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Walker County

At a glance

105^thof 206 Georgia districts▼ 7

Better than 49% of Georgia districts

Elementary 10 Middle 3 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

201 South Duke Street
La Fayette, GA 30728·(706) 638-1240·All Georgia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 49% of districts

Schools

8,379

Students

5-star school

Top rankedFairyland Elementary School36^th of 1,238 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rock Spring Elementary School up 80 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

LaFayette Middle School 9.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Walker County school district in Georgia consists of 15 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district serves a diverse range of academic performance, with some standout high-performing schools as well as lower-performing institutions.

Fairyland Elementary School is a standout in the district, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state with a 5-star rating. The school boasts exceptional test scores, with 74-97% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Cherokee Ridge Elementary and Stone Creek Elementary are lower-performing schools, with 1-2 star ratings and lower proficiency rates across subject areas.

The district's high schools, Ridgeland High School and LaFayette High School, both have 85.4% four-year graduation rates. However, there is a wide range in test score proficiency, with Algebra I proficiency ranging from 30.9% at Ridgeland to 47.4% at LaFayette. The schools also vary significantly in their free/reduced lunch rates, from 31.7% at Fairyland Elementary to 95.3% at Stone Creek Elementary, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)						Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Milestones Assessment Science (2025)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rossville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Wilson Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-5901	447	43	10.3	100.0%	289 (64.7%)	59 (13.2%)	68 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	13.1	1131^st of 1238 public elementary schools	8.6%		17.9	1042^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	16.5%	89					12.3	20.9	17.6				23.6	12.1	19.2				18.9			$16,477	$1,647	$14,830
Gilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	87 S Burnt Mill Rd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-2432	476	37	13.0	100.0%	418 (87.8%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	29.7	837^th of 1238 public elementary schools	32.4%		39.7	699^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.0%	138					38.0	31.0	21.3				36.6	31.0	14.8				21.3			$14,930	$1,287	$13,644
LaFayette Middle School	Public	6-8	419 Roadrunner Blvd	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-6440	499	54	9.2	100.0%	434 (87.0%)	17 (3.4%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	40.9	329^th of 584 public middle schools	43.7%		32.9	390^th of 588 public middle schools	33.7%	61								32.8	27.1	30.7				25.3	32.9	41.9		27.8	37.4	$17,103	$970	$16,134
Fairyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 Lula Lake Rd	Lookout Mountain	30750	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-1171	294	25	11.7	36.1%	264 (89.8%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	97.1	36^th of 1238 public elementary schools	97.1%		98.9	11^th of 1248 public elementary schools	99.1%	25					74.4	91.7	84.8				67.4	97.2	75.8				78.8			$16,185	$565	$15,620
Naomi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4038 E Highway 136	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-2443	302	29	10.4	100.0%	267 (88.4%)	7 (2.3%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	37.3	724^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.5%		45.2	624^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.0%	100					18.6	22.7	63.2				30.5	30.2	42.1				39.5			$17,427	$1,103	$16,324
North LaFayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 N Duke St	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 638-1869	420	33	12.5	100.0%	349 (83.1%)	17 (4.0%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	32.8	797^th of 1238 public elementary schools	35.6%		39.6	702^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	43.8%	95					26.6	32.7	25.7				32.8	43.6	31.9				28.6			$15,307	$970	$14,336
Chattanooga Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 Chattanooga Valley Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-2511	418	39	10.8	89.7%	354 (84.7%)	12 (2.9%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	75.7	267^th of 1238 public elementary schools	78.4%		72.9	310^th of 1248 public elementary schools	75.2%	43					55.9	38.8	54.5				57.4	63.8	48.1				63.6			$16,108	$1,017	$15,090
Stone Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-3600	448	33	13.7	100.0%	323 (72.1%)	46 (10.3%)	44 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	23.6	949^th of 1238 public elementary schools	23.3%		30	854^th of 1248 public elementary schools	31.6%	95					13.7	34.9	21.0				21.9	32.5	22.2				30.9			$13,346	$1,001	$12,346
Rock Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	372 Highway 95	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 764-1383	419	38	11.1	93.6%	368 (87.8%)	9 (2.1%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	47.6	599^th of 1238 public elementary schools	51.6%		41	679^th of 1248 public elementary schools	45.6%	80					31.4	32.3	46.7				21.6	45.2	36.7				53.3			$17,276	$1,219	$16,057
Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	2478 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-9361	1,284	89	14.4	95.6%	1,006 (78.3%)	108 (8.4%)	87 (6.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.1%)	28.5	310^th of 452 public high schools	31.4%		34	278^th of 458 public high schools	39.3%	32	27.0	30.9	36.9	13.6																$12,834	$968	$11,865
LaFayette High School	Public	9-12	100 Rambler Dr	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 638-2342	1,157	83	13.9	94.2%	993 (85.8%)	37 (3.2%)	48 (4.1%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.0%)	52.6	157^th of 452 public high schools	65.3%		55.7	153^rd of 458 public high schools	66.6%	4	26.9	47.4	46.2	52.7																$13,233	$1,438	$11,795
Cherokee Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2423 Johnson Rd	Chickamauga	30707	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-9831	548	47	11.5	100.0%	462 (84.3%)	24 (4.4%)	29 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	26.5	900^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.3%		40.9	681^st of 1248 public elementary schools	45.4%	219					17.3	28.6	31.6				17.3	33.7	29.8				40.4			$15,233	$1,046	$14,187
Chattanooga Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	847 Allgood Rd	Flintstone	30725	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-0735	449	42	10.8	95.3%	376 (83.7%)	16 (3.6%)	22 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	59.6	209^th of 584 public middle schools	64.2%		53.9	252^nd of 588 public middle schools	57.1%	43								39.9	51.4	46.9				33.1	33.6	46.2		35.4	39.2	$15,771	$963	$14,808
Rossville Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Bull Dog Trl	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 820-0638	446	48	9.2	100.0%	299 (67.0%)	54 (12.1%)	48 (10.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	33.6	384^th of 584 public middle schools	34.2%		35.2	369^th of 588 public middle schools	37.2%	15								23.9	23.8	38.0				15.9	17.5	28.0		36.9	30.4	$17,658	$1,098	$16,559
Saddle Ridge Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9858 N Highway 27	Rock Spring	30739	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 375-1219	772	58	13.2	82.8%	686 (88.9%)	16 (2.1%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	48.6	583^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	52.9%		52.7	533^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	57.3%	50					17.3	33.3	48.0	39.5	33.9	44.4	30.8	46.4	42.7	31.1	32.2	41.4	49.3	27.6	48.3	$13,591	$844	$12,747

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Catoosa County	2.95 mi	16	61^st
Chickamauga City	7.25 mi	3	17^th
Dade County	13.55 mi	4	50^th
Whitfield County	17.48 mi	22	92^nd
Dalton Public Schools	22.82 mi	10	107^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.