Shiloh Middle School, Snellville GA

Original Research by School Decision on Shiloh Middle School

Shiloh Middle School serves students in grades six through eight in Snellville, Georgia, as a regular public school in Gwinnett County Public Schools. The school enrolled a substantial student body, with enrollment roughly even across the three grade levels.

The student population is economically disadvantaged overall. A large majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and much smaller representation of other racial and ethnic groups, including White, Asian, and multiracial students.

State test results from spring 2025 show proficiency rates well below the state norm across tested subjects. In math, proficiency in sixth and seventh grade sits in the low range, while eighth-grade math proficiency is higher but still modest. In English language arts, results are similarly mixed. Sixth-grade proficiency is in the mid range, seventh grade slightly higher, but eighth-grade proficiency drops. Science proficiency at eighth grade is the lowest measured result across the school. Social studies proficiency at eighth grade is below proficiency in math but ahead of science. When taken together across all tested grades and subjects, Shiloh's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Gwinnett County's districts.

Data on the school's special education enrollment rate and English learner population were not available. The school's attendance rate and chronic absenteeism rates were also not reported, so a parent may want to look into those further with the school. No information on course offerings, staffing, or discipline was provided in the available data.

Shiloh is located in Snellville, a developed Atlanta suburb that has undergone significant recent change. The city was historically a car-oriented retail hub centered on highway corridors but has recently invested in a new downtown mixed-use district called The Grove at Towne Center, which includes a library, restaurants, shops, and civic spaces. Residential growth is active, with new single-family neighborhoods and mixed-housing developments being added. Schools, however, remain sited on separate suburban campuses rather than integrated into the downtown core. The area's economy relies on healthcare, retail, and public-sector employment, with Gwinnett County Public Schools as the largest regional employer. Housing in the Snellville zip code runs in the mid-range for the Atlanta region, with rent slightly lower as a percentage of household income than the national average.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 626%

School 26% · District 47% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 50% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 58% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 49% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 49% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 47% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 0% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 50% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolGwinnett County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income55%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income53%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income35%Higher-income51%16 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income36%Higher-income53%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income20%Higher-income36%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income46%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income28%Higher-income39%11 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income25%Higher-income40%15 pp gap