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North Gwinnett High School

Public Grades 9-12

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 94% of Georgia high schools

Summary

North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA, is a large, comprehensive public high school serving 3,033 students in grades 9-12 within the Gwinnett County School District, and it consistently ranks among the top 6% of high schools statewide.

What truly sets North Gwinnett apart is its ability to achieve elite academic results while serving a more diverse and economically varied student body than many of its top-performing neighbors. The school earns 5-star ratings for its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students—with ELL performance ranking 4th in the entire state. This is a remarkable feat, especially when compared to nearby elite schools like South Forsyth High School or Lambert High School, which serve far fewer students from lower-income households. North Gwinnett’s graduation rate of 97.4% far exceeds the district (85.4%) and state (87.2%) averages, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.1% is less than half the state average—a strong sign of student engagement and family support.

Academically, Biology is a clear signature strength, with 77.4% proficiency—30 points above the state average and competitive with the best schools in the region. The school’s relative weak spot is Algebra I (63.2% proficiency), which trails Buford High School (76.7%) and South Forsyth (73.8%), though scores have improved dramatically from 48.3% two years ago. Notably, North Gwinnett achieves all this while spending about $12,107 per student—roughly $3,000 less than Chattahoochee High School or Northview High School—and with larger class sizes (18.1:1) than most peers. This efficiency, combined with a decade of top-tier rankings and a quick rebound from pandemic-era disruptions, makes North Gwinnett a model of equitable, cost-effective excellence in one of Georgia’s most competitive educational corridors.

3,033

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,107

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

20 Level Creek Rd
Suwanee, GA 30024

(770) 945-9558

District: Gwinnett County

Feeder schools for North Gwinnett High School:

Elementary:	Level Creek Elementary School
	Riverside Elementary School
	Roberts Elementary School
	Suwanee Elementary School
Middle:	North Gwinnett Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

Asian:

34.0%

African American:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (69% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Georgia high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg51%

Georgia avg45%

26^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 27High Schools in the Gwinnett County

67^th of 202Gwinnett County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	26 of 457	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	22 of 451	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	21 of 454	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	21 of 448	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	14 of 431	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	60.0	110 of 410	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	12 of 438	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	9 of 428	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	10 of 420	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	8 of 426	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	13 of 435	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	84.9	19 of 425	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	20 of 425	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	16 of 396	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	15 of 402	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	32 of 384	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	75.6	62 of 372	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	27 of 370	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	81.0	38 of 358	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.4	30 of 335	91.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	33 of 377	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	28 of 391	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	20 of 382	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	22 of 384	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	13 of 372	96.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.2	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	29 of 84	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	35 of 83	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	28 of 82	65.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	4 of 173	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	8 of 180	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	6 of 159	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	10 of 141	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	9 of 102	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	25 of 431	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	21 of 438	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	16 of 435	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	21 of 433	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	19 of 430	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	14 of 299	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	25 of 312	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	45 of 315	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	17 of 308	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	13 of 295	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	33 of 436	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	23 of 442	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	33 of 436	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	22 of 436	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	16 of 427	96.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	14 of 123	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	91.7	4 of 149	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	19 of 158	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	9 of 141	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	18 of 126	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	34 of 339	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.1	40 of 347	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	16 of 344	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	10 of 343	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	9 of 331	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	39 of 334	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	38 of 341	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	61 of 346	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	26 of 343	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	26 of 339	92.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)54th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology77%+30 vs state

