Peachtree Ridge High School

What this school is

• SPIRE STEM program — dual-certified (GaDOE and Cognia); ask how students join.
• Block schedule — four longer blocks a day, with a PRIDE/LION Time period on two days a week (per the school site).
• College-level options and activities — AP courses (taken by over 40% of students, per the GCPS profile), robotics, theatre, many clubs and GHSA athletics.

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 cluster high school — assigned by home address (not a lottery or application school).

• Students who live in the Peachtree Ridge 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

Students

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

• Black ≈ 29% · Hispanic ≈ 28% · Asian ≈ 28% · White ≈ 11% · Two or more ≈ 4% · other groups hidden (very small)
• Total enrollment about 3,150 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
• Student mix score: 74.5 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

Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee, near I-85. 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

• North Gwinnett High SchoolNeighboring cluster; AP courses, a healthcare pathway and FIRST Robotics
• Duluth High SchoolNeighboring cluster with Navy JROTC and CTAE
• Collins Hill High SchoolNeighboring comprehensive cluster school
• Paul Duke STEM High SchoolSTEM theme school (Norcross cluster)

Questions to ask on a tour

1. 1.How do students enter SPIRE, and what does the block schedule mean for AP prep?
2. 2.What support exists for students who fall behind or need more challenge?
3. 3.How do new students find clubs, teams and a friend group in the first weeks?
4. 4.Which AP, dual-enrollment or certification options are open to each grade?
5. 5.How does the school communicate with families (ParentVUE, newsletters, apps)?

What to do next

1. 1.Confirm your address is zoned for Peachtree Ridge High School using GCPS resources.
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 (linked on the GCPS school profile).