Peachtree Ridge Course Book

Academic Letter

Students who earn a numerical grade average of 94% in both Fall and Spring terms of the previous school year are eligible to receive an Academic Letter. There will be no rounding of numbers to the next highest number. Only credits earned at PRHS are eligible for Academic Letter consideration. Academic Letters are awarded annually during Fall Semester.

Class Rank

Class rank is based on cumulative grade average at the end of 1st semester (Q2).

Gifted Education

The Gwinnett County Public Schools gifted education program serves students by providing academic challenges for those who are intellectually advanced. Peachtree Ridge offers gifted classes in Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Directed Studies, and the Quest Internship Program. Students who have been tested and have met eligibility criteria in elementary, middle or high school in Gwinnett County or in another Georgia school system are eligible to take gifted classes at PRHS.

A student may be referred by a teacher, a counselor, or a parent for gifted testing. When a student is referred, he/she is placed in the referral process by submitting a portfolio to the Referral Committee. The next step is an official referral to be tested. Georgia Department of Education eligibility standards requires that a student meets the criteria in three of four areas: mental ability, achievement, creativity, and motivation. A number of assessment instruments are used in this process.

Schedule Corrections

Corrections to a schedule may be considered if requests meet one of the following conditions:

The student does not have the prerequisite to be in a class. The student has already taken and passed the class. The student has failed this same course under the same teacher before and there is another teacher teaching the same course. The students is in a senior homeroom and needs a course to graduate.

Grading Scale

A = 90 or above B = 80-89 C = 70-79 F = below 70

Honor Graduates

Honor graduates are seniors who have achieved a cumulative average of 90.0 or above (not rounded). These students are determined by grades at the completion of first term and recognized at Spring Honors night. In addition, seniors may also achieve Honor Graduate status at the completion of the Spring term (Q4).

To learn more about Concurrent enrollments (Maxwell HS, Grayson Technical, or Dual Enrollment) please check the Concurrent Enrollment Page.

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement courses are college-level classes taught at PRHS by PRHS teachers with additional training and certification. Research has shown that students who participate in AP courses outperform others in college, particularly in grades and graduation rates. PRHS believes that all students deserve access to the rigor of advanced coursework and can be successful with the appropriate support.

Advanced Placement coursework requires students to complete in-depth reading and writing assignments; research and study outside of class time to analyze the material covered in the course; to work independently and push him/herself academically and intellectually; and to engage in the study of subject matter beyond just learning facts –focusing on the analysis and the synthesis of material.

Click here for more information on AP courses at PRHS.