Walnut Glen Academy For Excellence
Walnut Glen Academy is an elementary magnet school located in Garland, in the U.S. state of Texas. Walnut Glen Academy enrolls students in grades K-5 and is a part of the Garland Independent School District.
Walnut Glen Academy was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School in 1996–1997 and 2007.
In 2009, the school was rated "exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency.
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