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Enrollment
1,278
Middle
DISTRICT 1,220 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSYTH COUNTY·NCES 130222004228
DeSana Middle School
625 James Road, Alpharetta, GA 30004 · (770) 667-2591 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,278 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Georgia public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
276 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 440 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 405 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 433 | 34% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Students here typically continue to
DeSana Middle School→Denmark High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from Forsyth County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
73.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 72.2% |
| 2022-23 | 64.9% | 69.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.7% | 63.8% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 DeSana Middle School
DeSana Middle School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeSana Middle School this school | 1,278 | 21.6% | 63.5% |
| Lakeside Middle School Cumming | 1,513 | 14.7% | 69.3% |
| Webb Bridge Middle School Alpharetta | 1,228 | 7.9% | 83.0% |
| Piney Grove Middle School Cumming | 1,024 | 12.9% | 85.2% |
| River Trail Middle School Duluth | 1,098 | 14.5% | 81.8% |
| South Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 1,319 | 7.9% | 84.2% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 DeSana Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #47 of 470 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #38 of 474 ▼ 6 | #7 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #40 of 474 ▼ 1 | #6 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #160 of 465 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,278 | #42 of 487 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #454 of 471 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #81 of 471 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #452 of 479 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +49.1% | #6 of 144 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,278
+211 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,278 | 73.3 | 17.4:1 | 22% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 1,251 | 71.1 | 17.6:1 | 24% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 1,215 | 69.1 | 17.6:1 | 18% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 1,067 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 18% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 52.5 | 16.3:1 | 25% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeSana Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (857 to 1,278); teachers up 40% (52.5 to 73.3).
About DeSana Middle School
DeSana Middle School is a middle school in Alpharetta, Georgia, reachable at (770) 667-2591. Enrollment is 1,278 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Georgia is about 763 students, so this school is 67% above average.
Forsyth County, which runs DeSana Middle School, has 42 schools and 54,864 students.
At DeSana Middle School, Asian students make up 51% of the student body. The next largest groups are 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 31 points above the 20% share among Forsyth County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at DeSana Middle School is 73.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.4:1. That is higher than the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. The school counts 276 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 22%. For comparison, public schools in Forsyth County average 21%.
The allk12 Grade for DeSana Middle School is A-. Compared with Georgia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, DeSana Middle School would score about 66.2%. It scores 63.5%, 2.6 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Forsyth County, the median household income is $143,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Forsyth County is home to 42 public schools and about 54,864 public school students.
Nearby, Brandywine Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 67.1% on proficiency, and DeSana Middle School is below that at 63.5%.
The federal government classifies DeSana Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, DeSana Middle School's enrollment grew 20%, to 1,278.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
267,287
Census ACS
Median income
$143,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
54,864 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forsyth County
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- South Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- West Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,503 students
- Forsyth Central High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- North Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 2,151 students
Other schools in Alpharetta
- Denmark High SchoolHigh · 2,527 students
- Alpharetta High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Milton High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Chattahoochee High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Innovation AcademyHigh · 1,511 students
- Hopewell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,265 students
Nearby schools
- Brandywine Elementary School0.6 mi · 968
- Denmark High School1.3 mi · 2,527
- Midway Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,022
- Cambridge High School2.3 mi · 1,602
- Cogburn Woods Elementary School3.1 mi · 786
- Hopewell Middle School3.1 mi · 1,265
Frequently asked questions
About DeSana Middle SchoolHow large is DeSana Middle School?
DeSana Middle School enrolls approximately 1,278 students in grades 06-08.
Is DeSana Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DeSana Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DeSana Middle School have?
DeSana Middle School employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is DeSana Middle School?
DeSana Middle School reports a student body of 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 51% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is DeSana Middle School public or private?
DeSana Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.