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Gwinnett County Public Schools

Lilburn Middle School

Principal: Dr. Nicole Irish

4994 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn, GA 30047

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School Highlights

The following school highlights showcase how Lilburn Middle 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.

  • LMS students in all three grade levels showed overall gains on the iReady assessment in the areas of reading and math. Across all three grade levels, students in the Tier I performance group (least at risk) increased, indicating a decrease in the number of students in the Tier 3 performance group (most at risk).
  • LMS was named a Green and Healthy School for the 16th year in a row.
  • LMS is home to highly engaged students:
    • An LMS 7th Grader qualified for the state competition in the PTA Reflections Arts Contest.
    • Two students, Merlin Moreno Medrano and Jimmy Penagos, served on the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Board.
    • LMS established the Remezcla club (music and technology innovation targeting Spanish speaking students), sponsored by Georgia Tech.
    • 40 LMS students and 6 teachers attended the STEAM Innovation Day at Georgia Tech. 
    • Two students won first place in the bowling competition of the State Special Olympics.
  • McGraw Hill rewarded top improving students with $1350 for reading Lexile level improvement assessed through the Achieve 3000 program.
  • The LMS Relay for Life team raised over $1700 to support the GCPS Relay for Life efforts.
  • LMS is home to several award-winning staff members:
    • Teacher of the Year, Briana Wright, was also awarded the Margaret G. Gibbs Educator of the Year award.
    • LMS School Counselor, Ms. Veronica Edwards, was selected as a 2024 Middle School Counselor of the Year Finalist.
    • Mrs. Markitan received the Head Custodian of the Year award for the 5th Year in a Row.
    • The SNP staff received a 100% Health inspection score.
    • LMS TST Joseph Sappington was named TST of the Month of February.

    • Over 110 LMS staff members were recognized with the True-Blue Mustang recognition for their years of commitment and service to the Meadowcreek Cluster.

  • Freddie the Falcon visited LMS and recognized the work of an LMS teacher, Ms. Tuff, and LMS principal, Dr. Nicole Irish.
  • 8 LMS students were selected to participate in the c5 Georgia Leadership program.
  • Over 60 students attained passing scores on the ACCESS test and were exited from the ESOL program.
  • LMS students participated in the Music In the Parks Festival in April: Chorus received 3rd place and an Excellent rating; Band received 2nd place and a Superior rating; Orchestra received 2nd place and an Excellent rating!
  • Over 750 students participate in ACCESS testing. We have over 1600 students and more than 180 staff members who consistently demonstrate a 94%+ attendance rate. We support highly diverse students. Currently, 1, 168 of 1, 609 students are considered multilingual learners. Lilburn's gifted student population has seen a 4% increase within the last two years. Lilburn's program is uniquely designed to include a sheltered instruction academy that supports our linguistic newcomers, a Gear-Up for Graduation program for selected 8th graders, a sister middle school within the cluster. and two feeder high schools. Lilburn is located within the Meadowcreek Cluster, the largest cluster within Gwinnett.

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