📍 3535 McDonough Pkwy, McDonough, Henry County, 30253
Walnut Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McDonough, Henry County. The school has 716 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Creek Elementary enrolls 716 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 523 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6.8% |
| White | 48 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
465 of the school's 716 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walnut Creek Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 109.
Walnut Creek Elementary is one of 50 schools in Henry County, based in McDonough, Georgia. The district serves 43,012 students district-wide and employs 2,625 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 716 students, Walnut Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 860 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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