McConnell Middle School
Principal: Derico White
550 Ozora Road, Loganville, GA 30052
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how J.P. McConnell 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.
- McConnell Middle School was recognized as a Math Leader school by the Georgia Department of Education for Outstanding Achievement in high school math.
- McConnell Middle School's volleyball team was the runner-up for the county championship.
- McConnell Middle School was designated as a No Place for Hate for the 2024–2025 school year. This marks the seventh consecutive year the school has received this designation.
- McConnell Middle School teacher Karmorreya Brown won a $2,000 Bright Ideas grant from Jackson EMC for her “Interdisciplinary Agriculture in Sustainable Farming” project. The funds will continue to support the cluster-wide AgSTEM initiatives.
- During 2024-2025, McConnell Middle School's Junior Beta Club inducted 107 new members. The club currently has 283 active members.
- McConnell Middle School student Emmanuel Okocha was selected as a finalist for the 1st Annual School of Beats Competition for his composition "leunammE". He was one of 25 finalists selected from 135 student submissions across the state of Georgia.
- McConnell Middle School's Orchestra received Superior ratings from all four judges during the 2024-2025 Large Group Performance Evaluation (LGPE).
- McConnell Middle School's production of The Wizard of Oz, by Anne Coulter Martens, earned straight Superior Ratings and won the Dramarama First Place Performance Award! The production earned the following special recognitions from the judges:
- Best Leading Performer Acting Award
- All-Star Cast Acting Award
- Best Puppetry Award
- Best Lighting Design Award
- Best Individual Event - Monologue Competition Award.