Norcross High School
Principal: William "Will" Bishop
5300 Spalding Drive, Norcross, GA 30092
School Highlights
The following school highlights showcase how Norcross High 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.
- 113 Norcross graduates enrolled in one or more International Baccalaureate classes and 26 successfully completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
- Norcross was acknowledged by the Georgia Department of Education as a 2023 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor School in four categories—AP Access and Support School, AP STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) School, and AP STEM Achievement School and AP Humanities School. The Access and Support honor is earned by schools where 30% or more of AP test-takers are African-American or Hispanic and at least 30% of all AP exams earn scores of 3 or higher. The STEM honor recognizes schools where students take AP exams in at least two AP science courses and two AP mathematics courses. The STEM Achievement honor is for schools where students take AP exams in at least two AP math courses and two AP science courses, and at least 40% of the exam scores on these exams earn scores of 3 or higher. The AP Humanities honor is for schools with students testing in all of the following AP courses: at least one English/language arts course, two social science courses, one fine arts course and one world language course.
- Strong performance on 2021–2022 AP tests resulted in College Board recognition for 88 AP students.
- The National Merit Scholarship Program recognized seven seniors as Finalists and five others as Commended Students.
- The 3DE by Junior Achievement program graduated its fifth class of students.
- Two Norcross graduates earned the prestigious Questbridge scholarship and plan to attend the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University.
- One Norcross graduate earned an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
- The Norcross High School Foundation for Excellence raised over $113,000 to support our students, teachers and school.
- Athletic achievements include: Region Championships in Girls and Boys Basketball, Girls and Boys Soccer, and Boys Tennis. State Tournament appearances in Girls and Boys Cross Country, Football, Softball, Volleyball, Girls and Boys Basketball, Swim and Dive, Girls and Boys Wrestling, Baseball, Girls and Boys Tennis, Girls and Boys Soccer, Girls Golf and Boys Lacrosse.