WALKER COUNTY SCHOOLSEnrollment: 9,242Rank: 41st largest of 192 school systemsTotal schools: 14Source: Georgia Department of Education
Ten Walker County public schools have been given accolades – and money – while serving students from largely disadvantaged homes.
Chattanooga Valley, Naomi and Stone Creek elementary schools recently were noted for nine years of making adequate yearly progress on state standardized tests under the No Child Left Behind program.
Gilbert, North LaFayette, Rossville and Rock Spring elementary schools were noted for eight years of adequate progress. Rossville Middle School was praised for five years, and Chattanooga Valley and LaFayette middle schools were recognized for three years or more of consecutive adequate yearly progress.
Schools received monetary awards from the Georgia Department of Education for their years of achievement. All totaled, the schools received $25,000 in addition to their 2011 Title I Distinguished Schools allocation for the awards.