Milton High graduated 97.3% of the Class of 2026 on time, its best in seven years, and Cambridge 97.6%. Fulton County Schools set a sixth straight record.
Milton High School graduated 97.3% of its Class of 2026 in four years. That is the school’s highest rate in the seven years Fulton County Schools published, up from 96.2% in 2025. Cambridge High, the city’s other high school, reached 97.6%.
The figures are in the district’s 2026 graduation rate analysis, released with its Sept. 28 announcement. Fulton County Schools as a whole graduated 93.4% of students on time. The district said it is a record for the sixth year in a row, based on figures from the Georgia Department of Education.
The schools that serve Milton
Most Milton addresses are zoned for Cambridge or Milton High. Some go to Alpharetta High or Roswell High, and FCS Innovation Academy in Alpharetta takes students by lottery. Our guide to Milton’s public schools shows which address goes where.
| School | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCS Innovation Academy | 99.8% | 99.7% | -0.1 |
| Cambridge High | 97.4% | 97.6% | +0.2 |
| Milton High | 96.2% | 97.3% | +1.1 |
| Alpharetta High | 98.4% | 96.8% | -1.6 |
| Roswell High | 93.5% | 93.5% | 0.0 |
| Fulton County Schools | 91.9% | 93.4% | +1.5 |
All five schools beat the district rate. Milton High’s 97.3% tops its previous best in the table, 97.1% in 2022. Its lowest was 95.9%, in both 2023 and 2024.
What the district said
The analysis names Cambridge and Milton among five schools that kept graduation rates above 95% in every year from 2020 to 2026. The others are Chattahoochee, Johns Creek and Northview. It said Innovation Academy has stayed above 98% in each of its three reported years.
Alpharetta High, in Alpharetta, about six miles from Milton, had the district’s second-largest drop, 1.6 points. The district noted that Alpharetta remains above its 2020 rate of 96.5%.
How the rate works
Georgia uses the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate. It follows students from ninth grade and adjusts the group as students transfer in or out. The rate is the share of that group earning a regular diploma within four years. It does not count students who finish in a fifth year.
What it means for you
- If your student is in high school, the rate is one measure. The state’s report card also covers test scores and readiness. Each school page linked in the table above carries the latest College and Career Ready Performance Index score.
- If you are moving to Milton, attendance zones do not follow city limits. Check the address in the district’s attendance zone map before you buy or rent.
- Innovation Academy admits by lottery, with no zone. Its application page explains how to apply.
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