Annistown Elementary School
Zoned GCPS elementary school in Snellville — seats are assigned by home address in the Annistown attendance zone of the Shiloh cluster; its Spanish Dual Language Immersion classes fill by GCPS application.
- Grades: K–5
- How to get in: Zoned by home address (DLI by application)
- Cluster: Shiloh
- Area: Snellville
- Student mix: 60.3 / 100
Annistown Elementary is a zoned elementary school in the Shiloh cluster; students go on to Shiloh Middle School, then Shiloh High School. It is one of the GCPS elementary schools with a Spanish Dual Language Immersion program, and every student takes Computer Science in the specials rotation. Visit and ask questions before treating any ranking or reputation claim as a fit guarantee.
3150 Spain Road, Snellville, GA 30039
Official starting points
- School site: annistownes.gcpsk12.org
- Zoning: GCPS Shiloh cluster page and GCPS permissive transfers
- GCPS school profile: gcpsk12.org › School Profiles › Annistown Elementary School
- State data: GaDOE CCRPI at ccrpi.gadoe.org and GOSA Georgia School Grades Report
GCPS district:678-301-6000 (main)678-301-7085 (Planning, attendance boundaries)Find My School
What this school is
- Spanish Dual Language Immersion (DLI) — a cohort, not schoolwide. DLI students spend half the day learning in Spanish and half in English, entering in kindergarten and continuing each year. Other students follow the regular English program (GCPS DLI page). GCPS lists Shiloh Middle School (a feeder middle school for this zone) among the middle schools offering DLI continuation (GCPS DLI news).
- Computer Science special for all students — the GCPS school profile says every student takes computer science in the specials rotation.
- Support and enrichment — the GCPS profile lists EIP and ESOL services plus Accelerated Math and Extended Learning, during the day and before and after school.
- Student podcast and clubs — the student-led podcast “The Voice of A-Town”; clubs include Art, Peer Leaders, Robotics, STEM, Safety Patrols and Soccer.
- Gifted (FOCUS) — GCPS elementary gifted services for students who qualify; each school chooses the settings (resource, cluster, advanced content) (GCPS FOCUS page). Ask how FOCUS is delivered here.
Test scores and state ratings are not reproduced here — check GaDOE CCRPI and GOSA directly. Rankings: Not publicly available in this guide.
Principal
Gwenda N. Nimmo-Smith
School details
- Address
- 3150 Spain Road, Snellville, GA 30039
- Phone
- (770) 979-2950
- Official school site
- annistownes.gcpsk12.org(opens in a new tab)
- School hours: 8:20 AM – 3:20 PM (school-published hours). GCPS directory lists 8:50 AM – 3:20 PM. Confirm the current student bell schedule directly with Annistown.
- Source: School site; GCPS directory and school profile. Hours: school site and GCPS directory; the school lists Student Hours 8:20 AM – 3:20 PM with a tardy bell at 8:45 AM.
How families get in
Type: Zoned GCPS elementary school — assigned by home address (not a lottery or application school), with DLI seats filled by application.
- Next step (GCPS Shiloh cluster page): Shiloh Middle School. Confirm your address with GCPS before buying or renting for a school.
- DLI seats: families of rising kindergartners apply through GCPS’s DLI application, and seats are filled by lottery. GCPS says DLI schools may consider transfers if slots are not filled by zoned students and families provide transportation — application windows change, so check the GCPS DLI page.
- Living elsewhere in Gwinnett: a permissive transfer is possible only if the school is on GCPS’s current transfer list. Approvals are capacity-based and must be renewed each year — see GCPS permissive transfers.
- Admit rate: Not applicable (zoned school); DLI lottery odds: Not publicly available.
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Who it tends to fit
A good match when
- You live in the Annistown zone and want your child to move on to Shiloh Middle School with neighborhood classmates.
- You want your kindergartner to apply for Spanish DLI.
- You want computer science for every child.
Think twice when
- You want DLI for an older child — GCPS describes DLI as starting in kindergarten; ask whether later entry is possible.
- You live outside the zone and need a guaranteed transfer seat.
Students
Race/ethnicity mix (GaDOE FTE enrollment count; approximate percentages, not a ranking):
- Black ≈ 48% · Hispanic ≈ 40% · White ≈ 7% · Two or more ≈ 6% · hidden by GaDOE (small counts): Asian, plus other very small groups
- Total enrollment about 700 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
- Student mix score: 60.3 out of 100 (Gwinnett County overall: 72.9) — the chance that two randomly chosen students are from different racial/ethnic groups; 0 = all one group, higher = more mixed. This guide’s own calculation, 100 × (1 − Σ group share²), from GaDOE enrollment counts — not an official GCPS or state rating, and it does not reflect income or education. Several groups are hidden in the GaDOE report for this school, so treat the score as approximate.
Source: Georgia Department of Education, FTE Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender. Percentages are rounded and may not total 100. For official Georgia accountability, use GaDOE CCRPI and the GOSA School Grades Report.
Location and daily life
Spain Road in Snellville. GCPS buses serve students who live in the attendance zone; stop and time details are listed in ParentVUE (GCPS Transportation). DLI transfer families provide their own transportation. Families attending through a permissive transfer are responsible for arranging transportation. GCPS does not provide regular transportation for permissive transfers.
Compare before you commit
- Anderson-Livsey Elementary SchoolAlso feeds Shiloh Middle (Shiloh cluster)
- Centerville Elementary SchoolAlso feeds Shiloh Middle (Shiloh cluster)
- Partee Elementary SchoolAlso feeds Shiloh Middle (Shiloh cluster)
- Gwinnett Online CampusGCPS online school (grades K–12) — a full-time online alternative to a zoned campus
Questions to ask on a tour
- 1.How are DLI and non-DLI classes balanced in each grade?
- 2.How is gifted (FOCUS) service delivered here — resource classes, cluster classes or advanced content?
- 3.Which specials (art, music, PE, STEM, computer science, languages) does each grade rotate through?
- 4.How does the school help a child who needs extra support in reading or math?
- 5.Which before- and after-school care options operate on campus or offer pickup from the school?
What to do next
- 1.Confirm your address is zoned for Annistown Elementary School using the GCPS cluster pages.
- 2.Check GaDOE CCRPI and the GOSA School Grades Report for official school data.
- 3.Tour the school and ask about the programs that matter to your child.
- 4.Register through GCPS Online Registration.
