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Walker County Schools
Walker County is a public school district in Georgia, based in Walker County (Lafayette). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Walker County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Walker County
15 of 15 schools in Walker County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 6D: 7
Best schools in Walker County
Statewide rankings: all 436 high schools in Georgia · all 452 middle schools in Georgia · all 1219 elementary schools in Georgia
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Fairyland Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Chattanooga Valley Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Cherokee Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Chattanooga Valley Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Ridgeland High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Gilbert Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Naomi Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Saddle Ridge Elementary And Middle School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Stone Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Lafayette Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Walker County
High schools (2)
- D- Lafayette High School, La Fayette
- C- Ridgeland High School, Rossville
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C Chattanooga Valley Middle School, Flintstone
- D Lafayette Middle School, La Fayette
- D Rossville Middle School, Rossville
- C- Saddle Ridge Elementary And Middle School, Rock Spring
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- B- Chattanooga Valley Elementary School, Flintstone
- C+ Cherokee Ridge Elementary, Chickamauga
- A+ Fairyland Elementary School, Lookout Mountain
- C- Gilbert Elementary School, La Fayette
- C- Naomi Elementary School, La Fayette
- D North Lafayette Elementary School, La Fayette
- D Rock Spring Elementary School, Rock Spring
- D Rossville Elementary School, Rossville
- D+ Stone Creek Elementary School, Rossville
Where Walker County schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Rossville (4)
- Flintstone (2)
- Rock Spring (2)
- Chickamauga (1)
- Lookout Mountain (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Georgia
- County: Walker County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,422 students with 713 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,436 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1305370
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Chickamauga City (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Trion City (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Dade County (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Catoosa County (16 schools, 15 mi)
- Chattooga County (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Dalton Public Schools (10 schools, 19 mi)
- Whitfield County (22 schools, 20 mi)
- Calhoun City (3 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Walker County
How many schools are in Walker County?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Walker County, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Walker County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rossville, Flintstone, Rock Spring, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain.
How good are the schools in Walker County?
Across the 15 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 29.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.7%. 47% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Walker County?
8,422 students were enrolled in Walker County in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Walker County?
Walker County is in Georgia, based in Walker County, with its district office in Lafayette. Its boundary covers about 443 sq mi.