Schools in Waleska · Cherokee County School District
Waleska’s public schools beat 85% of Georgia districts
The public schools Waleska’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
91%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
48%
▲ 10 pts vs GA 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 11 pts vs GA 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 5 pts vs GA 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 7% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Waleska compares
A Test scoresC+ Graduation
Georgia school districts we grade (214)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (271)Better than 91%
High confidence. Built on 19,145 tested students and a graduating class of 3,271; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Georgia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Georgia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Waleska.
23 schools teach Pre-K in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Little River Elem., Woodstock Elementary School, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School and Clark Creek Elementary School and more.
23 schools teach K in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Little River Elem., Woodstock Elementary School, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School and Clark Creek Elementary School and more.
23 schools teach 1st grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Little River Elem., Woodstock Elementary School, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School and Clark Creek Elementary School and more.
23 schools teach 2nd grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Little River Elem., Woodstock Elementary School, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School and Clark Creek Elementary School and more.
23 schools teach 3rd grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Little River Elem., Woodstock Elementary School, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School and Clark Creek Elementary School and more.
23 schools teach 4th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Little River Elem., Woodstock Elementary School, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School and Clark Creek Elementary School and more.
23 schools teach 5th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Little River Elem., Woodstock Elementary School, William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School and Clark Creek Elementary School and more.
7 schools teach 6th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: E. T. Booth Middle School, Teasley Middle School, Dean Rusk Middle School and Creekland Middle School and more.
7 schools teach 7th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: E. T. Booth Middle School, Teasley Middle School, Dean Rusk Middle School and Creekland Middle School and more.
7 schools teach 8th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: E. T. Booth Middle School, Teasley Middle School, Dean Rusk Middle School and Creekland Middle School and more.
6 schools teach 9th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Cherokee High School, Etowah High School, Creekview High School and Sequoyah High School and more.
6 schools teach 10th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Cherokee High School, Etowah High School, Creekview High School and Sequoyah High School and more.
6 schools teach 11th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Cherokee High School, Etowah High School, Creekview High School and Sequoyah High School and more.
6 schools teach 12th grade in Waleska’s district. Which one depends on your address: Cherokee High School, Etowah High School, Creekview High School and Sequoyah High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–523 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading48%
State average 38.5%
Math46%
State average 34.8%
Every school in Waleska
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Waleska · in other towns
Little River Elem.
A1,232 students15:1Rate it →
Woodstock Elementary School
A−1,187 students14:1Rate it →
William G. Hasty- Sr. Elementary School
B−1,119 students11:1Rate it →
Clark Creek Elementary School
A−1,108 students13:1Rate it →
Avery Elementary School
A1,104 students14:1Rate it →
R. M. Moore Elementary School
B−1,042 students12:1Rate it →
Liberty Elementary School
A977 students14:1Rate it →
Carmel Elementary School
A−912 students12:1Rate it →
Bascomb Elementary School
A+911 students14:1Rate it →
J. Knox Elementary
A−909 students13:1Rate it →
Hickory Flat Elementary School
A890 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Knoll Elementary
A881 students14:1Rate it →
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In town
Colleges →Colleges in Waleska
1 college in Waleska, and 9 more within 30 miles.
Kennesaw State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Kennesaw State University
19.3 mi35,723 students
Life UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Marietta
26.5 mi2,459 students
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Marietta
26.8 mi6,539 students
Gwinnett College-Marietta CampusCommunity college · For-profit · Marietta
27 mi168 students
Gwinnett College-Sandy SpringsCommunity college · For-profit · Sandy Springs
27.8 mi114 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Waleska. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 4 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.