (30.5%)	33 (5.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.2%)	30.8	825^th of 1222 public elementary schools	32.5%		33.7	782^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	36.8%	43				34.8	41.6	26.6				33.6				$15,746	$939	$14,808
Britt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2503 Skyland Dr	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-4500	561	47	12.0	79.7%	40 (7.1%)	296 (52.8%)	174 (31.0%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	31	820^th of 1222 public elementary schools	32.9%		35.8	741^st of 1238 public elementary schools	40.1%	79				42.4	26.0	34.3				30.4				$17,094	$1,443	$15,651
South Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	2288 Main St E	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-4840	2,639	156	16.9	67.0%	102 (3.9%)	1,807 (68.5%)	579 (21.9%)	59 (2.2%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (3.1%)	30.7	282^nd of 457 public high schools	38.3%		34.4	273^rd of 451 public high schools	39.5%	9	33.8	26.3	38.6											$12,593	$858	$11,735
Snellville Middle School	Public	6-8	3155 Pate Rd	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-1530	820	60	13.6	75.9%	28 (3.4%)	523 (63.8%)	208 (25.4%)	26 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)	29.7	400^th of 578 public middle schools	30.8%		37.8	355^th of 585 public middle schools	39.3%	45	85.4	94.0					24.8	27.2	32.6			35.7	32.8	$14,833	$989	$13,844
Annistown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3150 Spain Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 979-2950	686	53	12.9	78.3%	44 (6.4%)	325 (47.4%)	243 (35.4%)	34 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	39.9	674^th of 1222 public elementary schools	44.8%		37.3	723^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	41.6%	49				33.6	38.0	40.5				42.2				$15,967	$1,590	$14,378
Brookwood High School	Public	9-12	1255 Dogwood Rd	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 972-7642	3,803	207	18.3	40.4%	931 (24.5%)	1,246 (32.8%)	692 (18.2%)	736 (19.4%)	10 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	185 (4.9%)	72.9	58^th of 457 public high schools	87.3%		80.1	49^th of 451 public high schools	89.1%	9	62.6	60.4	57.9											$11,889	$369	$11,520
Shiloh Middle School	Public	6-8	4285 Shiloh Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-3224	1,592	115	13.8	78.1%	77 (4.8%)	922 (57.9%)	452 (28.4%)	68 (4.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	36.1	355^th of 578 public middle schools	38.6%		40.9	331^st of 585 public middle schools	43.4%	24	87.6						32.6	34.6	36.6			36.2	21.7	$13,766	$1,127	$12,639
Shiloh High School	Public	9-12	4210 Shiloh Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-8471	2,096	133	15.7	69.3%	71 (3.4%)	1,277 (60.9%)	603 (28.8%)	67 (3.2%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	71 (3.4%)	41.2	217^th of 457 public high schools	52.5%		29.7	302^nd of 451 public high schools	33.0%	85	48.8	37.9	35.8											$13,221	$878	$12,343
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Holly Brook Rd	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 736-4360	1,422	96	14.7	46.8%	271 (19.1%)	510 (35.9%)	266 (18.7%)	282 (19.8%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	81 (5.7%)	93.7	89^th of 1222 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.7	105^th of 1238 public elementary schools	91.5%	16				71.5	74.3	76.2				77.4				$12,889	$695	$12,194
Norton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3050 Xavier Ray Ct	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 985-1933	1,042	80	12.9	81.2%	47 (4.5%)	669 (64.2%)	243 (23.3%)	24 (2.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.3%)	21.4	963^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	21.2%		23.7	947^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.5%	16				34.9	28.5	26.2				23.7				$14,467	$1,107	$13,360
Shiloh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Ross Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 985-6883	711	63	11.2	83.3%	47 (6.6%)	358 (50.4%)	199 (28.0%)	67 (9.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	59.1	439^th of 1222 public elementary schools	64.1%		50.1	562^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	54.6%	123				36.2	55.3	50.0				54.8				$17,392	$1,214	$16,178
Pharr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 North Rd	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 985-0244	816	71	11.5	64.2%	115 (14.1%)	345 (42.3%)	255 (31.3%)	72 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.1%)	89.3	136^th of 1222 public elementary schools	88.9%		89.3	133^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	89.3%	3				76.3	72.1	60.6				67.2				$16,180	$1,242	$14,937
Partee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Campbell Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 982-6920	775	66	11.7	77.8%	29 (3.7%)	489 (63.1%)	165 (21.3%)	56 (7.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.9%)	65.5	374^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.4%		68.3	345^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.1%	29				55.8	50.4	48.6				54.2				$15,825	$1,328	$14,497
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Centerville Hwy	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 344-2082	678	56	12.1	83.3%	28 (4.1%)	409 (60.3%)	185 (27.3%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.5%)	55.8	483^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	60.5%		48	591^st of 1238 public elementary schools	52.3%	108				51.1	48.9	43.2				45.0				$16,457	$1,397	$15,060

Cities Near Snellville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Loganville	3.06 mi	14	73^rd
Lilburn	3.77 mi	13	145^th
Grayson	5.08 mi	5	40^th
Lithonia	5.28 mi	21	331^st
Lawrenceville	5.55 mi	40	190^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.