📍 625 James Road, Alpharetta, Forsyth County, 30004
DeSana Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alpharetta, Forsyth County. The school has 1,215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forsyth County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeSana Middle School enrolls 1,215 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 69.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Asian, 25% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 531 | 44% |
| White | 302 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 1,215 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
DeSana Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-70, state senate district 27, state house district 22.
DeSana Middle School is one of 42 schools in Forsyth County, based in Cumming, Georgia. The district serves 54,864 students district-wide and employs 3,280 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,215 students, DeSana Middle School is close to the district average of about 1,306 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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