Walnut Grove Elementary School
460 Hwy 81 Sw
Covington GA, 30014, Newton County
Phone: 770-784-0023
Ranking:
(370 out of 1,747, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Walton County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 562 | 531 | 535 | 528 | 541 | 543 | 557 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 51 | 9.1% | 46 | 8.7% | 51 | 9.5% | 55 | 10.4% | 55 | 10.2% | 49 | 9.0% | 49 | 8.8% |
Kindergarten: | 85 | 15.1% | 73 | 13.7% | 87 | 16.3% | 88 | 16.7% | 85 | 15.7% | 73 | 13.4% | 76 | 13.6% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 13.9% | 91 | 17.1% | 78 | 14.6% | 73 | 13.8% | 73 | 13.5% | 74 | 13.6% | 78 | 14.0% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 16.7% | 85 | 16.0% | 80 | 15.0% | 80 | 15.2% | 70 | 12.9% | 83 | 15.3% | 92 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 88 | 15.7% | 85 | 16.0% | 83 | 15.5% | 66 | 12.5% | 78 | 14.4% | 90 | 16.6% | 93 | 16.7% |
Grade 4: | 90 | 16.0% | 78 | 14.7% | 70 | 13.1% | 80 | 15.2% | 83 | 15.3% | 94 | 17.3% | 73 | 13.1% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 13.5% | 73 | 13.7% | 86 | 16.1% | 86 | 16.3% | 97 | 17.9% | 80 | 14.7% | 96 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 302 | 53.7% | 287 | 54.0% | 290 | 54.2% | 284 | 53.8% | 271 | 50.1% | 255 | 47.0% | 268 | 48.1% |
Female: | 260 | 46.3% | 244 | 46.0% | 245 | 45.8% | 244 | 46.2% | 270 | 49.9% | 259 | 47.7% | 267 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 4.4% | 20 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% |
Black: | 23 | 4.1% | 24 | 4.5% | 26 | 4.9% | 29 | 5.5% | 29 | 5.4% | 17 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.1% |
White: | 497 | 88.4% | 472 | 88.9% | 477 | 89.2% | 473 | 89.6% | 490 | 90.6% | 494 | 91.0% | 510 | 91.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 241 | 42.9% | 224 | 42.2% | 246 | 46.0% | 234 | 44.3% | 215 | 39.7% | 185 | 34.1% | 162 | 29.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 7.8% | 43 | 8.1% | 42 | 7.9% | 33 | 6.3% | 46 | 8.5% | 46 | 8.5% | 55 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.15 | 15.04 | 15.60 | 14.87 | 14.43 | 14.00 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CRCT | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 81.8% | 80% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 86.3% | 82.4% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 85.4% | 84.4% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 86.6% | 84% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 90.3% | 87% |
2006 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92.1% | 90% |
2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 88.4% | 82.3% |
2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 87.5% | 86.4% |
2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 89.7% | 85% |
2006 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 88.7% | 87% |
2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.6% | 90.1% |
2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.8% | 90.3% |
2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 91.6% | 90.9% |
2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 95.1% | 93% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.6% | 83% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 90.6% | 83.7% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.7% | 84.1% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 88.3% | 86.8% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 87.1% | 85% |
2006 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 91.7% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 87.5% | 85.5% |
2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 90.3% | 87.3% |
2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90% | 86% |
2006 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 92.2% | 89% |
2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 93.8% | 91.3% |
2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 92.2% | 92% |
2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.8% | 91.9% |
2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.2% | 91% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 83.6% | 82% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 85.4% | 85.6% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.4% | 87.1% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 88.2% | 86.6% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.7% | 88% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 90.4% | 89.2% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.9% | 91% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 91.1% | 88.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 94.6% | 91% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.8% | 90.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 76.1% | 70.9% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.4% | 77.9% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 82.8% | 79% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 87.4% | 81.2% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 86.7% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 86.5% | 78.5% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 84.2% | 82% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 85.2% | 85.1% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 86.6% | 87.5% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.3% | 88% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88.8% | 90% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 91.7% | 90.9% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.4% | 90% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 93.5% | 92.1% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 85.1% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 71.2% | 70.1% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 73.1% | 74.5% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.9% | 79.7% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.1% | 80% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 84.1% | 80.5% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | 78% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 85.9% | 78.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 87.7% | 88% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 87.3% | 88.6% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 87.3% | 89% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 75.7% | 76.1% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.7% | 79% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 84% | 81% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84.5% | 81% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 89.1% | 83.4% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 80.9% | 79% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86.6% | 84.3% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.2% | 86.2% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 89.3% | 86.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 89% | 87% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 90.2% | 88% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 92.3% | 90% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 93.7% | 90.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 83.2% | 79% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 85.2% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 73.6% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80.3% | 74.3% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84% | 77% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 84.9% | 81.1% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 84.6% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 91.8% | 84.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 84.3% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 88.9% | 84.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 89.3% | 87.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 89.4% | 87.3% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.7% | 89% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.6% | 87.9% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 92.5% | 90% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 95.0% | 92.5% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 91.1% | 88% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 76.4% | 71.9% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.8% | 73.8% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 79.4% | 77.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 80% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.7% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 84% | 81% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 88.1% | 82.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90% | 90% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 88.9% | 88.5% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.5% | 90.2% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 73.5% | 71.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.8% | 74% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.1% | 77.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 82.6% | 79% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 86.1% | 81.3% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 85.1% | 85% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 89.8% | 87.6% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 90.5% | 89.9% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 92.7% | 91.3% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 94.5% | 92% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 94.9% | 93% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 97% | 95% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.4% | 94.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 90.1% | 88% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 92.3% | 88.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.4% | 71.7% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 84.1% | 79.2% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.1% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94.7% | 86.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 90% | 84% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 93.6% | 89.5% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.1% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.1% | 85.5% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 87.4% | 87.2% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 89.9% | 87.8% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 90% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.3% | 90.5% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 94.4% | 91% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.6% | 92.9% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 90.2% | 89% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66.9% | 66.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 70.5% | 71.3% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 76.1% | 76% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.8% | 77% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.1% | 76.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 79.3% | 78% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 85.2% | 79.6% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 90.1% | 91% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 89.1% | 88.4% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 89.4% | 89% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 70.1% | 71.2% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 72% | 72% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 75.2% | 71.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79.5% | 77% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 86.1% | 80.5% |
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* Walnut Grove Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.