Summary:
Zip code 30096 in Duluth, Georgia, is served by 12 schools—7 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools—enrolling roughly 12,738 students across the Gwinnett County district and the State Specialty Schools II district, with results ranging from the 95th to the 14th percentile statewide.
For parents, the standout is Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence, a K-6 charter ranking in the 95th percentile with a 5-star rating and exceptional science (93.8% proficient) and math scores (84%+). Among traditional public schools, Coleman Middle School leads with an 83rd percentile ranking and a 97.2% Algebra I proficiency rate, while Berkeley Lake Elementary (73rd percentile) and Mason Elementary (72nd percentile) are the top elementary options. New Life Academy of Excellence, another charter, outperforms similar-poverty schools at the 66th percentile. At the high school level, Duluth High School ranks 56th with an 86.9% graduation rate, while McClure Health Science High School ranks 47th but boasts the zip code’s highest graduation rate at 92.7%.
The biggest concern is Radloff Middle School, which sits at the 14th percentile with math proficiency rates around 20% and a 90% poverty rate. Duluth Middle School (43rd percentile) and Chesney Elementary (38th percentile) also lag. Chronic absenteeism is elevated at Duluth High (29.7%) and McClure (22.8%), while top performers like Coleman (8.6%) and Berkeley Lake (9.2%) keep rates low. Notably, Harris Elementary spends the most per student ($17,329) yet ranks only 58th, while New Life achieves better results spending just $9,210—highlighting that resource efficiency and targeted support, not raw spending, drive success in this diverse area.
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