Innovation Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Alpharetta, Georgia

Innovation Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia enrolled 1,511 students in 2024-25 with 79.0 full-time teachers, 19.1 students per teacher against the Georgia high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 87% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

1,136 students in 2022-23, 1,443 students in 2023-24, 1,511 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 67.4 to 79.0.

Students enrolled at Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 1,136, 2023-24: 1,443, 2024-25: 1,51105001k1.5k2k2022-231,1362023-241,4432024-251,511
Students enrolled at Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 1,136, 2023-24: 1,443, 2024-25: 1,51105001k1.5k2k2022-231,1362023-241,4432024-251,511
Students enrolled at Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 1,136, 2023-24: 1,443, 2024-25: 1,51105001k1.5k2k2022-231,1362023-241,4432024-251,511
Students enrolled at Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 1,136, 2023-24: 1,443, 2024-25: 1,51105001k1.5k2k2022-231,1362023-241,4432024-251,511
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,13667.416.9
2023-241,44377.618.6
2024-251,51179.019.1

19.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Georgia high schools

Among the 476 Georgia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Innovation Academy 19.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherInnovation Academy 19.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Innovation Academy 19.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherInnovation Academy 19.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Innovation Academy 19.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherInnovation Academy 19.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Georgia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 51.6; Innovation Academy 19.1; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherInnovation Academy 19.1state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 428 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Innovation Academy enrolled 855 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 428 of the 855 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions18
  • Chronically absent4.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.3% of students were Asian, 33.6% White, 12.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Asian43.3%
  2. White33.6%
  3. Black12.0%
  4. Hispanic7.0%
  5. Two or more races3.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Innovation Academy scored proficient or above: 87% in math, against 38.7% in math across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Math87%46% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Alpharetta

5 public high schools in Alpharetta report 2024-25 enrollment; Innovation Academy is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Denmark High School2,52717.316.4%
Alpharetta High School2,02417.412.6%
Milton High School1,99918.414.4%
Chattahoochee High School1,73016.512.7%
Innovation Academy1,51119.18.5%

All public schools in Alpharetta →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Innovation Academy

  1. Alpharetta High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 2,024 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Milton High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,999 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Innovation Academy with Alpharetta High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fulton County spends per student$15,183 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,183
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaInnovation Academy is the number 144 by size of 478 Georgia high schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 478
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher19.1 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 15.8 for high schools.19.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Innovation Academy

  1. How many students attend Innovation Academy?
    1,511 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,136 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Alpharetta, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Innovation Academy?
    19.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Innovation Academy a Title I school?
    Innovation Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Innovation Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Innovation Academy scored proficient or above: 87% in math, against 38.7% in math across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Innovation Academy in?
    Fulton County, NCES district ID 1302280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130228004408 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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