Milton High School
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: (470) 254-7000
Fax: (770) 667-2844
District: Fulton County School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1949 students
Milton High School, a public school located in Alpharetta, GA, serves grades 9-12 in the Fulton County School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Milton High School is a public school located in Alpharetta, GA. 1949 students attend Milton High School.
School Ratings
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|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 9/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Georgia Milestones End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement, and using 2025 Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade (EOG) Assessment data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement. |
| College Readiness | 10/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2024 Average SAT score data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement, using 2024 Average ACT score data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement, and using 2026 demographic data from Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: May 6, 2025
Great neighborhood, great athletic programs, great teachers!!!
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Posted: September 16, 2024
Love Milton High School! This school definitely prepared my child for college. Tough but fair teachers. Milton focuses on the whole development of the student and has an incredible network of caring parents that drive many after-school programs to excellence. And the school looks gorgeous. Google it and you will see a picture of the beautiful white columns.
Posted: October 26, 2023
Posted: October 26, 2023
My daughter graduated from Milton HS and my son is currently attending. My experience as a parent has been very disappointing and frustrating. The school is under staffed, the counselors and teachers don't seem to care, they are unresponsive, the school always smells like marijuana smoke and overall it feels like an overwhelming and chaotic environment. The focus is on football and athletics and for students not participating in sports, it's difficult to make friends and connect. My son has been sad, lonely and suffering socially and academically since starting at Milton. He hates going to school, I've reached out for help and advice multiple times and my emails and voicemails are ignored or dismissed. The environment seems to be getting progressively worse and I think the new charter schools in the area are negatively impacting Milton by dividing the local student population and loss of funding and resources favoring the many surrounding public charter schools.
Posted: October 26, 2023
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Posted: June 2, 2020
Milton HS offers something for everyone in regards to reaching and exceeding potential. From academics to clubs, extracurricular activities, sports, theatre, drama, cirque, choir-theres a niche for all students there. The administration and specifically Principal Jones is wonderful. You can tell he genuinely cares and wants all his students to succeed. My last one just graduated and is off to college now. Great school!
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Posted: December 12, 2019
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Both my kids studied at Milton. The school gives students enough opportunity to students to excel in academic as well as non-academic areas. Some of the great programs include gifted/talented internship, the choir / drama programs and some of the excellent sports teams.
Posted: August 4, 2019
This school is very Type A, but is large enough that everyone can find somewhere that they fit in. Lots of APs, but lots of really great extra curricular activities as well.
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Posted: January 29, 2019
The AP and Honors teachers are likely very effective from what I've heard - involving the students in their choices of activities.
The general education classroom, however, is a disaster. There isn't much emphasis on choice or independent research, and the teachers there have a very low expectation for their students.
Because the Math curriculum changes so often, most in the general classroom are completely jaded.
Posted: January 29, 2019
It's not their fault. The school is incredibly huge and it's mostly impossible to monitor everything. There is smoking in the forest. The band kids are overly-praised and zealous. Cliques form.
Posted: January 29, 2019
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Because it is so lax, bullying goes under the radar. There's hardly ever a bullying intervention.
Posted: January 29, 2019
In all honesty, I wish I went to a smaller school where the AP and Honors kids weren't so separated and glorified, and where I knew my peers better.
Posted: January 29, 2019
There's hardly enough time to do the homework let alone study for the tests. Most state tests are run with a variety of strange facts to study that are in the multiple choice answers. You are likely to spend all your time studying for these tests and have little time for extracurricular - especially with the heavy emphasis on AP where this happens more often.
Posted: October 16, 2018
Very sad to watch an outgoing teen be crushed by this new environment.
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Very sad to watch an outgoing teen be crushed by this new environment.
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Academics is the only good thing here
Posted: February 15, 2018
The best school, and really cool, like the while house :)
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This is the Best school in GA!
Posted: May 23, 2017
Overall it is a good school. My son felt safe, and the educational demands were challenging without being overwhelming. There are all sorts of kids but for the most part everyone is just trying to get good grades. It is a pretty academically minded area.
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Posted: July 26, 2015
They give you medium assignments, but its given over multiple days to suit your own schedule since most students participates in sports, arts, or clubs as well. I.e: "Monday: Complete workbook page 27, and read chapters 1-5 by Thursday." Plus, if you feel overworked and have lots of practices, etc. , you can always request a later due date.
Posted: July 26, 2015
Posted: July 26, 2015
All the work here is vigorous and prestigious to help me get ahead of the game and get a jump start on my career. I'm going into the 10th grade year taking Honors Accelerated Pre-Calculus, a course most people take the freshman year of college. Also, the athletics and arts programs are ALL superb. This is the type of school that will make sure you achieve highly and still enjoy your high school life, because these are the years we'll miss the most. It really is like one big diverse family because we all know each other. If you're moving to town or just looking for a school to change to I HIGHLY recommend MHS, you won't regret it ;) REP THE M!
Posted: July 26, 2015
I attend MHS and almost every teacher I've met has asked me what my goals are, how am I working towards them, and how can they help. Everything I learn I feel helps me in some way concerning my future, and they actually make sure I am comprehending. The work is vigorous and is set at a high pace intentionally to help prepare me for college but they never set the bar so high that I can't reach it. I love attending here and I'm really going to miss it :(
Posted: February 6, 2015
The school is great in the country the athletic program is super! SAT score ranked 4th on average in Atlanta.
Posted: May 20, 2014
after having 3 kids graduate from Milton, I know what I'm talking about. Your children will be well prepared for college - mine all have excelled away from home, and 2/3 were students that have to work very hard. A school like Milton has the ability to offer niches for every student - the drama, theatre and arts department is unbelievable and is supported by the entire student body. The athletics remain strong-several state championships have been won, both while my kids were there and also after their graduation. Lets face it - nothing is perfect and our job as parents is to step back and let our children grow and prosper with our guidance FROM AFAR. Milton gives your kids that ability - there are some fine, fine teachers there and we were more than happy with the experience. I have found over the years that clingy parents only hurt their kids. Although Milton encourages parent involvement, we need to remember to let this be our kids' experience.
Posted: May 3, 2014
We purchased our home specifically for this school and could not be more disappointed. Much apathy from teachers and administration. My child was much more challenged in her former high school...especially in English. I'm really shocked this school has a "9" rating.
Posted: October 22, 2012
Milton High School excels in all dimensions. Academically, the school has experienced helpful teacher. Numerous advanced and AP courses are offered. Exceptional extracurricular programs abound. The school also has the only public Cirque high school program in the country.
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