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Dacula High School

Q: Is Dacula High School a good school?

Dacula High School ranks 147 th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 68% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Dacula High School is a large public high school in Dacula, GA, serving 2,481 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Gwinnett County school district, a diverse district in the eastern portion of metro Atlanta. The school currently ranks 147th out of 455 Georgia high schools (68th percentile, 3 stars), placing it in a solid mid-to-upper tier among its peers, though its ranking has fluctuated significantly over the past decade—from a high of 55th in 2017-2018 to a low of 306th in 2020-2021.

Dacula's most distinctive academic strength is U.S. History, where 43.8% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, exceeding both the district (40.5%) and state (38.5%) averages for the third consecutive year. This outperforms nearby Collins Hill High School (37.6%) and Mountain View High School (32.1%), and even rivals Seckinger High School (45%), which ranks 93rd overall. The school also earns 4-star ratings for African American students (80th percentile statewide) and Hispanic students (77th percentile), indicating strong outcomes for these groups compared to peer schools across Georgia. However, Algebra I proficiency (49.9%) trails the district average (57.6%) by nearly 8 points, and Biology (48.2%) lags behind several neighbors, including Mountain View (57.6%) and Seckinger (59.6%).

The school's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 22.9%—well above the district (15.0%) and state (17.7%) averages, though it has improved from a peak of 30.7% in 2024-2025. Despite this, Dacula's graduation rate of 89.2% exceeds both district (85.4%) and state (87.2%) averages, and its dropout rate of 1.6% is among the lowest in the area. This paradox suggests strong credit recovery and counseling systems that keep students on track even when attendance suffers. With per-pupil spending of $12,531—on the lower end among nearby schools—Dacula achieves comparable outcomes to schools spending more, such as Central Gwinnett High School ($14,292, ranked 260th). The school's recent improvement in Algebra I (from 29.8% to 49.9% in three years) demonstrates capacity for growth, but addressing attendance and closing the math gap will be key to returning to its pre-pandemic top-100 ranking.

2,481

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,531

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Broad St
Dacula, GA 30019

(770) 963-6664

District: Gwinnett County

Feeder schools for Dacula High School:

Elementary:	Alcova Elementary School
	Dacula Elementary School
	Mulberry Elementary School
Middle:	Dacula Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.4%

Hispanic:

27.3%

White:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Georgia median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

Georgia avg45%

147^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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	53.6	147 of 457	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	121 of 451	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	193 of 454	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	117 of 448	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	80 of 431	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	25.4	306 of 410	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	87 of 438	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	55 of 428	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	68.6	63 of 420	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	61 of 426	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	65.1	80 of 435	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	71.0	71 of 425	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.4	64 of 425	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	96 of 396	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	68 of 402	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	58 of 384	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	51 of 372	86.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.8	42 of 370	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.1	70 of 358	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	31 of 335	90.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	76 of 377	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	74 of 391	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	109 of 382	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	62 of 384	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	45 of 372	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	49 of 83	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.0	77 of 84	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	50 of 83	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	61 of 82	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	59 of 173	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	35 of 180	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	47 of 159	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	12 of 141	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	67.7	17 of 102	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	136 of 431	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	119 of 438	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	178 of 435	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	112 of 433	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	81 of 430	81.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	69 of 299	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	77 of 312	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	116 of 315	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	85 of 308	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	38 of 295	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	155 of 436	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	128 of 442	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	200 of 436	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	124 of 436	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	87 of 427	79.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	32 of 123	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	54 of 149	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	77 of 158	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	66 of 141	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.0	16 of 126	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	174 of 339	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	131 of 347	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	213 of 344	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	115 of 343	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	84 of 331	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	123 of 334	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	103 of 341	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	123 of 346	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	97 of 343	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	81 of 339	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)80th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)35th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I50%~ state avg

Biology48%~ state avg

United States History44%+5 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)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (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 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 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
Dacula High School	Public	9-12	123 Broad St	Dacula	30019	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-6664	2,481	145	17.0	55.7%	377 (15.2%)	1,200 (48.4%)	677 (27.3%)	110 (4.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	109 (4.4%)	53.6	147^th of 457 public high schools	67.8%		59.6	121^st of 451 public high schools	73.2%	26	49.9	48.2	43.8						$12,531	$433	$12,097
Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East	Public	6-12	723 Hi Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 338-4855	334	42	8.0	71.3%	20 (6.0%)	204 (61.1%)	88 (26.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	7.8	426^th of 457 public high schools	6.8%		8.3	422^nd of 451 public high schools	6.4%	4	3.3	3.1	19.4	0.0	13.6	12.3	13.5	7.0
Devereux Ackerman Academy - Gwinnett	Public	5-12	650 Hi Hope Lane	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 738-2626	17	5	3.4	58.8%	4 (23.5%)	11 (64.7%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)								(n/a)
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
Archer High School	Public	9-12	2255 New Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30045	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7700	3,058	155	19.6	52.5%	448 (14.7%)	1,746 (57.1%)	621 (20.3%)	107 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (4.2%)	65.5	86^th of 457 public high schools	81.2%		64.8	103^rd of 451 public high schools	77.2%	17	60.9	50.4	56.6						$11,432	$396	$11,036
Seckinger High School	Public	9-12	3655 Sardis Church Road	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 288-0800	2,318	127	18.2	44.0%	608 (26.2%)	661 (28.5%)	497 (21.4%)	424 (18.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.0%)	64	93^rd of 457 public high schools	79.6%		76.9	57^th of 451 public high schools	87.4%	36	52.4	59.6	45.0						$12,034	$297	$11,738
International Transition Center	Public	6-12	1335 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 226-7191	640	52	12.4	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.0%)	616 (96.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5	442^nd of 457 public high schools	3.3%		6.2	431^st of 451 public high schools	4.4%	11	11.5	0.0	0.7						$16,268	$1,110	$15,158
Mill Creek High School	Public	9-12	4400 Braselton Hwy	Hoschton	30548	Jackson County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 714-5850	2,782	164	16.9	29.7%	1,121 (40.3%)	684 (24.6%)	453 (16.3%)	355 (12.8%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	158 (5.7%)	74.9	55^th of 457 public high schools	88.0%		80.7	47^th of 451 public high schools	89.6%	8	56.6	64.4	62.6						$13,202	$463	$12,739
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	501 W Pike St	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 513-6862	921	37	25.0	46.1%	84 (9.1%)	236 (25.6%)	534 (58.0%)	32 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.6%)	21.5	350^th of 457 public high schools	23.4%		20.4	353^rd of 451 public high schools	21.7%	3	21.1	16.8	26.5
Central Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	564 W Crogan St	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 963-8041	2,414	169	14.2	70.1%	218 (9.0%)	1,051 (43.5%)	949 (39.3%)	102 (4.2%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (3.6%)	34.5	261^st of 457 public high schools	42.9%		36.5	257^th of 451 public high schools	43.0%	4	39.9	39.1	27.3						$14,292	$894	$13,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Dacula High School

What is the racial makeup of Dacula High School?

Students at Dacula High School are 48% African American, 27% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dacula High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,481 students attended Dacula High School.

Is Dacula High School a good school?

Dacula High School ranks 147^th of 457 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Dacula High School?

Dacula High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alcova Elementary School
Elementary : Dacula Elementary School
Elementary : Mulberry Elementary School
Middle : Dacula Middle School

What district is Dacula High School in?

Gwinnett County

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