PBIS Distinguished School List 2025

     More than 70 Gwinnett County public schools have been recognized by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) for their Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) programs for the 2024-2025 school year. PBIS is an evidence-based, data-driven framework proven to reduce disciplinary incidents, increase a school’s sense of safety, and support improved academic outcomes. It guides the selection, integration, and implementation of the best evidence-based behavioral practices for improving student behavior outcomes. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for those students who exhibit appropriate school conduct.

"When implemented with fidelity, PBIS shifts a school from reacting to behavior to building a culture where positive behavior, belonging, and academic success thrive," says Director of Behavior Supports and Student Discipline Grady Caldwell. "PBIS works because it clearly defines and teaches what success looks like academically, socially, and behaviorally, while reinforcing the belief that every student can meet high expectations when provided with the right support. These 74 Distinguished Schools have created predictable, positive environments where expectations are clear, relationships are strong, and students are focused on learning." 

The state recognized the following schools as “Distinguished” for implementing PBIS.

• Alcova Elementary School
• Alford Elementary School
• Anderson-Livsey Elementary School
• Archer High School
• Baggett Elementary School
• Baldwin Elementary School
• Benefield Elementary School
• Berkmar Middle School
• Bethesda Elementary School
• Brookwood High School
• Camp Creek Elementary School
• Chesney Elementary School
• Coleman Middle School
• Collins Hill High School
• Craig Elementary School
• Creekland Middle School
• Dacula Middle School
• Discovery High School
• Duluth Middle School
• Ferguson Elementary School
• Five Forks Middle School
• Fort Daniel Elementary School
• Freeman's Mill Elementary School
• Grace Snell Middle School
• Graves Elementary School
• Grayson High School
• Gwinnett Online Campus
• Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
• Harbins Elementary School
• Hopkins Elementary School
• Jones Middle School
• Jordan Middle School
• Kanoheda Elementary School
• Knight Elementary School
• Lanier High School
• Lanier Middle School
• Level Creek Elementary School
• Lilburn Middle School
• Lovin Elementary School
• Magill Elementary School
• McConnell Middle School
• Meadowcreek Elementary School
• Moore Middle School
• Nesbit Elementary School
• Norcross Elementary School
• Norcross High School
• North Gwinnett High School
• North Gwinnett Middle School
• North Metro Academy of Performing Arts
• Northbrook Middle School
• Parkview High School
• Partee Elementary School
• Paul Duke STEM High School
• Peachtree Ridge High School
• Pharr Elementary School
• Pinckneyville Middle School
• Riverside Elementary School
• Roberts Elementary School
• Rockbridge Elementary School
• Seckinger High School
• Shiloh Elementary School
• Simonton Elementary School
• Simpson Elementary School
• South Gwinnett High School
• Sugar Hill Elementary School
• Summerour Middle School
• Suwanee Elementary School
• Sweetwater Middle School
• Sycamore Elementary School
• Trickum Middle School
• Twin Rivers Middle School
• Walnut Grove Elementary School
• White Oak Elementary School

Schools earning the Distinguished designation are eligible for:

• Letter of recognition from State Superintendent Richard Woods
• Signed certificate of recognition from Superintendent Woods
• Five bonus points recommended for School Climate Star Rating
• Listed on the GaDOE-PBIS webpage as an active PBIS school
• Eligible to serve as a demonstration site for schools or dignitaries
• May be invited to present at state conferences and webinars

The “Emerging” Schools are as follows:

• Annistown Elementary School
• Arcado Elementary School
• Bay Creek Middle School
• Beaver Ridge Elementary School
• Berkeley Lake Elementary School
• Berkmar High School
• Britt Elementary School
• Burnette Elementary School
• Cedar Hill Elementary School
• Central Gwinnett High School
• Chattahoochee Elementary School
• Cooper Elementary School
• Couch Middle School
• Crews Middle School
• Dacula Elementary School
• Dacula High School
• Duncan Creek Elementary
• Grayson Elementary School
• Harris Elementary School
• Head Elementary School
• Hull Middle School
• International Transition Center
• Jackson Elementary School
• Jenkins Elementary School
• Lawrenceville Elementary School
• Mason Elementary School
• McClure Health Science High School
• McKendree Elementary School
• Meadowcreek High School
• Mill Creek High School
• Minor Elementary School
• Mountain Park Elementary School
• Mountain View High School
• Mulberry Elementary School
• New Life Academy of Excellence
• Norton Elementary School
• Osborne Middle School
• Parsons Elementary School
• Patrick Elementary School
• Puckett's Mill Elementary School
• Radloff Middle School
• Rock Springs Elementary School
• Rosebud Elementary School
• Shiloh High School
• Shiloh Middle School
• Taylor Elementary School
• Trip Elementary School
• Winn Holt Elementary School
• Woodward Mill Elementary School

The “Operational” schools are as follows:

• Maxwell High School of Technology
• Brookwood Elementary School
• Centerville Elementary School
• Corley Elementary School
• Duluth High School
• Dyer Elementary School
• Gwin Oaks Elementary School
• Gwinnett Intervention Education(GIVE)  Center East
• Gwinnett Intervention Education (GIVE) Center West
• Harmony Elementary School
• Ivy Creek Elementary School
• Lilburn Elementary School
• Oakland Meadow School
• Peachtree Elementary School
• Phoenix High School
• Richards Middle School
• Snellville Middle School
• Starling Elementary School
• Stripling Elementary School

     The GaDOE recognizes schools for supporting a positive school climate each year by implementing the PBIS framework. The purpose of the recognition system is to identify schools that exemplify best practices in the implementation of PBIS. PBIS supports schools, districts, and states to build systems capacity for implementing a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional, and behavioral support. PBIS provides an operational framework for achieving these outcomes. More than 1,400 Georgia schools and 27,000 nationwide have been trained in PBIS.