One student’s project was immediately selected to advance directly to the International Science Fair. Peachtree Ridge High School's STEM Program, SPIRE (Stem Program for Innovation Rigor and Excellence), continues to be a pillar and is dual certified with the Georgia Department of Education and Cognia.

Peachtree Ridge's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 13.21% White, 31.24% African American, 24.64% Hispanic, and 26.82% Asian, is higher than many nearby schools like McClure Health Science High School and Phoenix High School.

Peachtree Ridge offers gifted classes in Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Directed Studies, and the Quest Internship Program. Students who have been tested and have met eligibility criteria in elementary, middle or high school in Gwinnett County or in another Georgia school system are eligible to take gifted classes at PRHS.

Peachtree Ridge ranked second in Gwinnett County Public Schools in SAT and ACT scores during the 21-22 school year. During the 22-23 school year, 747 students took the SAT during SAT for All Day; the mean school average was 80 points higher than the school average of the state of Georgia.