Meadowcreek Elementary School
Principal: Adrienne Tedesco
5025 Georgia Belle Court, Norcross, GA 30093
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Meadowcreek 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.
- The Georgia Department of Education recognized Meadowcreek Elementary School with Distinguished status for implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) last school year. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibit appropriate school conduct.
- Meadowcreek Elementary School was named a 2024-25 Literacy Leaders by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). The honor recognizes schools for achievement or growth in the percentage of students reading at or above grade level. The Literacy Leader award underscores the importance of grade-level reading in 3rd and 6th grades and requires greater improvement from schools with lower achievement levels.
- Meadowcreek Elementary School formed various clubs for students to join, including Robotics, Chorus, Girls on the Run, Student Council, Art, Boys to Men, Garden, Soccer, and Chess. Our Student Council members collected toiletry items and took them to the Norcross Neighborhood Cooperative. During this trip, students got a tour of the facility, and learned more about the work they do in our community. Meadowcreek Elementary School hosted a LEGO League Explore team for 2nd and 3rd graders. Students participated in a STEM group, building and designing solutions to various problems. They tackled challenges and solved unique scenarios.
- Meadowcreek Elementary fostered a positive climate and culture by implementing monthly Spirit Nights and school events for students and community members to spend time with one another and establish deeper relationships. These events included Stevie B's Spirit Nights, Skate Spirit Night, Literacy Night, STEM Night, Heritage Night, Valentine’s Dance, and Bruster’s Spirit Night. During our Heritage Night, various community members came to represent multiple countries and shared cultural activities with families.
- Trey Wilson was nominated as Meadowcreek Elementary’s Teacher of the Year. Coach Wilson currently serves as a health teacher. He also leads our Soccer Club and our Boys to Men Club.
- Meadowcreek Elementary celebrated the hard work and commitment of its teachers by providing multiple opportunities for them to connect with one another. Teachers enjoyed Guppy Puppies, catered lunches, monthly team lunches, snack carts, and various Sunshine events and treats throughout the year.
- Over 90% of our families feel the school respects the different cultures represented in the community based on the EES School Survey and believe MES provides a caring/supportive environment for all students.
- Meadowcreek Elementary’s multilingual learners increased their English proficiency as measured by ACCESS. This year’s ACCESS scores show that 91% of students increased their growth on ACCESS. Additionally, approximately 55 students exited the MLL program based on their ACCESS scores and acquired language acquisition.