Trip Elementary School
Principal: Dr. Lesley Hill
841 Cooper Road, Grayson, GA 30017
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Trip 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.
- Our students' academic achievement on district, state, and national assessments continues to show exceptional progress, a testament to the high-quality education at Trip Elementary. In addition, we offer a variety of leadership, enrichment, and club opportunities, including Jr. Beta and Student Council. Our students may also participate in the following clubs: Art, Chorus, Good News, GEMS, Robotics, French, and Garden Club.
- Trip Elementary has a thriving, award-winning French Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program. The program consists of kindergarten through fifth-grade students immersed in the French language during science and math class. Students will continue learning both languages through high school graduation and graduate fully fluent in French. Upon high school graduation, they will also be eligible for a college minor in French.
- Trip Elementary is a six-year Label FrancEducation accreditation recipient and the Empowering French and Francophone Studies grant.
- Trip Elementary is a diverse school with over 39 countries represented by our student body, a true reflection of our global community. We celebrate this diversity throughout the year with projects such as International Day. The club demonstrates excellence in three areas: Raising student achievement, enhancing students’ self-esteem, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders for the benefit of students.
- Trip Elementary gifted students received daily instruction from highly qualified teachers, who gave them a gifted endorsement in the classroom and an additional intervention block focusing on teaching critical thinking skills.
- Trip Elementary is a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) school. PBIS encourages positive behaviors with recognition for students who exhibit appropriate school conduct. Students participate in PBIS parades and rewards based on Synergy points.
- Trip Elementary offers a variety of leadership, enrichment, and club opportunities, including Jr. Beta and Student Council. Our students also have the opportunity to participate in the following clubs: Art, Chess, Chorus, Fitness, Good News, Guitar, Orchestra, Readers Rally, Robotics, Safety Patrol, French, STEM, and Technology.
- Trip Elementary offers students many opportunities to learn through our Special Area classes. These classes support student learning across all curriculum areas, with music, art, physical education, science enrichment, technology, computer science, French, health, and drama.
- Trip Elementary’s PTA continues to have strong membership among parents and staff, a testament to the strong sense of community at our school. Trip Elementary students, staff, and community members generously support fundraising and community involvement opportunities, including dances, movie nights, the 5th-grade celebration, and staff recognition.