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Five Forks Middle School

Zoned GCPS middle school on River Drive — seats are assigned by home address in the Five Forks zone of the Brookwood cluster.

  • Grades: 6–8
  • How to get in: Zoned by home address
  • Cluster: Brookwood
  • Area: Lawrenceville (south-central Gwinnett)
  • Student mix: 77.6 / 100

Five Forks Middle is a zoned middle school in the Brookwood cluster; students go on to Brookwood High School. The GCPS school profile highlights VEX robotics, about 45 before- and after-school opportunities and state recognition in mathematics. Visit and ask questions before treating any ranking or reputation claim as a fit guarantee.

3250 River Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Official starting points

  • School site: fiveforksms.gcpsk12.org
  • Zoning: GCPS Brookwood cluster page and GCPS permissive transfers
  • GCPS school profile: gcpsk12.org › School Profiles › Five Forks Middle 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

  • Before- and after-school activities — the GCPS profile reports roughly 45 before- and after-school student opportunities, including VEX robotics.
  • Bronco Academy — a Saturday course-recovery program for students who failed a math or ELA course; ask the school about cost and timing. The school separately offers free academic interventions, such as early-morning help sessions, Saturday School and reassessment opportunities (school Bronco Academy page).
  • Performing arts — the school site has chorus and music technology pages; ask for current band and orchestra options.
  • Gifted (PROBE) — GCPS middle schools offer gifted classes in math, science, social studies and language arts for students who qualify, placed by area of strength (GCPS PROBE page). Ask which subjects are offered here.

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.

Principal

Dr. Dale Pugh

School details

Address
3250 River Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  • School hours: 9:15 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Source: School site; GCPS directory and school profile. Hours: GCPS directory; the school’s Transportation page says doors open at 8:55 AM

How families get in

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

  • Feeder elementary schools (GCPS Brookwood cluster page): part of Brookwood Elementary School zone, part of Craig Elementary School zone, Gwin Oaks Elementary School and Head Elementary School. Confirm your address with GCPS before buying or renting for a school.
  • Next step: students go on to Brookwood High 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

A good match when

  • You live in the Five Forks zone (Gwin Oaks or Head elementary feeders, or part of Brookwood and Craig).
  • Your student wants robotics or many after-school activities.
  • You want a school that offers academic recovery opportunities, including Bronco Academy and additional support sessions.

Think twice when

  • Before-school supervision and help sessions depend on the day — check the Transportation page against your schedule.
  • 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 ≈ 28% · Hispanic ≈ 22% · White ≈ 22% · Asian ≈ 21% · Two or more ≈ 7% · other groups hidden (very small)
  • Total enrollment about 1,250 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
  • Student mix score: 77.6 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

River Drive in Lawrenceville. The school’s Transportation page explains car-rider drop-off at the rear of the building. GCPS buses serve students who live in the attendance zone; stop and time details are listed in ParentVUE (GCPS Transportation). Families attending through a permissive transfer are responsible for arranging transportation. GCPS does not provide regular transportation for permissive transfers.

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Questions to ask on a tour

  1. 1.How do students join robotics and other before- or after-school activities?
  2. 2.How are students placed in gifted (PROBE), accelerated or advanced classes?
  3. 3.Which Connections (elective) classes are available in each grade, and how are they assigned?
  4. 4.How do new students find clubs, teams and a friend group in the first weeks?
  5. 5.Which courses can 8th graders take for high school credit?

What to do next

  1. 1.Confirm your address is zoned for Five Forks Middle School using the GCPS cluster pages.
  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.