North Gwinnett High School
Zoned GCPS cluster high school in Suwanee — seats are assigned by home address in the North Gwinnett attendance zone.
- Grades: 9–12
- How to get in: Zoned by home address
- Cluster: North Gwinnett
- Area: Suwanee (north Gwinnett)
- Student mix: 71.4 / 100
North Gwinnett High is the high school for the North Gwinnett cluster, so most students are assigned by home address. Its GCPS profile highlights several thousand AP exams taken each year, a growing healthcare pathway, FIRST Robotics, and fine arts and athletics programs. Visit and ask questions before treating any ranking or reputation claim as a fit guarantee.
20 Level Creek Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
Official starting points
- School site: northgwinnetths.gcpsk12.org
- Zoning: GCPS list of schools by cluster and GCPS permissive transfers
- GCPS school profile: gcpsk12.org › School Profiles › North Gwinnett High 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
- College-level options — AP courses and dual enrollment.
- Career pathways including a healthcare pathway; FIRST Robotics team.
- Activities — large fine arts programs, many clubs and a big GHSA athletics program; the daily schedule includes a short Bulldog Period.
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
Nathan Ballantine
School details
- Address
- 20 Level Creek Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
- Phone
- (770) 945-9558
- Official school site
- northgwinnetths.gcpsk12.org(opens in a new tab)
- School hours: 7:10 AM – 2:10 PM
- Source: School site; GCPS directory and school profile. Hours: school site and GCPS directory
How families get in
Type: Zoned GCPS cluster high school — assigned by home address (not a lottery or application school).
- Students who live in the North Gwinnett attendance zone attend here. Confirm your address with GCPS (see the cluster list and school directory) before buying or renting for a 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 North Gwinnett zone and your student wants to take several AP courses.
- Your student is interested in robotics, healthcare or fine arts.
- Your student is comfortable in a large school with substantial advanced-course offerings.
Think twice when
- Your student needs a smaller setting — North Gwinnett is a large school with substantial advanced-course offerings.
- A schoolwide theme such as Seckinger’s AI model or an IB Diploma is the main draw (North Gwinnett offers a healthcare pathway, not a health-science theme school).
- You live outside the zone and need a guaranteed transfer seat.
Students
Race/ethnicity mix (GaDOE FTE enrollment count; approximate percentages, not a ranking):
- Asian ≈ 36% · White ≈ 36% · Black ≈ 13% · Hispanic ≈ 10% · Two or more ≈ 6% · other groups hidden (very small)
- Total enrollment about 3,050 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
- Student mix score: 71.4 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
Level Creek Road in Suwanee. GCPS buses serve students who live in the attendance zone; stop and time details are listed in ParentVUE. Transfer students should ask whether bus service is available rather than assume it.
Compare before you commit
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolNeighboring cluster with the SPIRE STEM program
- Lanier High SchoolNeighboring academy high school
- Collins Hill High SchoolNearby comprehensive cluster school
- Seckinger High SchoolNearby AI-themed cluster school
Questions to ask on a tour
- 1.How do counselors help students balance a heavy AP load?
- 2.What support exists for students who fall behind or need more challenge?
- 3.How do new students find clubs, teams and a friend group in the first weeks?
- 4.Which AP, dual-enrollment or certification options are open to each grade?
- 5.How does the school communicate with families (ParentVUE, newsletters, apps)?
What to do next
- 1.Confirm your address is zoned for North Gwinnett High School using GCPS resources.
- 2.Check GaDOE CCRPI and the GOSA School Grades Report for official school data.
- 3.Tour the school and ask about the programs that matter to your student.
- 4.Register through GCPS Online Registration (linked on the GCPS school profile).