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Walton County

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At a glance

40^thof 201 Georgia districts▲ 2

Better than 80% of Georgia districts

Elementary 9 Middle 3 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

200 Double Springs Church Rd
Monroe, GA 30656·(770) 266-4520·All Georgia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 80.1% of districts

Schools

14,783

Students

5-star school

Top rankedYouth Elementary School117^th of 1,219 Georgia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Walker Park Elementary School up 187 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sharon Elementary School 13.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Walton County Schools serves approximately 14,553 students across 15 schools—9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools—in a suburban area east of Atlanta, ranking 40th out of 201 Georgia districts with an overall 4-star rating.

For parents, the standout choice is Youth Elementary School, the district's only 5-star school, with 3rd grade math proficiency at 74.1% versus the district's 54.7% and the state's 48.3%. At the high school level, Loganville High School leads with a 95.7% graduation rate and 64.2% Algebra I proficiency, while Walnut Grove High School is rising fast, improving from 101st to 71st statewide and posting the district's best Biology scores at 57.7%. Among middle schools, Youth Middle School is the clear leader, with 8th grade math proficiency of 64.1% compared to Loganville Middle School's 57.8% and Carver Middle School's 42.8%. On the other end, Harmony Elementary School and Monroe Elementary both hold 2-star ratings, with 5th grade math proficiency at just 26.9% and 34.7%, respectively.

