Grace Snell Middle School, Loganville GA

Original Research by School Decision on Grace Snell Middle School

Grace Snell Middle School serves the grades-six-through-eight population of Loganville, a fast-growing exurban city about thirty-six miles east of Atlanta that straddles the Walton and Gwinnett county line. The school sits in the Gwinnett portion of the city on Brushy Fork Road and operates as a regular public middle school with enrollment of roughly a thousand students per grade level across the three grades.

The student body at Grace Snell is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of other groups. A very large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with significant economic need. Data on special populations such as English learners and students receiving special education services was not available.

In state testing, Grace Snell's proficiency rates are below the median for Gwinnett County districts across all tested subjects and grades. In mathematics, grade-six and grade-seven proficiency are in the low-to-mid range, while grade eight shows modest improvement. English language arts results follow a similar pattern, with grades six and seven performing below grade eight. Science proficiency in grade eight is among the lower areas, and grade-eight social studies shows somewhat stronger performance. Across all tested content and grades, Grace Snell's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Gwinnett County's districts.

The proficiency data reflects persistent academic challenge in both core subjects. A parent considering this school may want to look into the school's intervention and support structures, curriculum approach, and staff development initiatives to understand how the school is working to move students toward stronger outcomes. The single year of available data does not allow trend analysis, so it is unclear whether proficiency is changing. Graduation rates, chronic absenteeism data, and discipline information were not available in the data provided.

Loganville itself is experiencing rapid residential growth, with multiple new subdivisions under development and an influx of families relocating from Atlanta proper. The historic downtown along Bay Street anchors civic identity and has walkable shops and restaurants, though the city overall is car-dependent, with no public transit and U.S. Route 78 serving as the main commercial corridor. Civic amenities include county-operated parks with trails, athletic facilities, and a botanical garden, and the O'Kelly Memorial Library serves the area. The community is a mix of established neighborhoods on large wooded lots and newer suburban developments, and the school itself is situated on a campus typical of the region rather than integrated into downtown.

The school has a website but no additional program, staffing, or course-access data was available. Parents seeking information about specific course offerings, AP access, electives, or specialized pathways should contact the school directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 634%

School 34% · District 47% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 50% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 58% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 49% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 734%

School 34% · District 49% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 47% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 0% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 50% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 1 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-income36%Higher-income44%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income44%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income38%Higher-income50%12 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income34%Higher-income47%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income35%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income24%Higher-income42%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income47%7 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income28%Higher-income43%15 pp gap