Hopkins Elementary School
Principal: Dr. Noreen Freeman
1315 Dickens Road, Lilburn, GA 30047
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Hopkins Elementary School is fulfilling Gwinnett County Public School's four strategic priorities of Empathy, Equity, Effectiveness, and Excellence. Visit the School Profile Dashboard to find more detailed data on our school.
- Hopkins ES improved attendance by reducing absenteeism from 16% to 14%.
- Bright Spark Invention Challenge invited 4th–12th grade students to tackle a powerful question: A HES 4th grade student won the competition, and one won People’s Choice (Developed a prototype to solve a problem outlined by Bridge Innovate).
- Hopkins Annual Science Fair was held on 1/22/26 with over 60 participants. Hopkins also held a Science Parent Capacity Workshop, on 1/22/26 to share information on the Science curriculum and hands-on strategies. Hopkins had two Science Fair Winners from their entry into The Gwinnett Regional Science, Engineering & Innovation Fair.
- Hopkins’ Drone Club took home three trophies. First place overall, First Place Engineering Award, and First place Video Showcase Award.
- Hopkins Robotics Club won 1st Place in Innovation Award and 1st in Robotics Design Award. They went onto the State Championship.
- At Hopkins, 83 (7%) students exited ESOL Services.
- Hopkins held the grand opening/Ribbon Cutting of Casa de Esperanza and Nora’s Closet - 3/13/26: A community clothing and food bank open to the Hopkins community. Hopkins ultimate goal is to meet the basic needs of Hopkins families and students.
- Hopkins Hosted Academic Adventure Days for students
- Day 1: 2/20/26- All things Math
- Day 2: 2/27/26- All things Literacy
- Day 3: 3/6/27-All things Math
- Day 4: 3/20/27- All things Social Studies
- Day 5: 3/27/26-All things STEAM/Science
- Our Los Amigos Club won the Dia De Los Muertos competition at Plaza Las Americas on 11/1/25.
- In the past two years, Hopkins has increased their Gifted Student population from 35 to 95 (3% to 8%) Gifted students.
- Hopkins continues to maintain strong partnerships with our community businesses in order to enhance student learning through hands-on and community-connected opportunities.
- Through the schoolwide theme ‘The Wonderful World of Hopkins,’ Hopkins ES used Disney-themed teams to cultivate belonging, encourage joyful learning, and support social-emotional learning strategies