General Info
Walton High School is a public, four-year, comprehensive high school with a strong college-preparatory program. It is located in eastern Cobb County, a suburban middle-class residential community within the greater metropolitan Atlanta area. It is two miles north of GA Highway 120 and Johnson Ferry Road.
As a comprehensive high school, Walton endeavors to meet the educational needs and expectations of all students. A broad range of courses and programs is available from a variety of Advanced placement and accelerated courses to cooperative education programs where students receive high school credit for supervised, on-the-job experience. A joint enrollment program with area universities and technical schools is available for seniors. In addition, electives are offered in Business Education, Applied Technology, English, Pre-Engineering, Mathematics, Foreign Language, Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts, and Physical Education.
Walton's reputation for excellence through achievement was publicized nationwide in the January 18, 1999 issue of U.S. News and World Report. Walton was one of six featured schools identified from among 96 "Outstanding American High Schools."
In 2011, Newsweek's list ranked Walton 67th in the nation. Walton is also the top ranked school in Georgia.
Mission
Educate. Inspire. Empower.
Vision
Walton High School’s vision is to provide opportunities to challenge and develop the whole student, so each individual has the skills necessary to successfully navigate the future.
Beliefs
The Walton High School community believes:
- The commitment to continuous improvement is imperative for the school to enable students to become competent self-directed, lifelong learners.
- Students need to be actively involved in solving problems and producing quality work.
- Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
- Student learning is the chief priority for the school.
- Teachers, administrators, parents, students, and the community share the responsibility for advancing the school’s mission.
- A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.
- Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.
- Schools need to function as a learning organization in order to promote opportunities for all those who have a stake in the success of the school to work together as a community of learners.
- Students learn in different ways, and should be provided with a variety of instructional approaches to support their learning.
- Students need to apply their learning in meaningful contexts.
- A student’s self-esteem is enhanced not only by academic and extracurricular success, but also by the creation of positive relationships and mutual respect with faculty, staff, and peers.
