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Stripling Elementary School

Zoned GCPS elementary school in Norcross — seats are assigned by home address in the Stripling attendance zone of the Norcross cluster.

  • Grades: K–5
  • How to get in: Zoned by home address
  • Cluster: Norcross
  • Area: Norcross
  • Student mix: 47.3 / 100

Stripling Elementary is a zoned elementary school in the Norcross cluster; students go on to Pinckneyville Middle School, then Norcross High School or Paul Duke STEM High School (students choose during 8th grade). GaDOE lists Stripling as working toward STEM certification; it is a “Computer Science for All” school with a STEM Community Garden. Visit and ask questions before treating any ranking or reputation claim as a fit guarantee.

6155 Atlantic Boulevard, Norcross, GA 30071

Official starting points

  • School site: striplinges.gcpsk12.org
  • Zoning: GCPS Norcross cluster page and GCPS permissive transfers
  • GCPS school profile: gcpsk12.org › School Profiles › Stripling Elementary 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

  • STEM certification in progress (schoolwide) — GaDOE’s STEM/STEAM tiered school list places this school in its “Advancing” tier (seeking STEM certification, not yet certified). The GCPS profile says all students do project-based learning tasks and use the STEM Community Garden.
  • Computer Science for All — specials include Computer Science, STEM, Physical Education, Art, Music and Health; robotics teams for every grade band (Discover K–1, Explore 2–3, Challenge 4–5).
  • Clubs — Chorus, Guitar, Art, Girls on the Run, Chess, Environmental, Kindness Squad and Readers Rally; the Parent Center offers English classes.
  • Gifted (FOCUS) — GCPS elementary gifted services for students who qualify; each school chooses the settings (resource, cluster, advanced content) (GCPS FOCUS page). Ask how FOCUS is delivered here.

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

Principal

Dr. Genna S. McCurley

School details

Address
6155 Atlantic Boulevard, Norcross, GA 30071
  • School hours: Doors open at 7:45 a.m., morning announcements begin at 8:10 a.m., and instruction starts at 8:15 a.m. Dismissal is at 2:45 p.m., according to the school’s principal message.
  • Source: School site; GCPS directory and school profile. Hours: school site (principal message); the GCPS directory lists 8:15 AM – 2:45 PM.

How families get in

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

  • Next step (GCPS Norcross cluster page): Pinckneyville Middle School. Confirm your address with GCPS 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 Stripling zone and want your child to move on to Pinckneyville Middle School with neighborhood classmates.
  • You want STEM and computer science for every child.
  • Your child would join robotics in any grade.

Think twice when

  • You live outside the zone and need a guaranteed transfer seat.

Students

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

  • Hispanic ≈ 66% · Black ≈ 29% · White ≈ 5% · hidden by GaDOE (small counts): Asian, Two or more, plus other very small groups
  • Total enrollment about 800 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
  • Student mix score: 47.3 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. Several groups are hidden in the GaDOE report for this school, so treat the score as approximate.

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

Atlantic Boulevard in Norcross. 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.

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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 Stripling 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.