Peachtree Ridge High School
Principal: Jadd Jarusinski
1555 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Peachtree Ridge High 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.
- During the 2023-2024 GCPS Science Fair, multiple student projects advanced to the State Fair. One student’s project was immediately selected to advance directly to the International Science Fair.
- Peachtree Ridge High School's STEM Program, SPIRE (Stem Program for Innovation Rigor and Excellence), continues to be a pillar and is dual certified with the Georgia Department of Education and Cognia.
- Peachtree Ridge High School was again recognized as an AP Honor School for 2024 in the following categories: AP Humanities School, AP Humanities Achievement School, AP Schools of Distinction, AP STEM School, and AP STEM Achievement School. This distinction recognizes our dedication to providing academic opportunities for students to prepare them for college and careers after graduation.
- Over 37% of Peachtree Ridge High School students take advantage of advanced placement courses, with 1,227 taking 2,472 exams. This is an increase from the previous year by 140 students and 482 exams.
- The class of 2024 consisted of 367 honor graduates. This is the most in the history of Peachtree Ridge and accounts for nearly 50% of the student's in the graduating class.
- During the 22-23 school year, 546 students took the SAT; the mean school average was 1125 which was 80 points higher than the school average of the state of Georgia and 34 points higher than the school average for Gwinnett County Public Schools.
- Peachtree Ridge High School offers students the opportunity to engage in various extracurricular activities with 80 clubs, 35 varsity and sub-varsity athletic programs, and six fine arts opportunities with a wide range of levels. Students who engaged in one or more extracurricular opportunities graduate in 4 years at a 98% graduation rate.
- The Robo Lions Robotics Team qualified for the state championship and placed 4th out of 100 teams in the State of Georgia. This performance earned them an opportunity to compete in the international championship in Houston.
- Multiple Peachtree Ridge High School’s Varsity sports teams advanced to the state playoffs. The varsity football and boys' basketball team won region championships.
- The eSports team won the 2024 State Championship.
- Peachtree Ridge High School Positive Behavior Intervention Program (PBIS)was fully implemented at an emerging program level during the 23-24 school year where students were recognized and rewarded for positive behavior related to attending classes every day and on time.