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Enrollment
819
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255000046
Walnut Grove Elementary School
75 Taylor Rd, Suwanee, GA 30024 · (770) 513-6892 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
469 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
61.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 57.8% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 62.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.8% | 60.5% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 (58.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Elementary School this school | 819 | 57.3% | 58.2% |
| Rock Springs Elementary School Lawrenceville | 801 | 62.9% | 45.6% |
| Taylor Elementary School Lawrenceville | 883 | 63.0% | 52.4% |
| Dyer Elementary School Dacula | 944 | 57.8% | 60.7% |
| Freeman's Mill Elementary School Lawrenceville | 1,011 | 56.9% | 68.1% |
| Berkeley Lake Elementary School Duluth | 838 | 54.7% | 46.7% |
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 Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #212 of 1,208 | #28 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #233 of 1,215 ▲ 56 | #28 of 84 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #187 of 1,215 ▲ 43 | #24 of 84 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #655 of 1,183 | #25 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #205 of 1,324 | #55 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #397 of 1,301 | #31 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.4% | #15 of 1,301 | #15 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #971 of 1,312 | #55 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #696 of 854 | #38 of 53 |
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
819
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 1,085
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 819 | 65.5 | 12.5:1 | 57% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 65 | 12.5:1 | 57% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 60.8 | 12.3:1 | 48% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 62 | 12.7:1 | 39% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 64 | 13.5:1 | 44% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | 61 | 14.3:1 | 41% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 918 | 65 | 14.1:1 | 42% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 71 | 15.3:1 | 7% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (866 to 819); teachers up 2% (64 to 65.5).
About Walnut Grove Elementary School
In Suwanee, Georgia, part of Gwinnett County, Walnut Grove Elementary School is an elementary school. Federal data show 819 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 605 students for elementary schools in Georgia.
Walnut Grove Elementary School falls under Gwinnett County, which has 141 schools enrolling 182,518 students.
Hispanic students account for 31% of enrollment at Walnut Grove Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 25% Black, 23% White, 14% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for Walnut Grove Elementary School is 76%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Walnut Grove Elementary School has 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Georgia is 13.3:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 57% at Walnut Grove Elementary School.
In Georgia, Walnut Grove Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 58.2% actual against a predicted 47.8%.
In the surrounding county, Gwinnett County, median household income comes to about $87,890, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 150 public schools and about 196,924 students.
Collins Hill High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Walnut Grove Elementary School's average proficiency of 58.2% compares with 51.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Walnut Grove Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
The discussion board for Walnut Grove Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Suwanee
- Lambert High SchoolHigh · 3,249 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Collins Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Riverwatch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,455 students
- Level Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 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 largest of the 13.
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolCovington, GA · 721 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
- Collins Hill High School0.2 mi · 2,485
- Creekland Middle School1.4 mi · 1,693
- Taylor Elementary School1.6 mi · 883
- Woodward Mill Elementary School2.1 mi · 1,106
- Rock Springs Elementary School2.4 mi · 801
- Burnette Elementary School2.4 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Walnut Grove Elementary School?
Walnut Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 819 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 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Walnut Grove Elementary School?
Walnut Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 31% Hispanic, 25% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Grove Elementary School in?
Walnut Grove Elementary School is part of Gwinnett County.
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