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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 746 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON COUNTY·NCES 130539001057
Walnut Grove Elementary School
460 Highway 81 S, Covington, GA 30014 · (770) 784-0023 · Walton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
405 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 45 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
46.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
53.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.6% | 40.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Grove Elementary School
Walnut Grove Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Elementary School this school | 721 | 56.2% | 49.0% |
| Mount Zion Elementary School Carrollton | 640 | 53.8% | 43.6% |
| Bowdon Elementary School Bowdon | 781 | 52.1% | 47.6% |
| Morgan County Elementary School Madison | 842 | 54.2% | 54.2% |
| Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary Rockmart | 637 | 61.9% | 43.1% |
| Blackburn Elementary School Dawsonville | 779 | 55.1% | 51.1% |
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 Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Walton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #362 of 1,208 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #340 of 1,215 ▲ 19 | #3 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #329 of 1,215 ▲ 89 | #4 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.9pp | #143 of 1,183 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #336 of 1,324 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #873 of 1,301 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #856 of 1,301 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #985 of 1,312 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #305 of 386 | #6 of 6 |
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
721
+55 (+8%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 721 | 51 | 14.1:1 | 56% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 49.2 | 14.8:1 | 59% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 45.7 | 15.9:1 | 42% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 39% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 43.5 | 16.0:1 | 46% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 49% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 51% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 41 | 19.1:1 | 25% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (697 to 721); teachers up 17% (43.5 to 51).
About Walnut Grove Elementary School
Located in Covington, Georgia, Walnut Grove Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 721 students.
The Walton County system has 15 schools and 14,783 students.
More than half of the students at Walnut Grove Elementary School are White (72%). Next come 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Walton County, where about 70% of residents are White. The diversity index for Walnut Grove Elementary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Walnut Grove Elementary School reported 51 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.1:1. The school's 14.1:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in Georgia. Roughly 56% of students at Walnut Grove Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Walton County average a similar 56%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Walnut Grove Elementary School, the prediction is 48.3% and the result is 49.0%.
For Walton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $84,945 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Walton County number 19, with about 16,815 students.
Walnut Grove High School is about 2.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Walnut Grove Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.0% on proficiency, and Walnut Grove Elementary School is above that at 49.0%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% rise, from 666 to 721. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.2:1 to 14.1:1.
The discussion board for Walnut Grove Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Walton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,313
Census ACS
Median income
$84,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
16,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walton County
- Loganville High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
- Loganville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,320 students
- Monroe Area High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Youth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,181 students
- Loganville Elementary SchoolElementary · 951 students
Other schools in Covington
- Newton High SchoolHigh · 2,499 students
- Alcovy High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastside High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Newton County Theme School at FicquettElementary · 1,095 students
- Live Oak ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- Liberty Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
Other Walnut Grove Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Walnut Grove Elementary. Walnut Grove Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 13.
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 819 students
- Walnut Grove ElementaryPatterson, CA · 744 students
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolBargersville, IN · 735 students
- Walnut Grove ElementaryVANCOUVER, WA · 681 students
- Walnut Grove ElementaryPleasanton, CA · 629 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Grove High School2.1 mi · 1,511
- Youth Middle School3.6 mi · 1,181
- Youth Elementary School4.0 mi · 756
- Sharon Elementary School5.2 mi · 712
- Flint Hill Elementary5.4 mi · 848
- Atha Road Elementary School5.8 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walnut Grove Elementary School?
Walnut Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 721 students in grades PK-05.
Is Walnut Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walnut Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Walnut Grove Elementary School have?
Walnut Grove Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Walnut Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Walnut Grove Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Walnut Grove Elementary School public or private?
Walnut Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.