Schools in Waleska · Cherokee County School District

Waleska’s public schools outscore 86% of Georgia districts

In Waleska, 51% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Waleska, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

49%

▲ 9 pts vs GA 40%

2021–22

Math proficiency

51%

▲ 14 pts vs GA 37%

2021–22

Graduate on time

92%

▲ 8 pts vs GA 84%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.8K

▼ 7% vs GA $15.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.9

GA 14.3 · larger classes

Schools in town

41,821 students on the public path

In brief

Waleska’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 271 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Waleska’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 40% and 37% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,750 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

23 elementary schools, then seven middle and six high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Waleska’s grade

A Test scoresB⁻ Graduation

A: better than 86% of Georgia school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Georgia average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 86%

Lower resultsHigher results

Georgia towns with similar household incomes (271)Better than 95%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 22,065 test results and a graduating class of 3,219 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Waleska’s students in the tested grades sat them (22,198 in math, 21,932 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Waleska, with each school’s own grade.

23 schools teach K in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A+, so check the specific school.

Little River Elem.

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woodstock

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Woodstock Elementary School

Waleska’s public schools outscore 86% of Georgia districts

Waleska’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

23 elementary schools, then seven middle and six high schools

What’s behind Waleska’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Waleska vs. its neighbors

Every school in Waleska

Questions about Waleska’s schools

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