Jones Middle School

What this school is

• Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Spanish continuation — GCPS lists this school among the middle schools that continue its elementary DLI Spanish program; it is a cohort program for students coming from a DLI elementary path, not a schoolwide model (GCPS DLI news page).
• Fine arts — the school site has band, chorus, dance and orchestra pages; the GCPS profile reports that 62% of students take part in fine arts.
• Clubs and mentoring — the GCPS profile lists over 40 clubs (for example robotics and Girls Who Code) and a school-based mentoring program.
• 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.

How families get in

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

• Feeder elementary schools (GCPS Seckinger cluster page): Harmony Elementary School, Ivy Creek Elementary School and Patrick Elementary School. Confirm your address with GCPS before buying or renting for a school.
• Next step: students go on to Seckinger 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

Students

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

• Asian ≈ 25% · Black ≈ 25% · White ≈ 23% · Hispanic ≈ 20% · Two or more ≈ 6% · other groups hidden (very small)
• Total enrollment about 1,750 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
• Student mix score: 77.4 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

Ridge Road in Buford. 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

• North Gwinnett Middle SchoolNeighboring North Gwinnett-cluster school, also with DLI Spanish
• Twin Rivers Middle SchoolNeighboring Mountain View-cluster school with an invitation-based STEM program
• Lanier Middle SchoolNeighboring Lanier-cluster middle school
• 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 does DLI Spanish continuation fit with other Connections choices?
2. 2.How are students placed in gifted (PROBE), accelerated or advanced classes?
3. 3.How do new students find clubs, teams and a friend group in the first weeks?
4. 4.Which courses can 8th graders take for high school credit?
5. 5.How does the school communicate with families (ParentVUE, ParentSquare, newsletters)?

What to do next

1. 1.Confirm your address is zoned for Jones 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.