Algebra I63%+15 vs state

United States History59%+20 vs state

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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)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	20 Level Creek Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-9558	3,033	167	18.1	19.1%	1,128 (37.2%)	393 (13.0%)	291 (9.6%)	1,032 (34.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	187 (6.2%)	84.4	26^th of 457 public high schools	94.3%		89.8	22^nd of 451 public high schools	95.1%	4	63.2	77.4	58.6	$12,107	$355	$11,752
Lanier High School	Public	9-12	918 Buford Hwy	Sugar Hill	30518	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 765-4040	1,871	113	16.5	45.0%	617 (33.0%)	390 (20.8%)	557 (29.8%)	205 (11.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.1%)	61.2	103^rd of 457 public high schools	77.5%		64	104^th of 451 public high schools	76.9%	1	45.8	59.0	46.3	$13,294	$398	$12,896
Lambert High School	Public	9-12	805 Nichols Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5050	3,249	167	19.4	9.4%	1,076 (33.1%)	141 (4.3%)	197 (6.1%)	1,700 (52.3%)	13 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	121 (3.7%)	90.4	10^th of 457 public high schools	97.8%		94.7	7^th of 451 public high schools	98.4%	3	74.9	85.5	66.1	$10,344	$200	$10,144
Peachtree Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1555 Old Peachtree Rd NW	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 957-3100	3,155	179	17.6	48.8%	337 (10.7%)	935 (29.6%)	879 (27.9%)	868 (27.5%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	130 (4.1%)	54	143^rd of 457 public high schools	68.7%		62.9	109^th of 451 public high schools	75.8%	34	36.4	55.1	41.0	$11,954	$360	$11,594
Buford High School	Public	9-12	2455 Buford Hwy	Buford	30518	Gwinnett County	Buford City	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-6768	1,966	115	17.1	34.9%	860 (43.7%)	265 (13.5%)	554 (28.2%)	176 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (5.6%)	85.4	23^rd of 457 public high schools	95.0%		87.5	26^th of 451 public high schools	94.2%	3	76.7	79.7	60.6	$13,895	$141	$13,754
Collins Hill High School	Public	9-12	50 Taylor Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 682-4100	2,485	145	17.1	55.7%	373 (15.0%)	825 (33.2%)	859 (34.6%)	295 (11.9%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	129 (5.2%)	53.1	150^th of 457 public high schools	67.2%		58.3	129^th of 451 public high schools	71.4%	21	48.6	51.5	37.6	$12,706	$439	$12,267
Duluth High School	Public	9-12	3737 Brock Rd	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 476-5206	2,556	155	16.4	61.5%	276 (10.8%)	628 (24.6%)	1,255 (49.1%)	287 (11.2%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	100 (3.9%)	43.9	199^th of 457 public high schools	56.5%		37.3	250^th of 451 public high schools	44.6%	51	34.3	48.9	32.8	$13,052	$849	$12,204
Northview High School	Public	9-12	10625 Parsons Rd	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3828	1,591	92	17.2	12.6%	308 (19.4%)	217 (13.6%)	129 (8.1%)	862 (54.2%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.3%)	89.1	12^th of 457 public high schools	97.4%		92.8	13^th of 451 public high schools	97.1%	1	73.0	82.0	73.6	$15,167	$498	$14,670
South Forsyth High School	Public	9-12	585 Peachtree Pkwy	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 781-2264	2,634	139	18.9	8.8%	967 (36.7%)	69 (2.6%)	195 (7.4%)	1,290 (49.0%)	14 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	98 (3.7%)	90	11^th of 457 public high schools	97.6%		92.9	12^th of 451 public high schools	97.3%	1	73.8	87.0	64.8	$11,367	$200	$11,167
Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	2351 Sunny Hill Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7600	2,221	131	16.9	53.1%	499 (22.5%)	677 (30.5%)	728 (32.8%)	238 (10.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	73 (3.3%)	52.5	156^th of 457 public high schools	65.9%		55.9	140^th of 451 public high schools	69.0%	16	48.2	57.6	32.1	$12,762	$409	$12,352

Frequently Asked Questions about North Gwinnett High School

How many students attend North Gwinnett High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,033 students attended North Gwinnett High School.

What district is North Gwinnett High School in?

Gwinnett County

What is the racial makeup of North Gwinnett High School?

Students at North Gwinnett High School are 37% White, 34% Asian, 13% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into North Gwinnett High School?

North Gwinnett High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Level Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Riverside Elementary School
Elementary : Roberts Elementary School
Elementary : Suwanee Elementary School
Middle : North Gwinnett Middle School

Is North Gwinnett High School a good school?

Yes. North Gwinnett High School ranks in the top 5.7% of Georgia high schools.

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