Dacula High School

What this school is

• Dual enrollment — Eligible students can earn college and high school credits simultaneously through Georgia’s Dual Enrollment program, subject to state funding rules, college admission requirements, and applicable fees or other expenses. The school highlights partnerships with nearby colleges.
• Advisement and transition — Falcon30 advisement and the Dacula Way freshman program.
• Career and activities — CTAE pathways (engineering, computer science, culinary, marketing), Air Force JROTC, robotics, FBLA, fine arts and GHSA athletics.
• STEM expansion: Dacula High has announced a new comprehensive STEM program. Ask the school about available courses, participation requirements, and how the program fits into existing engineering and computer science pathways.

Test scores and state ratings are not reproduced here — check GaDOE CCRPI and GOSA directly. Admit rates and rankings: Not publicly available in this guide.

How families get in

Type: Zoned GCPS cluster high school — assigned by home address (not a lottery or application school).

• Students who live in the Dacula attendance zone attend here. Confirm your address with GCPS (see the cluster list and school directory) before buying or renting for a school.
• 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).

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Who it tends to fit

Students

Race/ethnicity mix (GaDOE FTE enrollment count; approximate percentages, not a ranking):

• Black ≈ 51% · Hispanic ≈ 27% · White ≈ 13% · Asian ≈ 5% · Two or more ≈ 4% · other groups hidden (very small)
• Total enrollment about 2,450 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
• Student mix score: 64.7 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.

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

Broad Street in the city of Dacula. GCPS buses serve students who live in the attendance zone; stop and time details are listed in ParentVUE. Families attending through a permissive transfer are responsible for arranging transportation. GCPS does not provide regular transportation for permissive transfers.

Compare before you commit

• Mill Creek High SchoolNeighboring cluster with the EPIC STEM program
• Archer High SchoolNeighboring cluster with the AgSTEM program
• Mountain View High SchoolNeighboring cluster with the SUMMIT STEM program

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.How do students fit dual-enrollment classes around a regular high school schedule?
2. 2.What support exists for students who fall behind or need more challenge?
3. 3.How do new students find clubs, teams and a friend group in the first weeks?
4. 4.Which AP, dual-enrollment or certification options are open to each grade?
5. 5.How does the school communicate with families (ParentVUE, newsletters, apps)?

What to do next

1. 1.Confirm your address is zoned for Dacula High School using GCPS resources.
2. 2.Check GaDOE CCRPI and the GOSA School Grades Report for official school data.
3. 3.Tour the school and ask about the programs that matter to your student.
4. 4.Register through GCPS Online Registration (linked on the GCPS school profile).