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Chattahoochee High School

5230 Taylor Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30022 · (470) 254-7600 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,730 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
  • B+Beats 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

Enrollment
1,730
High
DISTRICT 1,360 · STATE 1,120
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
282 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 943625%
Grade 1041924%
Grade 1145026%
Grade 1242525%
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
63937%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
23213%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
22313%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
55132%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
835%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
91753%
Female
81347%

School pathway

Feeds from
Taylor Road Middle School06–08
Based on published attendance-zone data from Fulton County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
Math
71.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearMath
2024-2571.9%
2023-2464.2%
2022-2368.8%
2021-2271.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Chattahoochee High School

Chattahoochee High School's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Chattahoochee High School this school1,73016.3%73.1%
Alpharetta High School
Alpharetta
2,02415.1%69.0%
Johns Creek High School
Johns Creek
1,78912.1%75.5%
North Gwinnett High School
Suwanee
3,03319.1%65.8%
Denmark High School
Alpharetta
2,52720.5%65.2%
Walton High School
Marietta
2,7057.6%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 Chattahoochee High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn GeorgiaIn Fulton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
73.1%#24 of 411#4 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.9%#25 of 417
▲ 23
#3 of 32
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,730#111 of 480#11 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.5:1#251 of 413#23 of 33
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.5%#15 of 413#2 of 33
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
16.3%#409 of 425#31 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.0%#60 of 168#8 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,730
-246 (-12%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 2,678
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,730104.716.5:116% (282)
2023-241,781103.317.2:118% (329)
2022-231,852103.217.9:18% (146)
2020-211,97611317.5:18% (164)
2017-181,96610818.2:110% (202)
2015-161,95311317.3:111% (209)
2010-111,7369618.1:110% (171)
2000-012,67815017.9:11% (26)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chattahoochee High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,966 to 1,730); teachers down 3% (108 to 104.7).

About Chattahoochee High School

Chattahoochee High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Alpharetta, Georgia. Enrollment stands at 1,730 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 54% bigger than the average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.

Chattahoochee High School is a school in Fulton County. The district has 107 schools and 87,563 students.

White students account for 37% of enrollment at Chattahoochee High School, more than any other group. Other groups include 32% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. Fulton County residents are about 38% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.

Its staff includes 104.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.5 students per teacher. Across high schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 15.2:1. Chattahoochee High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 16%. That is 46 points below the 62% average for public schools in Fulton County.

Among Georgia public high schools, Chattahoochee High School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Chattahoochee High School would score about 68.9%. It scores 73.1%, 4.2 points above that figure.

In Fulton County, median household income comes to about $95,292, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 205, with about 138,270 students.

Taylor Road Middle School sits about 0.3 miles from Chattahoochee High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Chattahoochee High School is 8th among 9 schools close by.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,730, compared with 1,976 in 2020-21.

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Fulton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Chattahoochee High School
District
Fulton County
Address
5230 Taylor Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phone
(470) 254-7600
County
Fulton County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,730
Teachers (FTE)
105
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
282 (16%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130228002172
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Chattahoochee High School
How many students attend Chattahoochee High School?
Chattahoochee High School enrolls approximately 1,730 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chattahoochee High School serve?
Chattahoochee High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Chattahoochee High School have?
Chattahoochee High School employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Chattahoochee High School?
Student demographics at Chattahoochee High School are roughly 37% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 32% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Chattahoochee High School in?
Chattahoochee High School is part of Fulton County.
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