Chronic absenteeism is a key predictor of performance. Monroe Area High School has a 29.0% chronic absenteeism rate—11 points above the state average—while top performers like Loganville Elementary School (10.5%) and Youth Elementary (10.3%) keep rates well below the district's 17.8%. Bay Creek Elementary School has seen the steepest decline, dropping from the 64th to 42nd percentile, with 5th grade math falling from 41.2% to 25.0%. Notably, spending doesn't drive results—Harmony Elementary spends $14,096 per student yet underperforms Youth Elementary, which spends $12,746. The district excels in science, with 8th grade proficiency at 44.7% versus the state's 29.7%, and all three high schools exceed the state graduation rate of 87.2%.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	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
Carver Middle School	Public	6-8	1095 Good Hope Rd	Monroe	30655	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 267-6000	914	59	15.4	64.7%	433 (47.4%)	316 (34.6%)	86 (9.4%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (6.0%)	57.5	220^th of 578 public middle schools	61.9%		48.2	277^th of 585 public middle schools	52.6%	57							34.9	39.7	42.8		39.2	42.8	$12,941	$1,136	$11,805
Walnut Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	460 Highway 81 S	Covington	30014	Newton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 784-0023	721	51	14.1	56.2%	519 (72.0%)	78 (10.8%)	83 (11.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.4%)	63.9	393^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	67.8%		68.8	340^th of 1238 public elementary schools	72.5%	53				49.6	53.6	47.2				54.3			$13,827	$537	$13,291
Bay Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Homer Moon Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 466-2271	776	51	15.1	69.5%	124 (16.0%)	378 (48.7%)	171 (22.0%)	40 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.5%)	37.2	709^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.8%		49.8	568^th of 1238 public elementary schools	54.1%	141				52.2	43.1	25.0				28.0			$12,989	$902	$12,087
Loganville Middle School	Public	6-8	4869 Bay Creek Church Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2960	1,320	77	17.1	55.6%	558 (42.3%)	400 (30.3%)	245 (18.6%)	39 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	71 (5.4%)	74.4	134^th of 578 public middle schools	76.8%		71	146^th of 585 public middle schools	75.0%	12							48.7	51.7	57.8		47.2	41.7	$11,436	$318	$11,118
Walker Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Carl Davis Rd NW	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 267-8311	755	55	13.8	49.3%	493 (65.3%)	122 (16.2%)	81 (10.7%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	65.9	369^th of 1219 public elementary schools	69.7%		50.6	556^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.1%	187				55.3	54.2	57.3				43.6			$13,198	$311	$12,886
Harmony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	934 Harmony Church Rd NE	Monroe	30655	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 267-6574	666	47	14.3	81.1%	274 (41.1%)	284 (42.6%)	54 (8.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (6.6%)	37.6	704^th of 1219 public elementary schools	42.2%		28.3	869^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.8%	165				41.4	48.6	26.9				32.2			$14,096	$1,349	$12,747
Monroe Area High School	Public	9-12	300 Double Springs Church Rd S	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 266-4599	1,233	87	14.1	57.5%	558 (45.3%)	437 (35.4%)	147 (11.9%)	30 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.6%)	50.9	164^th of 455 public high schools	64.0%		49.9	170^th of 451 public high schools	62.3%	6	43.8	47.5	43.9										$13,495	$832	$12,663
Loganville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4889 Bay Creek Church Road	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2840	951	62	15.4	48.1%	504 (53.0%)	213 (22.4%)	142 (14.9%)	24 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)	84.1	187^th of 1219 public elementary schools	84.7%		83.9	190^th of 1238 public elementary schools	84.7%	3				60.0	71.8	71.0				56.7			$12,029	$207	$11,822
Loganville High School	Public	9-12	100 Trident Trail	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2880	1,911	114	16.7	44.0%	856 (44.8%)	566 (29.6%)	336 (17.6%)	50 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (5.2%)	63.1	95^th of 455 public high schools	79.1%		70.6	83^rd of 451 public high schools	81.6%	12	64.2	48.2	49.4										$11,103	$259	$10,844
Atha Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 H D Atha Rd	Monroe	30655	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 266-5995	771	56	13.8	59.5%	466 (60.4%)	168 (21.8%)	73 (9.5%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.0%)	58	452^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	62.9%		59.6	440^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.5%	12				53.9	63.1	41.7				34.3			$14,002	$998	$13,003
Youth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4009 Center Hill Church Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-0172	756	50	15.0	41.7%	548 (72.5%)	56 (7.4%)	96 (12.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	91	117^th of 1219 public elementary schools	90.4%		91.3	113^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.9%	4				74.1	71.4	68.4				69.3			$12,746	$384	$12,363
Youth Middle School	Public	6-8	1804 Highway 81	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(770) 466-6849	1,181	71	16.7	47.0%	805 (68.2%)	188 (15.9%)	135 (11.4%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.5%)	79.1	103^rd of 578 public middle schools	82.2%		76.9	118^th of 585 public middle schools	79.8%	15							54.3	50.4	64.1		45.8	47.5	$11,579	$458	$11,121
Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Dillard Dr	Monroe	30656	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 207-3205	605	39	15.7	79.2%	197 (32.6%)	246 (40.7%)	91 (15.0%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	51 (8.4%)	40.5	663^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	45.6%		33.4	789^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.3%	126				43.8	48.0	34.7				30.5			$13,194	$1,096	$12,098
Sharon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 White Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 684-2850	712	54	13.1	56.0%	358 (50.3%)	130 (18.3%)	160 (22.5%)	25 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	75.5	265^th of 1219 public elementary schools	78.3%		73.4	290^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.6%	25				57.9	52.1	64.9				57.9			$14,238	$516	$13,722
Walnut Grove High School	Public	9-12	4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd	Loganville	30052	Walton County	Walton County	No	No	No	No	(678) 507-3900	1,511	97	15.5	39.7%	1,033 (68.4%)	231 (15.3%)	179 (11.8%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.2%)	68.8	71^st of 455 public high schools	84.4%		73	73^rd of 451 public high schools	83.8%	2	64.3	57.7	50.6										$12,064	$369	$11,694

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barrow County	9.11 mi	19	99^th
Oconee County	9.29 mi	12	3^rd
Social Circle City	9.9 mi	3	105^th
Newton County	13.96 mi	24	165^th
Gwinnett County	14.62 mi	144	66^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.