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Trickum Middle School

Zoned GCPS middle school on Killian Hill Road in Lilburn — seats are assigned by home address in the Parkview cluster.

  • Grades: 6–8
  • How to get in: Zoned by home address
  • Cluster: Parkview
  • Area: Lilburn (south-central Gwinnett)
  • Student mix: 76.1 / 100

Trickum Middle is a zoned middle school in the Parkview cluster; students go on to Parkview High School. Trickum is on GCPS’s list of DLI Spanish continuation middle schools; the directory lists about 2,200 students. Visit and ask questions before treating any ranking or reputation claim as a fit guarantee.

130 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn, GA 30047

Official starting points

  • School site: trickumms.gcpsk12.org
  • Zoning: GCPS Parkview cluster page and GCPS permissive transfers
  • GCPS school profile: gcpsk12.org › School Profiles › Trickum 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

  • 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).
  • Yearlong Connections by preference — the school’s Connections page says every student is enrolled in at least one yearlong Connections course. Families rank preferences on a form, seats are limited, and the school tries to place students in their first, second or third choice.
  • Schoolwide STEM project-based learning — the GCPS profile says all students took part in grade-level PBL projects tied to real community challenges. It also reports orchestra, band, chorus, guitar and theatre groups.
  • 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

Mitchell Green

School details

Address
130 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn, GA 30047
  • School hours: 9:20 AM – 4:05 PM
  • Source: School site; GCPS directory and school profile. Hours: school site and GCPS directory

How families get in

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

  • Feeder elementary schools (GCPS Parkview cluster page): Arcado Elementary School, Camp Creek Elementary School, Knight Elementary School and Mountain Park Elementary School. Confirm your address with GCPS before buying or renting for a school.
  • Next step: students go on to Parkview 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 Trickum zone (Arcado, Camp Creek, Knight or Mountain Park elementary feeders).
  • Your student is continuing DLI Spanish from Camp Creek Elementary.
  • Your student wants a yearlong music, theatre or other Connections course.

Think twice when

  • Your student does better in a smaller school — this is one of the larger GCPS middle schools by directory enrollment.
  • You need a guaranteed spot in one specific yearlong Connections course — seats are limited.

Students

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

  • Hispanic ≈ 31% · Asian ≈ 24% · Black ≈ 24% · White ≈ 17% · Two or more ≈ 5% · other groups hidden (very small)
  • Total enrollment about 2,200 students (GCPS directory, rounded)
  • Student mix score: 76.1 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

Killian Hill Road in Lilburn. 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 are yearlong Connections seats assigned when a course is oversubscribed?
  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 Trickum 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.