Alpharetta Elementary School vs Lake Windward Elementary School

Alpharetta Elementary School and Lake Windward Elementary School sit 5.2 miles apart in Alpharetta, Georgia, and both rank among the top 2% of elementary schools in the state. Alpharetta Elementary School edges ahead with an overall rating of 9.4/10 versus Lake Windward Elementary School's 9.1/10 — a 0.3-point gap that reflects a state rank of #13 of 2268 in Georgia compared to Lake Windward's #38 of 2268. Both placements are exceptional, but Alpharetta Elementary holds a measurable advantage at the top of that range.

On academic proficiency both schools are identical, each earning a 9.6/10 academic score. The separation opens on growth: Alpharetta Elementary School scores 9.4/10 on student growth versus Lake Windward Elementary School's 9.0/10. That 0.4-point gap signals that students at Alpharetta Elementary are advancing at a faster rate relative to their starting points — a distinction that matters more than snapshot proficiency for families focused on year-over-year learning momentum.

Lake Windward Elementary School is the larger campus, enrolling 650 students compared to Alpharetta Elementary School's 519. That size difference carries through to class density: Alpharetta Elementary's student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1 versus Lake Windward's 12.7:1, meaning more individual attention per student on average. The schools diverge on economic diversity as well — Alpharetta Elementary serves 22% of students on free or reduced-price lunch, nearly double Lake Windward's 12%, giving it a broader socioeconomic mix within what is already a high-income corridor.

Both schools serve grades PK through 5, so the academic span is identical and neither offers a grade-level advantage. The choice ultimately comes down to the growth-score delta and campus size: Alpharetta Elementary's faster growth trajectory and lower student-teacher ratio are the clearest concrete differentiators in a comparison where raw proficiency is a statistical tie.