George Walton Comprehensive High School
George Walton Comprehensive High School, also known as Walton High School, is a public high school located in Marietta, Georgia, United States. It is in eastern Cobb County and is a charter school in the Cobb County School District. It is a School of Excellence and the number one public school in the state. It is the largest high school in the East Cobb area.
| George Walton Comprehensive High School | |
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| Address | |
1590 Bill Murdock Rd. Marietta, Georgia United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°59′20″N 84°26′30″W |
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| Type | Public (charter) high school |
| Motto | Go Raiders |
| Established | 1975 |
| School district | Cobb County School District |
| Principal | Richard Tischler |
| Teaching staff | 134.10 (FTE) (2021–22) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,689 (2021–22) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.05 (2021–22) |
| Campus | Suburban |
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| Nickname | Raiders |
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| Yearbook | The Legend |
| Website | www |
For many years Walton has been among the top high schools in Georgia in SAT scores. In 2006, almost 800 Walton students took over 1,800 Advanced Placement exams, making it the school with the greatest number of test-takers in Georgia. Walton was also one of six featured "Outstanding American High Schools" out of 96 total by U.S. News & World Report in 1999 because of its high parental involvement and overall high level of achievement. In 2011, Walton was ranked 67 by Newsweek based on new factors: graduation rate (25%), college matriculation rate (25%), AP tests taken per graduate (25%), average SAT/ACT scores (10%), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10%), and AP courses offered (5%).