New Mom to Alpharetta Area

Alpharetta is a great area for schools in general. If you go to schoolmatters.com you can compare and research some of the schools in the area. I live in East Cobb (area of Marietta) and it also has some of the best schools around. Whatever you do, I would suggest that you or your husband choose an area that is not far from work. Traffic in ATlanta is some of the worst in the country. This includes the suburb. local street areas. It goes far beyond the highways. So if at all possible, keep a short commute so you can spend more time with your family. Lots of luck!

When you start looking at homes, find out what the schools are and put them in here. Overall, Alpharetta has good schools, but this will give you an idea where they rank statewide, as well as links to the individual schools. It may help you narrow down to a certain school district.
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/GA/schoolrank.aspx

Welcome! Come and join us in the John's Creek area.
Georgia 400 Exits 11, 12 and 13. Everyone is family
oriented with great churches, schools, shopping, schools,
activities, and resturaunts. Good Luck!

Honestly, you can't go wrong with any school in Alpharetta. They are all award winning schools that feed into great middle schools and fantastic high schools. I have a 15 yo son and 5 yo daughter and my experience with our schools has been awesome. We live in Johns Creek- formerly Alpharetta- and are districted to Findley Oaks ES, River Trail MS and Northview HS. The feel of the school comes directly from administration, meaning if you don't have a good foundation the school will not show it. Additionally, my son has some special needs (physical and scholastic) but is on par with his peers academically and his schools have been nothing short of fantastic!

On a side note, when you visit the area, drive different routes from you husbands workplace to areas you are interested in living. This will help you figure out commute times with respect to traffic flow etc. There tends to be more traffic into Alpharetta in the am and reverse in the evening. Good luck!
V.

Crabapple has some of the best schools in Alpharetta.
There is a fantastic local playgroup in Alpharetta called www.acplaygroup.com
Good luck with your move.