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Alpharetta High School

Public Grades 9-12

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 91% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Alpharetta High School is a large, highly rated public high school in Alpharetta, GA, serving 2,024 students in grades 9-12 within the Fulton County district.

Alpharetta High School is a top performer in Georgia, consistently ranking in the top 10% of high schools statewide. Its 98.4% graduation rate far exceeds both the district (91.9%) and state (87.2%) averages, and its dropout rate is less than one-third of the state's. The school shines in Biology and U.S. History end-of-course assessments, with proficiency rates roughly 30 percentage points above the state average. What truly sets Alpharetta apart is its exceptional support for all students: it ranks in the 93rd percentile for English Language Learners and the 92nd percentile for Special Education students, and every demographic subgroup earns 4 or 5 stars. This balanced success is notable because the school serves a more economically diverse population (15% free/reduced lunch) than many of its elite neighbors, yet still achieves strong results across the board.

Alpharetta operates in an intensely competitive region. While it ranks 42nd statewide (91st percentile), several nearby schools rank higher, including Innovation Academy (6th), Northview High School (12th), and Johns Creek High School (14th). The school's main academic challenge is Algebra I, where proficiency (54.5%) falls below the district average (60.6%) and lags behind peers like Johns Creek (75.1%). Chronic absenteeism (17.3%) is another area for improvement, especially compared to South Forsyth High School (4.9%) and Lambert High School (6.2%). Despite these challenges, Alpharetta remains an excellent choice—particularly for families seeking a school that effectively supports students who need extra help—and its spending ($14,762/student) delivers better outcomes than Centennial High School, which spends more per pupil.

2,024

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,762

Per pupil spending ?

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3595 Webb Bridge Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30005

(470) 254-7640

District: Fulton County

Feeder schools for Alpharetta High School:

Elementary:	Creek View Elementary School
	Lake Windward Elementary School
	New Prospect Elementary School
Middle:	Webb Bridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.8%

Asian:

31.8%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (68% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Georgia high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg57%

Georgia avg45%

42^nd of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 22High 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	79.0	42 of 457	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	29 of 451	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	36 of 454	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	26 of 448	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	35 of 431	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	20 of 410	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	23 of 438	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	19 of 428	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	83.3	30 of 420	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	82.1	31 of 426	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	82.6	25 of 435	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	82.3	26 of 425	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.3	31 of 425	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	42 of 396	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	83.9	34 of 402	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	26 of 384	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	19 of 372	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	29 of 370	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	24 of 358	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	17 of 335	94.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	41 of 377	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	45 of 391	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	46 of 382	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	38 of 384	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	74 of 372	80.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	18 of 83	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	23 of 84	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	20 of 83	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	23 of 82	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	12 of 173	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	6 of 180	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	18 of 159	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.7	4 of 141	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	7 of 102	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	50 of 431	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	27 of 438	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	37 of 435	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	25 of 433	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	42 of 430	90.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	47 of 299	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	56 of 312	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	71 of 315	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	37 of 308	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	51 of 295	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	32 of 436	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	32 of 442	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	39 of 436	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	31 of 436	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	43 of 427	89.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	35 of 123	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	19 of 149	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	22 of 158	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	20 of 141	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	15 of 126	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	28 of 339	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	12 of 347	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	20 of 344	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	38 of 343	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	37 of 331	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	56 of 334	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	47 of 341	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	45 of 346	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	21 of 343	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	54 of 339	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology77%+30 vs state

United States History68%+29 vs state

Algebra I55%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Excellent school with high standards! The teachers are highly qualified and happy for my kids to be studying here.. They define fine lines between play and studies... Thanks for all the teachers hardwork! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 30, 2015

The school provides a great blend of diversity, both amongst the student population and amongst the teachers, exposing (and giving) all students a real world multi-cultural environment . Some parents, do complain about accents, but they also need to remind themselves of the world we live in. Spoken English varies from Seattle to Chicago to Boston to New York to Georgia to Alabama to England to Europe, and this school enables our kids this exposure. The faculty are extremely approachable and friendly, taking interest in supporting students any way they can, across all Sciences, English, Math to name a few. They are a great example for students themselves.
Student counsellors can do better by guiding students based on their career of choice, in helping fine tune course plans, selecting colleges,as early as beginning of sophomore year. Student teacher ratio also needs improvement, perhaps by adding more faculty-but I guess the Principal (Ms.Kersey) and the Board of education are to blame!
Encouraged by some of the wealth, it does appear students can act cliquish, while trying to show off materialism, by driving high end cars, wearing expensive branded clothes, etc. But I view this is a parenting issue, where values of respect and equality are not being shown to students by their parents. Students are children with a will to learn, and flexible to adapt, depending on the direction they are shown at home.

