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Walnut Creek Elementary

Tamika Knighton 

Principal 

Wallabies

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School Demographics 

Total Students Enrolled 746
African American/Black 75%
Asian 2%
Hispanic/Latino 12%
Multi-Race 6%
White 5%
Gifted 9%
Students with Disabilities 22%
English Learners 2%

 

74%
Of Students
In Attendance 90%
Of Enrolled Days
99%
Of Students
Earned Passing Scores in
Beyond-the-core Courses
(Fine Arts, World Lang., Pe/health, Career Exploratory, or Computer Science)
47
Teachers
35
Support Personnel
4
Administrators

 

Georgia Milestones Performance

19.2%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on
English Language Arts EOG*
51.6%
Of Students Reading at or Above on
Grade Levels Based on Georgia Milestones**
24.3%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on
Science EOG*
19.1%
Of Students Scoring Proficient or Above on
Math EOG*

 

Priority Student Outcomes Performance

READING AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL
Students in Kindergarten grade reading at or above grade-level Lexile based on Georgia Milestones Assessments
 

45%

46%

2025 2026 Goal
READING AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL
Students in 3rd grade reading at or above grade-level Lexile based on Georgia Milestones Assessments
 

59%

54%

2025 2026 Goal
WORLD LANGUAGES
Students in 3rd-8th grade world languages at or above grade-level Lexile based on Georgia Milestones Assessments
 

0%

100%

2025 2026 Goal
ADVANCED COURSEWORK 
Unique students enrolled in advanced, accelerated, or honors courses in 3rd-5th grades
 

9%

25%

2025 2026 Goal
READING AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL
Students in 1st grade reading at or above grade-level Lexile based on Georgia Milestones Assessments
 

47%

38%

2025 2026 Goal
READING GROWTH FROM GRADE TO GRADE
Students in 2nd-5th grade meeting Spring to Spring growth goals per NWEA MAP Assessments
 

52%

69%

2025 2026 Goal
BEGINNING KINDERGARTEN READY

Students who begin school Kindergarten ready

 
 

26%

44%

2025 2026 Goal