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Lake Windward Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lake Windward Elementary School in Alpharetta, GA, serves 672 students in grades PK through 5 and has earned a reputation as one of the top elementary schools in Georgia, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for nearly a decade. The school has never ranked lower than 19th in the state over the past ten years, with its most recent 2025-2026 ranking at 14th place. This consistency is a hallmark of the school's success, reflecting strong institutional systems and a culture of high expectations that holds up even as student cohorts change year to year.

Academically, Lake Windward stands out most dramatically in mathematics. In 2025-2026, 3rd grade math proficiency reached 89.5%, 4th grade hit 92.9%, and 5th grade reached 92.1%—all roughly 30 to 40 percentage points above state averages. The school also achieves remarkable equity across student groups, ranking #1 in Georgia for Hispanic student achievement out of 503 schools, and earning top-20 statewide rankings for both male and female students. While current-year English Language Arts scores are not yet available (they release in December), historical performance has been consistently strong, with 5th grade ELA proficiency at 87.3% in 2024-2025 compared to 43% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at 3.6%, down 66% over four years and far below the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Lake Windward holds its own against elite competition. Creek View Elementary (ranked 6th) and Wilson Creek Elementary (ranked 10th) are close rivals, with Wilson Creek notably surpassing Lake Windward in 5th grade science (88.1% vs. 75.7%). However, Lake Windward's #1 statewide ranking for Hispanic students far exceeds both peers, and its student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is more favorable than Wilson Creek's 15:1. The school also achieves top-15 results while spending less per student ($17,974) than several lower-ranked nearby schools like Findley Oaks ($19,610) and Medlock Bridge ($18,774). One trend worth watching is a gradual decline in 5th grade science proficiency over three years, though the school still outperforms the Fulton County district by nearly 20 points.

672

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,974

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11770 E Fox Ct
Alpharetta, GA 30005

(470) 254-7050

District: Fulton County

Students who attend Lake Windward Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Webb Bridge Middle School
High:	Alpharetta High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.2%

White:

31.1%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (88% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Georgia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fulton County

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg60%

Georgia avg47%

14^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 60Elementary Schools in the Fulton County

48^th of 202Fulton County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	98.3	14 of 1222	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.9	7 of 1238	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	15 of 1236	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	5 of 1223	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	19 of 1220	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	8 of 1214	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	14 of 1234	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	9 of 1209	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	99.3	8 of 1205	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	99.0	11 of 1233	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	23 of 1240	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.0	69 of 1231	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	122 of 1225	90.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	89 of 1201	92.6%	★★★★★
2011	84.7	106 of 1212	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.2	132 of 1183	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	86.0	93 of 1133	91.8%	★★★★★
2008	87.5	72 of 1134	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	72 of 1125	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.2	72 of 1101	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	84.3	102 of 876	88.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	6 of 107	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	81.2	5 of 120	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	5 of 121	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	4 of 115	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	17 of 1189	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	98.4	12 of 1224	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	24 of 1223	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	5 of 1212	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	31 of 1206	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 504	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	6 of 583	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	11 of 1186	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	98.8	7 of 1225	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	7 of 1220	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	5 of 1210	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	9 of 1209	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	100 of 703	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	94.3	18 of 769	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	62 of 772	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	9 of 775	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	17 of 779	97.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2022)88th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics92%+44 vs state

Science76%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, November 17, 2022

not for black kids, it depends heavily on what teacher you get, teachers are quick to label your kid instead of working with them and the story seems to always change which has created a lack of trust and suspicion, they test them like teenagers but refuse to send reference materials home so the kids can practice and so the parents can know what they are working on Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 21, 2019

Excellent teachers, excellent school Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, April 2, 2012

I heard from colleagues that this is a great school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Windward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11770 E Fox Ct	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7050	672	51	13.0	11.6%	209 (31.1%)	61 (9.1%)	93 (13.8%)	250 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.8%)	98.3	14^th of 1222 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.9	7^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.4%	7	89.5	92.9	92.1	75.7	$17,974	$587	$17,387
Abbotts Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Abbotts Bridge Rd	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2860	508	40	12.6	17.5%	171 (33.7%)	67 (13.2%)	75 (14.8%)	156 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	98.2	15^th of 1222 public elementary schools	98.8%		96	60^th of 1238 public elementary schools	95.2%	45	83.9	90.6	83.4	84.5	$18,634	$584	$18,050
Ocee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4375 Kimball Bridge Rd	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2960	694	49	14.3	17.4%	188 (27.1%)	60 (8.6%)	85 (12.2%)	315 (45.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	96.1	50^th of 1222 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.5	77^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.8%	27	81.6	80.6	75.2	77.8	$16,472	$559	$15,913
Findley Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5880 Findley Chase Dr	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3800	585	46	12.6	15.6%	187 (32.0%)	62 (10.6%)	64 (10.9%)	218 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.1%)	96.3	44^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.8	65^th of 1238 public elementary schools	94.7%	21	80.8	84.6	75.0	77.1	$19,610	$766	$18,844
Creek View Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 Webb Bridge Rd	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2932	765	57	13.5	5.1%	195 (25.5%)	45 (5.9%)	66 (8.6%)	418 (54.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	99	6^th of 1222 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.2	6^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.5%		91.7	91.1	92.8	86.9	$15,919	$544	$15,375
Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2980 Vaughan Dr	Cumming	30041	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5060	810	55	14.6	13.8%	311 (38.4%)	17 (2.1%)	64 (7.9%)	372 (45.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	95.2	69^th of 1222 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.4	53^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	95.7%	16	84.7	77.0	77.8	70.8	$13,426	$253	$13,172
Dolvin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10495 Jones Bridge Rd	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7020	642	42	15.2	17.0%	274 (42.7%)	51 (7.9%)	88 (13.7%)	187 (29.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	93.3	94^th of 1222 public elementary schools	92.3%		97.3	33^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	97.3%	61	86.0	82.0	78.7	60.7	$16,123	$437	$15,685
Wilson Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6115 Wilson Rd	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3811	854	57	15.0	14.9%	108 (12.6%)	74 (8.7%)	65 (7.6%)	562 (65.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	98.6	10^th of 1222 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	9^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	85.6	89.3	88.1	88.1	$14,595	$468	$14,127
Medlock Bridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10215 Medlock Bridge Pkwy	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2980	620	49	12.7	14.2%	136 (21.9%)	44 (7.1%)	49 (7.9%)	351 (56.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.8%)	96.5	42^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	96.6%		96.7	48^th of 1238 public elementary schools	96.1%	6	89.1	77.9	75.9	79.3	$18,774	$691	$18,082
State Bridge Crossing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5530 State Bridge Rd	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3850	657	42	15.4	16.9%	238 (36.2%)	91 (13.9%)	76 (11.6%)	185 (28.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	96.7	40^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.7%		97.8	28^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.7%	12	83.2	90.2	76.5	74.0	$15,556	$432	$15,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Windward Elementary School

How many students attend Lake Windward Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Lake Windward Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Windward Elementary School?

Students at Lake Windward Elementary School are 37% Asian, 31% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Is Lake Windward Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Lake Windward Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lake Windward Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lake Windward Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Webb Bridge Middle School
High : Alpharetta High School

What district is Lake Windward Elementary School in?

Fulton County

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