I am really glad to have chosen this area to live in, and am extremely proud to send my kids (now & future) to this school. As parents, let's unite, stop dividing based on race or accents or other personal motives, and make this school a much more enjoyable place for generations to come. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alpharetta High School	Public	9-12	3595 Webb Bridge Rd	Alpharetta	30005	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7640	2,024	116	17.4	15.1%	643 (31.8%)	339 (16.7%)	302 (14.9%)	643 (31.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	93 (4.6%)	79	42^nd of 457 public high schools	90.8%		85.9	29^th of 451 public high schools	93.6%	13	54.5	76.9	67.5	$14,762	$470	$14,292
Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	125 Milton Ave	Alpharetta	30009	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-5365	1,511	79	19.1	10.5%	507 (33.6%)	182 (12.0%)	106 (7.0%)	655 (43.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.7%)	93.8	6^th of 457 public high schools	98.7%		95.6	5^th of 451 public high schools	98.9%	1	83.2	91.7	78.7	$13,633	$479	$13,154
Cambridge High School	Public	9-12	2845 Bethany Bnd	Milton	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2883	1,602	99	16.1	10.7%	1,014 (63.3%)	153 (9.6%)	183 (11.4%)	181 (11.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	65 (4.1%)	83.4	31^st of 457 public high schools	93.2%		83	40^th of 451 public high schools	91.1%	9	70.1	75.8	57.7	$15,530	$495	$15,035
Chattahoochee High School	Public	9-12	5230 Taylor Rd	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7600	1,730	105	16.5	16.3%	639 (36.9%)	223 (12.9%)	232 (13.4%)	551 (31.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.8%)	84.2	27^th of 457 public high schools	94.1%		91.9	17^th of 451 public high schools	96.2%	10	64.0	79.6	66.5	$15,135	$484	$14,651
Milton High School	Public	9-12	13025 Birmingham Hwy	Milton	30004	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-7000	1,999	109	18.3	17.2%	1,156 (57.8%)	207 (10.4%)	356 (17.8%)	193 (9.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.1%)	78.9	43^rd of 457 public high schools	90.6%		83.4	37^th of 451 public high schools	91.8%	6	68.7	78.5	43.6	$14,558	$543	$14,015
Johns Creek High School	Public	9-12	5575 State Bridge Rd	Johns Creek	30022	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-2138	1,789	98	18.3	12.1%	799 (44.7%)	168 (9.4%)	203 (11.3%)	534 (29.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	79 (4.4%)	88.6	14^th of 457 public high schools	96.9%		92.7	14^th of 451 public high schools	96.9%		75.1	76.8	68.4	$14,813	$688	$14,125
Northview High School	Public	9-12	10625 Parsons Rd	Johns Creek	30097	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-3828	1,591	92	17.2	12.6%	308 (19.4%)	217 (13.6%)	129 (8.1%)	862 (54.2%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.3%)	89.1	12^th of 457 public high schools	97.4%		92.8	13^th of 451 public high schools	97.1%	1	73.0	82.0	73.6	$15,167	$498	$14,670
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	9310 Scott Rd	Roswell	30076	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-4230	1,643	116	14.1	43.0%	624 (38.0%)	320 (19.5%)	573 (34.9%)	60 (3.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (3.8%)	59.3	113^th of 457 public high schools	75.3%		68.6	88^th of 451 public high schools	80.5%	25	34.1	71.5	45.5	$17,335	$503	$16,832
Denmark High School	Public	9-12	645 Mullinax Rd	Alpharetta	30004	Fulton County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(470) 533-2521	2,527	146	17.2	20.5%	809 (32.0%)	208 (8.2%)	471 (18.6%)	957 (37.9%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (2.8%)	81.8	34^th of 457 public high schools	92.6%		87.3	27^th of 451 public high schools	94.0%	7	66.8	75.3	53.0	$11,368	$200	$11,168
Lambert High School	Public	9-12	805 Nichols Rd	Suwanee	30024	Gwinnett County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(678) 965-5050	3,249	167	19.4	9.4%	1,076 (33.1%)	141 (4.3%)	197 (6.1%)	1,700 (52.3%)	13 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	121 (3.7%)	90.4	10^th of 457 public high schools	97.8%		94.7	7^th of 451 public high schools	98.4%	3	74.9	85.5	66.1	$10,344	$200	$10,144

Frequently Asked Questions about Alpharetta High School

Is Alpharetta High School a good school?

Yes. Alpharetta High School ranks in the top 9.2% of Georgia high schools.

What schools feed into Alpharetta High School?

Alpharetta High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Creek View Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Windward Elementary School
Elementary : New Prospect Elementary School
Middle : Webb Bridge Middle School

How many students attend Alpharetta High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,024 students attended Alpharetta High School.

What is the racial makeup of Alpharetta High School?

Students at Alpharetta High School are 32% White, 32% Asian, 17% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Alpharetta High School in?

Fulton County

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