Northwestern Middle School, 12805 Birmingham Highway, Milton: grades 6-8, 1,212 students and an 87.0 CCRPI score in the state's 2025 report. 470-254-2870.
Last checked 2026-10-04. Sources: Northwestern Middle School, Fulton County Schools, the state’s 2025 School Grades data and the federal NCES school directory.
Northwestern Middle School is a Fulton County Schools middle school for grades 6 to 8 on Birmingham Highway. The federal school directory lists an Alpharetta mailing address, but the school, the district and the state report card place it in the city of Milton. Many Alpharetta addresses are zoned to Northwestern, according to the district’s address map data.
Who to call
- Front office: 470-254-2870, 12805 Birmingham Highway, Milton, GA 30004
- School website: northwestern.fultonschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online registration. District main line: 470-254-3600.
- Buses: Fulton County Schools Transportation North, 470-254-2970
| Address | 12805 Birmingham Highway, Milton, GA 30004 |
| Phone | 470-254-2870 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| School day | 8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. |
| District | Fulton County Schools |
Principal
Principal Haaris Quraishy, according to the school’s principal page, where he says 2026-27 is his second full year leading the school.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,118 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 14 students per teacher.
- State count: 1,212 students in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, up from 1,163 in 2024. The 2023 report counted 1,184.
State report card
Georgia grades schools with the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), which the Georgia Department of Education calls “Georgia’s annual tool for measuring how well schools, districts, and the state are preparing students for the next educational level,” according to its accountability page. Scores run from 0 to 100. Georgia no longer issues letter grades.
| Report year | CCRPI score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 87.0 |
| 2024 | 89.6 |
| 2023 | 94.9 |
The 2025 score breaks down into content mastery 98.7, progress 82.6, closing gaps 64.1 and readiness 94.1. In reading, 85.3% of eighth graders scored at or above the midpoint of the state’s grade-level Lexile range.
Georgia Milestones, 2025 end-of-grade tests (share of tested students at the proficient and distinguished levels):
| Subject | Proficient | Distinguished |
|---|---|---|
| English language arts | 45.2% | 31% |
| Math | 39.8% | 30.9% |
| Science | 48.5% | 24.1% |
| Social studies | 42.8% | 30.5% |
See the full report on the state’s School Grades page for Northwestern Middle or on GaDOE’s CCRPI reporting site. Both are interactive dashboards; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable data file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address on the district’s attendance zone map or with Find Your School.
Under the district’s 2026-27 north Fulton feeder pattern:
- Elementary schools that feed Northwestern: Crabapple Crossing, and parts of Alpharetta Elementary, Birmingham Falls, Hembree Springs, Manning Oaks and Summit Hill.
- High schools: Northwestern is split between Cambridge High and Milton High. The home address decides which one.
Redistricting. Northwestern is not among the schools in the district’s current redistricting, consolidation and closure review, but one of its feeder elementary schools, Hembree Springs, is. The School Board voted Sept. 17, 2026, to start the process, and the district says no zone changes, closures or consolidations have been approved. Our story on the review has the forum dates.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar:
- Monday, Oct. 12: holiday, schools closed
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, a remote learning day
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break
The district’s bell schedule page lists Northwestern’s day as 8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. The school also posts a bell schedule page.
More on Alpharetta schools
- The school’s website and the district’s school profile reports
- Cambridge High School and Milton High School, where Northwestern students go next
- Every public school in Alpharetta
- Our Alpharetta schools guide for enrollment documents and board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Northwestern Middle School serve?
Northwestern Middle School serves grades 6 through 8. It is a Fulton County Schools middle school at 12805 Birmingham Highway in Milton.
What is Northwestern Middle School’s CCRPI score?
Northwestern Middle scored 87.0 on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index in the state’s 2025 School Grades report, down from 89.6 in 2024.
Which high school does Northwestern Middle feed into?
Northwestern is split between Cambridge High and Milton High, according to the district’s 2026-27 feeder pattern. The home address decides which one.
What time does Northwestern Middle School start?
Fulton County Schools lists Northwestern Middle’s hours as 8:55 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.
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