Walnut Creek Elementary

Regular School · McDonough, GA

Walnut Creek Elementary is a regular school school in McDonough, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 712 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

712

Teachers (FTE)

49.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	536	75%
Hispanic/Latino	79	11%
Two or more races	50	7%
White	33	5%
Asian	12	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	712	353M / 359F

English Language Learners: 19 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15-19%	36.4%	160
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	39.4%	162
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	50

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.28 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

54 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

167

23.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	712	100%

Contact & Location

3535 McDonough Pkwy

McDonough, GA 30253

Phone: (770)288-8561

http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/wc

District

Henry County

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,654

District enrollment: 43,417

Other Schools in District

Austin Road Elementary School Elementary
Bethlehem Elementary School Elementary
Cotton Indian Elementary School Elementary
Dutchtown Elementary School Elementary
East Lake Elementary Elementary
Fairview Elementary School Elementary
Flippen Elementary School Elementary
Hampton Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30253) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130282003413

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD