Harbins Elementary School

What this school is

• Archer Cluster AgSTEM — a working Hen House for daily hands-on lessons in animal care and agricultural science (GCPS school profile).
• Clubs — before- and after-school Chorus, Orff, Drama Club, Robotics, Lego Club, Readers Rally, PE Club, Girls on the Run and mentoring groups. Play 2 Learn — a GCPS parent-and-child class for families with children from birth to age 5, held at the school (GCPS school profile).
• Gifted (FOCUS) — the school’s Gifted/FOCUS page says gifted students go to a FOCUS resource room for enrichment and extensions during “Tiger Time” each day (GCPS FOCUS page).

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

How families get in

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

• Next step (GCPS Archer cluster page): Murphy Middle School. Confirm your address with GCPS before buying or renting for a school.
• The Archer cluster overview list still shows Harbins under McConnell Middle School; the Archer cluster page and map place Harbins with Murphy Middle School (used here) — confirm your assignment with GCPS.
• 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 ≈ 46% · Hispanic ≈ 23% · White ≈ 21% · Two or more ≈ 6% · Asian ≈ 4% · other groups hidden (very small)
• Total enrollment about 1,300 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
• Student mix score: 68.7 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

New Hope Road in Dacula. 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.

Compare before you commit

• Cooper Elementary SchoolSame Archer cluster; feeds McConnell Middle
• Lovin Elementary SchoolSame Archer cluster; feeds McConnell Middle
• Gwinnett Online CampusGCPS online school (grades K–12) — a full-time online alternative to a zoned campus

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.How is gifted (FOCUS) service delivered here — resource classes, cluster classes or advanced content?
2. 2.Which specials (art, music, PE, STEM, computer science, languages) does each grade rotate through?
3. 3.How does the school help a child who needs extra support in reading or math?
4. 4.Which before- and after-school care options operate on campus or offer pickup from the school?
5. 5.How does the school communicate with families (ParentVUE, ParentSquare, newsletters)?

What to do next

1. 1.Confirm your address is zoned for Harbins Elementary 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 child.
4. 4.Register through GCPS Online Registration.