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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 30017

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

6,681

Students

Top rankedStarling Elementary School176^th of 1,222 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Starling Elementary School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Grayson Elementary School 13 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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Summary:

Zip code 30017 in Grayson, Georgia, is home to five large schools within Gwinnett County—three elementary schools (Trip Elementary School, Starling Elementary School, and Grayson Elementary School) and two middle schools (Bay Creek Middle School and Couch Middle School), serving roughly 6,600 students with no high schools in the immediate area.

This is a consistently high-performing cluster. Bay Creek Middle School is the standout, ranking #95 in Georgia with a perfect 100% proficiency on Algebra I and Biology End-of-Course exams—far exceeding district and state averages. Trip Elementary School is the largest and highest-ranked elementary, while Starling Elementary School shows the fastest improvement, now leading all elementary schools in 5th grade math (63.8%) and science (65.2%). Grayson Elementary School posts the strongest 3rd grade math (67.2%) but spends the most per student ($14,745) without a corresponding ranking boost. Couch Middle School has slipped from the 90th to 75th percentile over three years, with 6th grade math (44.0%) now below the district average—a trend worth watching.

Every school in this zip code beats district and state averages in math and science across all grade levels, and chronic absenteeism is remarkably low (6.1%–8.7%, versus 17.7% statewide). Both middle schools show a sharp jump in 8th grade math proficiency, likely reflecting advanced students taking Algebra I. With free/reduced lunch rates tightly clustered between 56% and 60%, these schools demonstrate that strong outcomes are achievable in a middle-income community, though the divergence between Bay Creek Middle School’s stability and Couch Middle School’s decline suggests families should monitor individual school trajectories closely.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (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 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
Grayson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	460 Grayson Pkwy	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 963-7189	1,095	84	13.0	56.3%	165 (15.1%)	544 (49.7%)	211 (19.3%)	95 (8.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.9%)	80.9	215^th of 1222 public elementary schools	82.4%		82.1	214^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.7%	1			67.2	60.0	58.3				60.4				$14,745	$298	$14,447
Trip Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Cooper Rd	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 639-3850	1,589	105	15.1	59.9%	160 (10.1%)	981 (61.7%)	208 (13.1%)	144 (9.1%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (5.3%)	80.6	217^th of 1222 public elementary schools	82.2%		83.3	199^th of 1238 public elementary schools	83.9%	18			63.6	71.7	53.9				57.0				$12,590	$798	$11,792
Starling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Grayson Hwy	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 344-6100	1,340	94	14.2	57.4%	150 (11.2%)	648 (48.4%)	289 (21.6%)	168 (12.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	76 (5.7%)	85.4	176^th of 1222 public elementary schools	85.6%		81.9	217^th of 1238 public elementary schools	82.5%	41			61.2	70.7	63.8				65.2				$13,514	$865	$12,649
Bay Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Cooper Rd	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 344-7570	1,510	90	16.7	59.0%	166 (11.0%)	914 (60.5%)	207 (13.7%)	135 (8.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.2%)	80.3	95^th of 578 public middle schools	83.6%		91.3	51^st of 585 public middle schools	91.3%	44	100.0	100.0				60.2	61.3	74.4			64.0	60.0	$12,802	$400	$12,402
Couch Middle School	Public	6-8	1777 Grayson Hwy	Grayson	30017	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7272	1,147	66	17.5	59.0%	132 (11.5%)	560 (48.8%)	286 (24.9%)	117 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.2%)	70.7	146^th of 578 public middle schools	74.7%		82.8	87^th of 585 public middle schools	85.1%	59	100.0	93.6				44.0	59.3	61.8			60.8	55.2	$12,062	$382	$11,681

Cities Near Zip Code 30017

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grayson	0.41 mi	5	40^th
Snellville	2.38 mi	15	184^th
Loganville	2.78 mi	14	73^rd
Lawrenceville	2.8 mi	40	190^th
Lilburn	6.33 mi	13	145^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.

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