Fulton County Schools updated its annual school climate ratings for Alpharetta High School, Milton High School and Cambridge High School at a Thursday, July 30 special board meeting, but the district has not yet published the specific scores families would need to compare their schools.

The 2025 STAR Climate Ratings appeared in the district's July 31 Board Bulletin as one of six agenda items Superintendent Dr. Mike Looney presented to the board. The Georgia Department of Education's Climate STAR Rating system scores schools on a 1-to-5-star scale based on student discipline data, attendance, and perception surveys filled out by students, parents and staff.

All three local high schools fall under Zone 7, which also includes FCS Innovation Academy. The zone posted a 97.8% graduation rate across its four high schools in September 2025, and all three local campuses scored well above the state SAT average of 1,029 on the 2025 exam. Alpharetta High averaged 1,207, Cambridge High 1,153 and Milton High 1,141, according to the district's SAT executive summary.

The specific star ratings each Zone 7 school received have not appeared in a publicly accessible document as of Thursday, Aug. 6.

Tuition program does not include local schools

The same bulletin revisited "Find Your Future at Fulton," the $11,000-per-year tuition program the board approved June 18 for out-of-district Georgia students. As we reported July 31, the four participating campuses are Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence, Global Impact Academy, North Springs High School and Northview High School. Alpharetta High, Milton High and Cambridge High are not among them.

Resident students remain the enrollment priority at participating schools, and tuition spots are offered only where capacity allows.

How families can weigh in

Each of the seven board members, led by Board President Kristin McCabe, sponsors a monthly community meeting open to all residents. The full 2026-27 schedule is posted on the district's community meetings page. The sessions give families direct access to raise concerns about school climate, enrollment or any other district issue.

The next district-level opportunity for public input is the FCS Board Work Session on Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the North Learning Center in Sandy Springs.