Paul Duke STEM High School

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Paul Duke STEM High School
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Paul Duke STEM High School December of 2018
Address
Paul Duke STEM High School
5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd

Norcross, Georgia 30071
Information
School type Public high school
MottoLearn Together. Lead Tomorrow.
Established2018
School district Gwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalJonathon Wetherington
Teaching staff74.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,386 (2023–2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.60 [1]
Color(s)  Blue
  Gold
  White
MascotRoad Runner

Paul Duke STEM High School (PDS HS) is a senior high school located on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Norcross, Georgia. [2] It is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). The school's mascot is the Road runner.

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Its attendance boundary coincides with that of Norcross High School. The boundary includes Norcross and sections of Peachtree Corners. [3] [4]

History

Paul Duke, which opened in 2018 with grades 9–11, with 1,390 prospective students as of August 2023, has a STEM focus. [5] Built for $38 million, it relieved Norcross High School; as of 2018 it only takes students in the Norcross High attendance zone, including areas of Peachtree Corners, and therefore is not yet a magnet school. [6]

The 296,565-square-foot (27,551.8 m2) capacity school, the smallest built in the period 2008–2018, has fine arts, music, and gymnasium spaces, but will not have its own non-intramural sports team facilities. Of the schools built circa 2008-2018 it had the highest per-square foot costs. [6] The school is named after Paul A. Duke who founded Peachtree Corners. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul Duke STEM High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Map of Norcross" (PDF). City of Norcross. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023. - Compare to the school address: "5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd; Norcross, GA 30071"
  3. ↑ "City Street Map 2016 Front". Peachtree Corners. Retrieved November 12, 2023. - Use this map to compare with the attendance boundaries of GCPS schools.
  4. ↑ "Norcross Cluster 2024-2025". Gwinnett County Public Schools . Retrieved September 7, 2024. - Compare with the Peachtree Corners city map.
  5. ↑ McNaboe, Trevor (July 29, 2018). "Paul Duke STEM High School opens new era for GCPS curriculum". Gwinnett Daily Post . Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Broady, Arlinda Smith (August 7, 2018). "New Gwinnett high school built with eye to future". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ "About Paul Duke". gcpsk12.org. Gwinnett County Public Schools. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

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