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Alumni: what's one memory from Walnut Creek Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282003413
Walnut Creek Elementary
3535 McDonough Pkwy, McDonough, GA 30253 · (770) 288-8561 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Georgia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
532 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
22.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 18.5% |
| 2022-23 | 21.9% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Walnut Creek Elementary
Walnut Creek Elementary's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek Elementary this school | 712 | 74.7% | 21.9% |
| Veterans Elementary School Macon | 715 | 73.7% | 13.2% |
| New Manchester Elementary School Douglasville | 818 | 74.4% | 37.9% |
| Southfield Elementary School Macon | 630 | 73.7% | 15.6% |
| Luella Elementary School Locust Grove | 616 | 70.8% | 28.8% |
| Bethlehem Elementary School Locust Grove | 630 | 70.6% | 25.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Walnut Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #994 of 1,208 | #24 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #1,023 of 1,215 ▲ 45 | #26 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #882 of 1,215 ▲ 159 | #22 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #640 of 1,183 | #17 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #352 of 1,324 | #7 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #973 of 1,301 | #15 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #929 of 1,301 | #24 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #781 of 1,312 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #215 of 386 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
712
+90 (+14%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 712 | 49.1 | 14.5:1 | 75% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 47.6 | 15.8:1 | 79% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 45.5 | 15.7:1 | 65% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 63% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 67% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 68% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 66% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (654 to 712); teachers down 2% (50 to 49.1).
About Walnut Creek Elementary
McDonough, Georgia, is home to Walnut Creek Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 712 students in pre-K through 5.
Walnut Creek Elementary is one school in Henry County, a system of 53 schools with 43,012 students.
Walnut Creek Elementary's enrollment is 75% Black. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Henry County's population at about 52%. Walnut Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.5:1, with 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Henry County.
allk12 grades Walnut Creek Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Walnut Creek Elementary falls short of its prediction by 16.9 points. The model expects 38.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Georgia; the school's rate is 21.9%.
Among Henry County residents, median household income is about $83,146, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 54 public schools in Henry County, with a combined enrollment of about 43,102.
The closest public school to Walnut Creek Elementary is EXCEL Academy, about 1.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 24.9% proficiency; Walnut Creek Elementary posts 21.9%.
In the federal locale system, Walnut Creek Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Walnut Creek Elementary went from 622 students to 712.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Walnut Creek Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in McDonough
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- McDonough High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Ola Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,039 students
- Union Grove MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
Other Walnut Creek Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Walnut Creek Elementary. Walnut Creek Elementary is the largest of the 7.
- Walnut Creek ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 574 students
- Walnut Creek ElementaryGalena, OH · 546 students
- Walnut Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 496 students
- WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARYPAPILLION, NE · 451 students
- Walnut Creek Elementary SchoolAZLE, TX · 389 students
Nearby schools
- EXCEL Academy1.6 mi · 213
- Wesley Lakes Elementary School1.7 mi · 564
- Impact Academy Middle School1.8 mi · 339
- Impact Academy High School1.8 mi · 449
- Birch Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 745
- McDonough High School2.3 mi · 1,359
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Walnut Creek Elementary?
Walnut Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 712 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Walnut Creek Elementary serve?
Walnut Creek Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Walnut Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Walnut Creek Elementary?
Walnut Creek Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 11% Hispanic, 75% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Creek Elementary?
Walnut Creek Elementary is overseen by Henry County in Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.