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What's something Walnut Grove High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,511
High
DISTRICT 1,552 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALTON COUNTY·NCES 130539003901
Walnut Grove High School
4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd, Loganville, GA 30052 · (678) 507-3900 · Walton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,511 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Georgia public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
600 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 415 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 408 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 359 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 329 | 22% |
Student demographics
49%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 DistinguishedMath
63.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +19.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 20 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.5% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 High School
Walnut Grove High School's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove High School this school | 1,511 | 39.7% | 55.6% |
| Central High School Carrollton | 1,338 | 38.5% | 53.8% |
| South Effingham High School Guyton | 1,906 | 38.9% | 53.8% |
| Harlem High School Harlem | 1,318 | 42.2% | 45.9% |
| Harris County High School Hamilton | 1,733 | 34.9% | 53.0% |
| Mary Persons High School Forsyth | 1,323 | 43.7% | 59.9% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #86 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #59 of 417 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,511 | #145 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #177 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #260 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #353 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #115 of 226 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,511
+178 (+13%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 1,013
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,511 | 97 | 15.6:1 | 40% (600) |
| 2023-24 | 1,511 | 86.5 | 17.5:1 | 44% (658) |
| 2022-23 | 1,450 | 92.7 | 15.6:1 | 28% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 1,333 | 77 | 17.3:1 | 29% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 1,378 | 78 | 17.7:1 | 37% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 1,408 | 73 | 19.3:1 | 39% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 1,013 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 41% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (1,378 to 1,511); teachers up 24% (78 to 97).
About Walnut Grove High School
At 4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd in Loganville, Georgia, Walnut Grove High School operates as a mid-sized high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,511 students. High schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students, which makes this school 35% above average.
The 15 schools in Walton County enroll 14,783 students altogether, Walnut Grove High School among them.
Of every 100 students at Walnut Grove High School, about 68 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among Walton County residents, the White share is about 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Walnut Grove High School scores 49%.
Classroom staffing at Walnut Grove High School totals 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Walnut Grove High School is about 40%. It compares with 56% for public schools in Walton County.
On the allk12 Grade, Walnut Grove High School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Georgia public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Walnut Grove High School is 1.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Georgia schools.
For the population of Walton County, the median household earns about $84,945 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Walton County, 19 public schools serve about 16,815 students.
Measured in a straight line, Youth Middle School is about 2.1 miles from Walnut Grove High School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Walnut Grove High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Walnut Grove High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.3:1 to 15.6:1.
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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
- Loganville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,320 students
- Monroe Area High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Youth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,181 students
- Loganville Elementary SchoolElementary · 951 students
- Carver Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
Other schools in Loganville
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- McConnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Loganville High SchoolHigh · 1,911 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,520 students
- Loganville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,320 students
- Magill Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,259 students
Other Walnut Grove High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Walnut Grove High. Walnut Grove High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Walnut Grove High SchoolPROSPER, TX · 2,268 students
- WALNUT GROVE HIGHWALNUT GROVE, MO · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Youth Middle School2.1 mi · 1,181
- Walnut Grove Elementary School2.1 mi · 721
- Youth Elementary School2.3 mi · 756
- Sharon Elementary School3.3 mi · 712
- Loganville High School5.6 mi · 1,911
- Atha Road Elementary School5.6 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Grove High SchoolHow large is Walnut Grove High School?
Walnut Grove High School enrolls approximately 1,511 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Walnut Grove High School serve?
Walnut Grove High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Grove High School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Walnut Grove High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Grove High School?
At Walnut Grove High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Grove High School in?
Walnut Grove High School is part of Walton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.