Walnut Creek Elementary

Walnut Creek Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in McDonough, Georgia, part of Henry County, with 712 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 53 schools in Henry County (43,012 students total), Walnut Creek Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Walnut Creek Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Walnut Creek Elementary has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Henry County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Walnut Creek Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 38.7%; actual is 21.9%, a gap of -16.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Henry County shows median household earnings sit near $83,146, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Henry County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,102 students), Walnut Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

EXCEL Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Walnut Creek Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 24.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Walnut Creek Elementary's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 654 (now 712). Black enrollment moved from 65% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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