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Grace Snell Middle School

Zoned GCPS middle school on Brushy Fork Road — seats are assigned by home address in the Grace Snell zone of the South Gwinnett cluster.

  • Grades: 6–8
  • How to get in: Zoned by home address
  • Cluster: South Gwinnett
  • Area: Loganville (southeast Gwinnett)
  • Student mix: 48.8 / 100

Grace Snell Middle is a zoned middle school in the South Gwinnett cluster; students go on to South Gwinnett High School. The school site notes that it houses six special-education specialty programs. Visit and ask questions before treating any ranking or reputation claim as a fit guarantee.

3800 Brushy Fork Road, Loganville, GA 30052

Official starting points

  • School site: gracesnellms.gcpsk12.org
  • Zoning: GCPS South Gwinnett cluster page and GCPS permissive transfers
  • GCPS school profile: gcpsk12.org › School Profiles › Grace Snell 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

  • Special-education specialty programs — the school says it houses six specialty programs, with activities such as community- based instruction, Special Olympics and adapted PE (school Specialty Programs page). Placement in these specialized programs is decided through the district special education (IEP) process, not by attending the zoned school.
  • PBIS school — the GCPS profile reports PBIS Distinguished School recognition and a student-led “Lunch with Friends” initiative.
  • Band and orchestra — both programs perform at GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation (GCPS profile).
  • 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

Jennifer Vaughn

School details

Address
3800 Brushy Fork Road, Loganville, GA 30052
  • School hours: Official school pages show differing hours, including 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the GCPS directory lists 9:20 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Confirm current student bell times directly with Grace Snell.
  • Source: School site; GCPS directory and school profile. Hours: school site (School Information page) and GCPS directory

How families get in

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

  • Feeder elementary schools (GCPS South Gwinnett cluster page): Magill Elementary School and Rosebud Elementary School. Confirm your address with GCPS before buying or renting for a school.
  • Next step: students go on to South Gwinnett 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 Grace Snell zone (Magill or Rosebud elementary feeders).
  • Your student receives special-education services and you want to ask about the on-site specialty programs.
  • Your student wants band or orchestra.

Think twice when

  • You want a published, detailed elective list before choosing — ask the school directly.
  • 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 ≈ 66% · Hispanic ≈ 26% · White ≈ 4% · Two or more ≈ 4% · hidden by GaDOE (small counts): Asian, plus other very small groups
  • Total enrollment about 1,250 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
  • Student mix score: 48.8 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

Brushy Fork Road in Loganville. 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.Which specialty programs are housed here, and how are students placed in them?
  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 Grace Snell 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.