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Central Gwinnett High School

Q: Is Central Gwinnett High School a good school?

Central Gwinnett High School ranks 260 th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 43% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, GA, serves 2,414 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Gwinnett County School District. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 70.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a rate notably higher than most nearby schools.

Central Gwinnett currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 43rd percentile statewide, a slight decline from the previous year. The school's most significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with 27.9% of students chronically absent—nearly double the district average of 15.0% and substantially higher than the state average of 17.7%. This pattern has persisted for several years and is closely tied to academic performance. Test scores trail district and state averages across all End of Course assessments, with Algebra I proficiency at 39.9% (vs. 57.6% district), Biology at 39.1% (vs. 50.7% district), and U.S. History at 27.3% (vs. 40.5% district). The gap is particularly pronounced in U.S. History, where the school trails the district by over 13 percentage points. However, there are bright spots: the graduation rate has improved from 78.6% to 86.3% over five years, now exceeding the district average, and Algebra I proficiency has more than doubled from 16.3% to 39.9% over three years.

Compared to nearby Brookwood High School, which ranks in the 87th percentile with a 94.1% graduation rate and proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points higher, Central Gwinnett faces greater challenges—but also serves a student population with significantly higher poverty (70.1% vs. 40.4% free/reduced lunch). The school spends $14,292 per student, about $2,400 more than Brookwood, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Subgroup data shows female students rank in the 54th percentile while male students rank in the 28th percentile, and special education students rank in the 27th percentile, suggesting targeted support may be needed. The school's higher spending and lower class sizes show a commitment of resources, but reducing chronic absenteeism appears to be the most critical lever for improving academic outcomes across all subjects and student groups.

2,414

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,292

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

564 W Crogan St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046

(770) 963-8041

District: Gwinnett County

Feeder schools for Central Gwinnett High School:

Elementary:	Jenkins Elementary School
	Lawrenceville Elementary School
	Simonton Elementary School
	Winn Holt Elementary School
Middle:	Jordan Middle School
	Moore Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Georgia)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg51%

Georgia avg45%

260^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 27High Schools in the Gwinnett County

66^th of 201Gwinnett 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	34.3	260 of 455	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	257 of 451	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	216 of 454	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	249 of 448	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	184 of 431	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	266 of 410	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	210 of 438	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	195 of 428	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.0	223 of 420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	249 of 426	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.2	199 of 435	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	155 of 425	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	168 of 425	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.8	157 of 396	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.7	209 of 402	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.0	179 of 384	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	183 of 372	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.7	148 of 370	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.8	126 of 358	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	83 of 335	75.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	141 of 376	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	135 of 391	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	111 of 382	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	136 of 384	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	88 of 372	76.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	50 of 65	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	67 of 83	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	52 of 84	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	75 of 83	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	64 of 82	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	99 of 173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	57 of 180	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	90 of 159	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	49 of 141	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	28 of 102	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	198 of 431	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	192 of 438	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	193 of 435	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	232 of 433	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	166 of 430	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	194 of 298	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	197 of 312	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	142 of 315	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	193 of 308	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	111 of 295	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	313 of 436	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	314 of 442	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	235 of 436	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	263 of 436	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	195 of 427	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	111 of 149	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	121 of 158	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	94 of 141	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	63 of 126	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	246 of 338	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	268 of 347	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	207 of 344	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	198 of 343	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	133 of 331	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	139 of 334	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	152 of 341	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	126 of 346	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	168 of 343	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	143 of 339	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)62nd percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)23rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I40%-8 vs state

Biology39%-8 vs state

United States History27%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 26, 2019

Excellent school, excellent city.
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by a citizen
Friday, February 17, 2012

Central Gwinnett High School is ranked #5 out of the 12 high schools in Gwinnett County. Central Gwinnett is ranked in the top 1000 of high schools in the US by US News and World Magazine. Central Gwinnett is honored as an AP Access school and has one of the highest AP participation ranks in Gwinnett and Georgia. Close Quote

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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
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%)	34.3	260^th of 455 public high schools	42.9%		36.5	257^th of 451 public high schools	43.0%	3	39.9	39.1	27.3						$14,292	$894	$13,399
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%)	21.3	349^th of 455 public high schools	23.3%		20.4	353^rd of 451 public high schools	21.7%	4	21.1	16.8	26.5
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	441^st of 455 public high schools	3.1%		6.2	431^st of 451 public high schools	4.4%	10	11.5	0.0	0.7						$16,268	$1,110	$15,158
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	1335 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 226-4250	2,703	166	16.3	73.9%	115 (4.3%)	775 (28.7%)	1,528 (56.5%)	216 (8.0%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	59 (2.2%)	37	246^th of 455 public high schools	45.9%		36.4	258^th of 451 public high schools	42.8%	12	25.0	34.7	43.3						$13,488	$992	$12,496
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%)	7.7	425^th of 455 public high schools	6.6%		8.3	422^nd of 451 public high schools	6.4%	3	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)
Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology	Public	9-12	970 Mcelvaney Ln	Lawrenceville	30044	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 518-6700	1,304	79	16.5	36.9%	178 (13.7%)	311 (23.8%)	116 (8.9%)	643 (49.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.1%)	99.3	1^st of 455 public high schools	99.8%		99.8	1^st of 451 public high schools	99.8%			99.3	80.6						$13,037	$281	$12,756
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	150^th of 455 public high schools	67.0%		58.3	129^th of 451 public high schools	71.4%	21	48.6	51.5	37.6						$12,706	$439	$12,267
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%)	72.8	58^th of 455 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
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%)	53.4	147^th of 455 public high schools	67.7%		59.6	121^st of 451 public high schools	73.2%	26	49.9	48.2	43.8						$12,531	$433	$12,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Gwinnett High School

Is Central Gwinnett High School a good school?

Central Gwinnett High School ranks 260^th of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Gwinnett High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,414 students attended Central Gwinnett High School.

What is the racial makeup of Central Gwinnett High School?

Students at Central Gwinnett High School are 44% African American, 39% Hispanic, 9% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Central Gwinnett High School?

Central Gwinnett High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jenkins Elementary School
Elementary : Lawrenceville Elementary School
Elementary : Simonton Elementary School
Elementary : Winn Holt Elementary School
Middle : Jordan Middle School
Middle : Moore Middle School

What district is Central Gwinnett High School in?

Gwinnett County

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