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Walker School Admissions Office
700 Cobb Pkwy N,
Marietta, GA 30062
(678) 581-6891

Independent Private School: www.thewalkerschool.org
* Current enrollment in all grades (PreK-12) is just under 1100.
* Walker emphasizes educational excellence in a supportive and nurturing environment
* On our 33 acres of land, there are 9 buildings housing three libraries, two gymnasiums, three dining halls, a technology center, Preschool, Lower School, and Middle/Upper School
* Athletic fields include: football, soccer, softball, and baseball fields, as well as tennis courts. The school uses community facilities for swimming, golf and track.
* Walker has low student to teacher ratios in all schools: PreK 9:1, K-5th 10:1, 6th-8th 17:1, and 9th-12th 14:1.
* All Preschool and Lower School classes have both a certified teacher and a full-time assistant.
* Foreign Language is offered beginning in Pre-Kindergarten and continues through Grade 12.
* The average tenure of a Walker teacher is 17 years.
* The school has over 180 professional staff members. Advanced degrees are held by 83% of Walker’s lead teachers.
* Walker has three full-time counselors as well as one full-time Dean of College Counseling.
* By fifth grade, Walker students have performed in five, major theatrical/musical productions.
* The Upper School offers 36 Honors and Advanced Placement Courses.
* In May 2007, 169 students took 412 Advanced Placement exams in 22 subject areas with 82% scoring 3 or higher.
* The class of 2007 took an average of 4 Advanced Placement Courses during their Upper School career.
* 100% of our graduates enter college.
* Of the class of 2007, 98% attended a four-year college, 64% attended an out-of-state college, while 40% attended a private college.
* Walker graduates have earned admission into the nation’s most prestigious universities: Duke, Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Vassar, and Yale are just a few examples.
* Of the Class of 2007, 100% took the SAT with a mean score of 1230 (CR/M only) and 1842 (CR/M/W), 84% took the ACT with a mean score of 26.
* The Walker School holds dual accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools.