Best Public Schools in Suwanee, GA

Summary:

The city of Suwanee, Georgia is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools, spread across two school districts - Gwinnett County and Forsyth County. The data reveals a diverse landscape of educational performance, with some schools consistently ranking among the top in the state and others struggling to meet standards.

The standout schools in Suwanee are North Gwinnett High School and Lambert High School, which are both ranked in the top 20 high schools in Georgia and have exceptional graduation rates and test scores. At the elementary level, Level Creek Elementary School and Riverside Elementary School are also top-performing, with 5-star and 4-star ratings respectively. Additionally, Riverwatch Middle School is ranked 4th in the state for middle schools.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance, with some schools, such as Collins Hill High School and Northbrook Middle School, struggling to meet state standards. These differences in performance appear to be correlated with socioeconomic factors, such as the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the Forsyth County schools generally outperform the Gwinnett County schools, suggesting potential district-level factors that impact educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2024)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2024)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2024)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2024)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2024)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2024)						Milestones Assessment Science (2024)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Settles Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 James Burgess Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-1883	818	52	15.7	13.9%	247 (30.2%)	44 (5.4%)	38 (4.6%)	444 (54.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	95.9	54^th of 1248 public elementary schools	95.7%		97.9	27^th of 1242 public elementary schools	97.8%	27					59.5	68.6	79.2				83.1	83.3	81.5				74.2		$8,808	$193	$8,615
Sharon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3595 Old Atlanta Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-7511	871	55	15.8	15.2%	412 (47.3%)	29 (3.3%)	74 (8.5%)	311 (35.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.9%)	97.7	25^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.0%		98	26^th of 1242 public elementary schools	97.9%	1					75.9	76.7	79.6				86.9	86.7	80.8				75.4		$9,560	$291	$9,269
Riverwatch Middle School	Public	6-8	610 James Burgess Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 455-7311	1,513	82	18.4	12.6%	353 (23.3%)	80 (5.3%)	90 (5.9%)	931 (61.5%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (3.5%)	99.2	4^th of 588 public middle schools	99.3%		99.4	3^rd of 577 public middle schools	99.5%	1		95.4						83.7	82.2	81.9				83.1	88.8	86.8		83.1	$7,313	$133	$7,179
Johns Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6205 Old Atlanta Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5041	958	57	16.7	15.7%	120 (12.5%)	41 (4.3%)	56 (5.8%)	701 (73.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.7%)	97.6	27^th of 1248 public elementary schools	97.8%		98.8	14^th of 1242 public elementary schools	98.9%	13					70.6	80.6	79.2				85.0	94.3	84.9				72.4		$7,967	$149	$7,818
Lambert High School	Public	9-12	805 Nichols Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5050	3,201	160	20.0	10.6%	1,155 (36.1%)	136 (4.2%)	187 (5.8%)	1,606 (50.2%)	10 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	106 (3.3%)	94.2	9^th of 458 public high schools	98.0%		92.3	13^th of 442 public high schools	97.1%	4	83.1	69.9	82.7	81.8															$7,395	$134	$7,261
Walnut Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Taylor Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 513-6892	810	65	12.4	57.4%	190 (23.5%)	202 (24.9%)	260 (32.1%)	102 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	80.1	230^th of 1248 public elementary schools	81.6%		84.5	183^rd of 1242 public elementary schools	85.3%	47					51.2	54.4	61.6				56.2	60.0	57.2				58.7		$9,839	$412	$9,427
Collins Hill High School	Public	9-12	50 Taylor Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 682-4100	2,605	155	16.7	57.1%	400 (15.4%)	920 (35.3%)	866 (33.2%)	276 (10.6%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	139 (5.3%)	55.7	152^nd of 458 public high schools	66.8%		58.5	127^th of 442 public high schools	71.3%	25	45.9	37.6	48.1	40.9															$8,238	$309	$7,928
Suwanee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3875 Smithtown Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-5763	651	51	12.7	33.5%	189 (29.0%)	90 (13.8%)	77 (11.8%)	241 (37.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.0%)	95.5	60^th of 1248 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.6	78^th of 1242 public elementary schools	93.7%	18					69.7	66.9	75.0				79.8	79.7	71.2				75.8		$8,899	$306	$8,593
North Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	20 Level Creek Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-9558	3,067	166	18.5	22.0%	1,199 (39.1%)	420 (13.7%)	306 (10.0%)	965 (31.5%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	175 (5.7%)	89	21^st of 458 public high schools	95.4%		89.9	20^th of 442 public high schools	95.5%	1	73.0	51.7	76.2	56.9															$7,777	$266	$7,511
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5445 Settles Bridge Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 482-1000	963	67	14.4	23.3%	338 (35.1%)	101 (10.5%)	81 (8.4%)	392 (40.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.2%)	97.8	20^th of 1248 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.1	25^th of 1242 public elementary schools	98.0%	5					75.8	73.8	82.1				89.5	79.0	82.7				86.7		$9,969	$275	$9,694
Parsons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1615 Old Peachtree Rd NW	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 957-3050	874	70	12.5	40.4%	113 (12.9%)	197 (22.5%)	109 (12.5%)	404 (46.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)	92.1	108^th of 1248 public elementary schools	91.3%		91.9	106^th of 1242 public elementary schools	91.5%	2					64.1	60.4	69.7				69.7	74.1	72.7				68.2		$8,058	$95	$7,962
Peachtree Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1555 Old Peachtree Rd NW	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 957-3100	3,304	182	18.1	51.7%	395 (12.0%)	1,028 (31.1%)	859 (26.0%)	892 (27.0%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	126 (3.8%)	67.4	96^th of 458 public high schools	79.0%		70.1	78^th of 442 public high schools	82.4%	18	49.7	41.2	58.3	47.6															$7,854	$255	$7,599
Level Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4488 Tench Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 904-7950	1,077	74	14.6	15.7%	445 (41.3%)	99 (9.2%)	103 (9.6%)	357 (33.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.6%)	98.9	10^th of 1248 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.9	13^th of 1242 public elementary schools	99.0%	3					80.2	77.9	87.9				88.3	89.8	87.4				89.3		$8,984	$389	$8,595
Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Highway 23 NE	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 745-2370	1,003	66	15.1	28.1%	267 (26.6%)	140 (14.0%)	84 (8.4%)	447 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.3%)	97.5	31^st of 1248 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.6	32^nd of 1242 public elementary schools	97.4%	1					71.9	74.2	84.0				80.3	83.1	79.8				81.0		$9,154	$275	$8,880
Burnette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3221 McGinnis Ferry Road	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 546-2170	700	53	13.1	46.1%	134 (19.1%)	204 (29.1%)	140 (20.0%)	168 (24.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.4%)	88.1	153^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	87.7%		86.2	170^th of 1242 public elementary schools	86.3%	17					51.9	59.0	77.7				60.5	75.4	64.5				63.6		$10,671	$372	$10,299
Northbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Northbrook Pkwy	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7140	932	60	15.6	67.8%	109 (11.7%)	275 (29.5%)	336 (36.1%)	167 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.6%)	79.5	107^th of 588 public middle schools	81.8%		78	109^th of 577 public middle schools	81.1%	2		97.5						50.8	45.6	56.4				44.5	55.6	63.8		56.9	$9,285	$218	$9,067

Cities Near Suwanee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sugar Hill	1.68 mi	7	32^nd
Duluth	2.7 mi	21	98^th
Johns Creek	2.88 mi	2	2^nd
Lawrenceville	4.47 mi	39	183^rd
Cumming	5.43 mi	32	33^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.