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 Trailblazers.
| Paul Duke STEM High School | |
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 Paul Duke STEM High School December of 2018 | |
| Address | |
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5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Norcross, Georgia 30071 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Learn Together. Lead Tomorrow. |
| Established | 2018 |
| School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
| Principal | Jonathon Wetherington |
| Teaching staff | 70.40 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,222 (2022–2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.36[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue Gold White |
| Mascot | Trailblazer |
Its attendance boundary coincides with that of Norcross High School. The boundary includes Norcross and sections of Peachtree Corners.[3][4]
History
editPaul 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
edit- ^ a b c "Paul Duke STEM High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "Map of Norcross" (PDF). City of Norcross. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-12. - Compare to the school address: "5850 Peachtree Industrial Blvd; Norcross, GA 30071"
- ^ "City Street Map 2016 Front". Peachtree Corners. Retrieved 2023-11-12. - Use this map to compare with the attendance boundaries of GCPS schools.
- ^ "Norcross Cluster 2024-2025". Gwinnett County Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-09-07. - Compare with the Peachtree Corners city map.
- ^ McNaboe, Trevor (2018-07-29). "Paul Duke STEM High School opens new era for GCPS curriculum". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ a b Broady, Arlinda Smith (2018-08-07). "New Gwinnett high school built with eye to future". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ "About Paul Duke". gcpsk12.org. Gwinnett County Public Schools. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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