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Lanier Middle School

Zoned GCPS middle school on Suwanee Dam Road in Sugar Hill — seats are assigned by home address in the Lanier cluster.

  • Grades: 6–8
  • How to get in: Zoned by home address
  • Cluster: Lanier
  • Area: Sugar Hill (north Gwinnett)
  • Student mix: 75.1 / 100

Lanier Middle is a zoned middle school in the Lanier cluster; students go on to Lanier High School. The school publishes a grade- by-grade computer science Connections sequence. Visit and ask questions before treating any ranking or reputation claim as a fit guarantee.

6482 Suwanee Dam Road, Sugar Hill, GA 30518

Official starting points

  • School site: lanierms.gcpsk12.org
  • Zoning: GCPS Lanier cluster page and GCPS permissive transfers
  • GCPS school profile: gcpsk12.org › School Profiles › Lanier 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

  • Computer science sequence — the school’s Connections pages describe Foundations of Computer Programming (6th), Foundations of Secure Information Systems (7th) and Foundations of Interactive Design (8th).
  • Connections also include careers (CTAE), guitar, journalism, Spanish, band, chorus and orchestra.
  • STEM programs and certification — Lanier Middle offers TWIST, a STEM and project-based learning program for seventh and eighth graders that the school describes as state-certified. GaDOE’s tiered school list separately places Lanier in its “Launching” category. Families should confirm the current schoolwide certification status.
  • 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

Megan L. Hathaway

School details

Address
6482 Suwanee Dam Road, Sugar Hill, GA 30518
  • School hours: 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Source: School site; GCPS directory and school profile. Hours: GCPS directory; the school’s Bell Schedule page asks families not to drop off before 8:50 AM

How families get in

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

  • Feeder elementary schools (GCPS Lanier cluster page): Sugar Hill Elementary School, Sycamore Elementary School and White Oak Elementary School. Confirm your address with GCPS before buying or renting for a school.
  • Next step: students go on to Lanier 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 Lanier Middle zone (Sugar Hill, Sycamore or White Oak elementary feeders).
  • Your student wants a three-year computer science path.
  • Your student wants band, chorus, orchestra or guitar.

Think twice when

  • Your student does better in a smaller school — the GCPS directory lists about 1,350 students; compare with neighbors.
  • You live outside the zone and need a guaranteed transfer seat.

Students

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

  • White ≈ 32% · Hispanic ≈ 30% · Black ≈ 20% · Asian ≈ 12% · Two or more ≈ 6% · other groups hidden (very small)
  • Total enrollment about 1,350 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
  • Student mix score: 75.1 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

Suwanee Dam Road in Sugar Hill. 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

Questions to ask on a tour

  1. 1.Can students take the full computer science sequence alongside a yearlong music class?
  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 Lanier 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.