Summary:
Zip code 30009 in Alpharetta, Georgia, is home to a single high school, Innovation Academy, which serves grades 9 through 12 and enrolls approximately 1,511 students within the Fulton County School District.
Innovation Academy is an elite public high school, ranked #6 in Georgia out of 455 schools for the 2025–2026 school year, placing it in the top 1% statewide with a 5-star rating. Its academic performance is exceptional across the board. On the 2025–2026 Milestones EOC exams, 83.2% of students were proficient in Algebra I, 91.7% in Biology, and 78.7% in U.S. History—all dramatically higher than both the district and state averages. For instance, Biology proficiency is nearly double the state average of 47.2%. The school also boasts a near-perfect 99.8% graduation rate and an incredibly low 1.5% chronic absenteeism rate, compared to 16.6% for the district and 17.7% for the state. Only about 10.46% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $13,633 with a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Year-over-year data shows improvement in Algebra I (78.3% to 83.2%) and Biology (89.5% to 91.7%), though U.S. History proficiency declined from 87.2% to 78.7%—a figure still far above the state's 38.5%. Despite these strong results, the school's state ranking has slipped slightly from #4 in 2023–2024 to #5 in 2024–2025 and #6 in 2025–2026, indicating that competition at the top of Georgia's high school rankings is intensifying. Note that English Language Arts (ELA) scores for the current release are not yet available; those results will be released in December. Overall, Innovation Academy delivers outstanding academic outcomes, near-universal graduation, and exceptional student engagement, making it one of the very best high schools in the state.
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