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Walnut Grove High School

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Walnut Grove High School ranks 71 st of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 84% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Walnut Grove High School in Loganville, GA, serves approximately 1,511 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Walton County School District, a district ranked in the top 20% of Georgia with a 4-star rating. The school has earned a 4-star rating itself, ranking 71st out of 455 high schools statewide—a remarkable climb of 74 positions over the past decade. This steady improvement is reflected in test scores: Algebra I proficiency has nearly doubled from 35.8% to 64.3% in just three years, while Biology proficiency sits at 57.7% and U.S. History at 50.6%—all well above state averages.

What truly sets Walnut Grove apart is its performance compared to nearby schools. Its Algebra I proficiency rate of 64.3% is more than triple that of Newton High School (18.6%) and nearly four times that of Rockdale County High School (17.3%). Within its own district, it outperforms Monroe Area High School by more than 20 percentage points in Algebra I. The school also edges out Loganville High School in Biology (57.7% vs. 48.2%) despite Loganville having a slightly higher graduation rate. Notably, Walnut Grove achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,064) than most comparable schools, including Eastside High School ($13,952) and Shiloh High School ($13,221).

The school also stands out for its effectiveness across student groups, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for Hispanic student achievement and the 82nd percentile for African American students. Its dropout rate of 1.3% is nearly half the state average, and chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 37.5% post-pandemic to 18.3%. While the graduation rate dipped slightly to 91.7% (still above the state's 87.2%), the school's trajectory—improving its state ranking in eight of the last nine years—points to a culture of continuous growth. For parents seeking a high school that delivers strong academics efficiently and supports diverse learners well, Walnut Grove is a standout choice in the region.

1,511

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,064

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4863 Guthrie Cemetery Rd
Loganville, GA 30052

(678) 507-3900

District: Walton County

Feeder schools for Walnut Grove High School:

Elementary:	Atha Road Elementary School
	Walnut Grove Elementary School
	Youth Elementary School
Middle:	Youth Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

African American:

15.3%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (58% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Georgia high schools

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

Georgia avg45%

71^st of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Walton County

40^th of 201Walton County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	71 of 455	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	73 of 451	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	100 of 454	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	119 of 448	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	124 of 431	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	66 of 410	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	104 of 438	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	125 of 428	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	50.0	145 of 420	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	124 of 426	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	48.0	156 of 435	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.9	92 of 425	78.4%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	68 of 425	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.9	92 of 396	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.1	88 of 402	78.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	66 of 376	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	73 of 391	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	101 of 382	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	110 of 384	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	93 of 372	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	79 of 431	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	71 of 438	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	105 of 435	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	127 of 433	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	108 of 430	74.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	38 of 298	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	64 of 312	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	97 of 315	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	152 of 308	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	142 of 295	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	67 of 436	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	78 of 442	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	94 of 436	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	110 of 436	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	118 of 427	72.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	63 of 338	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	35 of 347	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.4	63 of 344	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	142 of 343	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	91 of 331	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	120 of 334	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	101 of 341	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	143 of 346	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	157 of 343	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	155 of 339	54.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

African American (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I64%+16 vs state

Biology58%+10 vs state

United States History51%+12 vs state

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Grayson High School	Public	9-12	50 Hope Hollow Rd	Loganville	30052	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(770) 554-1071	3,627	211	17.2	51.6%	379 (10.4%)	2,100 (57.9%)	699 (19.3%)	252 (6.9%)	13 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	179 (4.9%)	67.6	79^th of 455 public high schools	82.6%		72.2	78^th of 451 public high schools	82.7%	1	50.6	58.4	61.5	$12,441	$368	$12,073
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
Rockdale County High School	Public	9-12	1174 Bulldog Cir NE	Conyers	30012	Rockdale County	Rockdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 483-8754	2,336	128	18.2	78.6%	123 (5.3%)	1,669 (71.4%)	410 (17.6%)	42 (1.8%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	78 (3.3%)	23.7	332^nd of 455 public high schools	27.0%		26.7	318^th of 451 public high schools	29.5%	14	17.3	34.5	21.9	$13,126	$743	$12,382
South Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	2288 Main St E	Snellville	30078	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-4840	2,639	156	16.9	67.0%	102 (3.9%)	1,807 (68.5%)	579 (21.9%)	59 (2.2%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (3.1%)	30.6	281^st of 455 public high schools	38.2%		34.4	273^rd of 451 public high schools	39.5%	8	33.8	26.3	38.6	$12,593	$858	$11,735
Social Circle High School	Public	9-12	154 Alcova Dr	Social Circle	30025	Walton County	Social Circle City	No	No	No	No	(770) 464-2611	629	42	14.9	57.1%	433 (68.8%)	132 (21.0%)	29 (4.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	29.1	290^th of 455 public high schools	36.3%		40.3	231^st of 451 public high schools	48.8%	59	19.7	32.9	36.0	$14,018	$373	$13,646
Newton High School	Public	9-12	1 Ram Way	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 787-2250	2,499	124	20.2	91.0%	150 (6.0%)	1,964 (78.6%)	284 (11.4%)	17 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	12 (0.5%)	71 (2.8%)	16.8	379^th of 455 public high schools	16.7%		21.1	352^nd of 451 public high schools	22.0%	27	18.6	24.5	21.9	$13,131	$870	$12,261
Archer High School	Public	9-12	2255 New Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30045	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	No	(678) 407-7700	3,058	155	19.6	52.5%	448 (14.7%)	1,746 (57.1%)	621 (20.3%)	107 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (4.2%)	65.4	86^th of 455 public high schools	81.1%		64.8	103^rd of 451 public high schools	77.2%	17	60.9	50.4	56.6	$11,432	$396	$11,036
Shiloh High School	Public	9-12	4210 Shiloh Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-8471	2,096	133	15.7	69.3%	71 (3.4%)	1,277 (60.9%)	603 (28.8%)	67 (3.2%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	71 (3.4%)	41	216^th of 455 public high schools	52.5%		29.7	302^nd of 451 public high schools	33.0%	86	48.8	37.9	35.8	$13,221	$878	$12,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Grove High School

Is Walnut Grove High School a good school?

Walnut Grove High School ranks 71^st of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Walnut Grove High School in?

Walton County

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Grove High School?

Students at Walnut Grove High School are 68% White, 15% African American, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Walnut Grove High School?

Walnut Grove High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Atha Road Elementary School
Elementary : Walnut Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Youth Elementary School
Middle : Youth Middle School

How many students attend Walnut Grove High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,511 students attended Walnut Grove High School.

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