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Enrollment
2,024
High
DISTRICT 1,360 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULTON COUNTY·NCES 130228003364
Alpharetta High School
3595 Webb Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30005 · (470) 254-7640 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,024 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Georgia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
306 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 490 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 475 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 507 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 552 | 27% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
62.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +21.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 21 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alpharetta High School
Alpharetta High School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpharetta High School this school | 2,024 | 15.1% | 69.0% |
| Chattahoochee High School Alpharetta | 1,730 | 16.3% | 73.1% |
| Johns Creek High School Johns Creek | 1,789 | 12.1% | 75.5% |
| North Gwinnett High School Suwanee | 3,033 | 19.1% | 65.8% |
| Denmark High School Alpharetta | 2,527 | 20.5% | 65.2% |
| Walton High School Marietta | 2,705 | 7.6% | 79.0% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alpharetta High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #32 of 411 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #61 of 417 ▲ 45 | #6 of 32 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,024 | #63 of 480 | #4 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #313 of 413 | #26 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #6 of 413 | #1 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.1% | #412 of 425 | #32 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #83 of 168 | #10 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,024
-270 (-12%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 2,333
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,024 | 116.2 | 17.4:1 | 15% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 2,084 | 113.2 | 18.4:1 | 16% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 2,174 | 121.4 | 17.9:1 | 11% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 2,294 | 122 | 18.8:1 | 8% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 2,233 | 124.2 | 18.0:1 | 13% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 2,033 | 113 | 18.0:1 | 11% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 2,333 | 135 | 17.3:1 | 13% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alpharetta High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,233 to 2,024); teachers down 6% (124.2 to 116.2).
About Alpharetta High School
Alpharetta High School is a high school in Alpharetta, Georgia, and it is part of Fulton County. The school's enrollment of 2,024 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students each.
The district for Alpharetta High School is Fulton County, with 107 schools and 87,563 students.
White students form the largest group at Alpharetta High School, 32% of enrollment. Other groups make up 32% Asian, 17% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Alpharetta High School comes in at 75%.
Federal data list 116.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Alpharetta High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.4:1. Among high schools in Georgia, the typical ratio is 15.2:1. The lunch program counts 15% of students at Alpharetta High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Fulton County average 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Alpharetta High School is A-. Compared with Georgia public high schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Alpharetta High School's lunch-eligibility share in Georgia is predicted to score 69.5%. Alpharetta High School scores 69.0%, within a point of that line.
Census estimates describe Fulton County this way: median household income is about $95,292, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 205 public schools in Fulton County, with a combined enrollment of about 138,270.
Creek View Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Alpharetta High School's average proficiency of 69.0% compares with 76.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Alpharetta High School's location as City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 2,294 in 2020-21 and 2,024 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.4:1.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,076,561
Census ACS
Median income
$95,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
205
138,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fulton County
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Roswell High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Langston Hughes High SchoolHigh · 1,891 students
- Johns Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,789 students
- Tri-Cities High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
Other schools in Alpharetta
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Chattahoochee High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Innovation AcademyHigh · 1,511 students
- DeSana Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,278 students
- Hopewell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,265 students
Nearby schools
- Creek View Elementary School0.8 mi · 765
- Manning Oaks Elementary School1.3 mi · 764
- Webb Bridge Middle School1.5 mi · 1,228
- New Prospect Elementary School2.0 mi · 607
- Ocee Elementary School2.0 mi · 694
- Hopewell Middle School2.3 mi · 1,265
Frequently asked questions
About Alpharetta High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alpharetta High School?
Alpharetta High School enrolls approximately 2,024 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Alpharetta High School serve?
Alpharetta High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Alpharetta High School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Alpharetta High School.
How diverse is Alpharetta High School?
Alpharetta High School reports a student body of 32% White, 15% Hispanic, 17% Black, 32% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Alpharetta High School public or private?
Alpharetta High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fulton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.