Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN CITY·NCES 010162000565
Walnut Park Elementary School
3200 Walnut St, Gadsden, AL 35904 · (256) 546-4665 · Etowah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
172 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Walnut Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #383 of 626 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #317 of 626 | #12 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #417 of 626 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #641 of 709 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #260 of 655 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #128 of 658 | #3 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #104 of 696 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #155 of 364 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
218
+15 (+7%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 218 | 13.3 | 16.4:1 | 79% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 87% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 12.5 | 16.4:1 | 91% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | 76% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 16.5 | 15.4:1 | 87% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 84% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 81% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 16 | 15.5:1 | 77% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Park Elementary School.
About Walnut Park Elementary School
Among the schools in Gadsden, Alabama, is Walnut Park Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 218 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Walnut Park Elementary School belongs to Gadsden City, a district of 12 schools and 4,940 students.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at Walnut Park Elementary School. Smaller groups are 25% Black and 19% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Etowah County is roughly 77% White. Walnut Park Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Walnut Park Elementary School total 13.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 17.0:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 79%. Among public schools in Etowah County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Walnut Park Elementary School is 16.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.3% actual, 26.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
In Etowah County (population about 103,105), median household income is about $54,563, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 42 public schools operate in Etowah County, serving about 15,139 students.
Of nearby public schools, Sansom Middle School is the closest, at about 1.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 40.6% proficiency; Walnut Park Elementary School posts 43.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 203 in 2020-21 and 218 in 2024-25, a gain of 15 students.
The Walnut Park Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gadsden City
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Eura Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Gadsden
- Gadsden City High SchoolHigh · 1,361 students
- Gadsden Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- W E Striplin Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Floyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Gaston High SchoolHigh · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Sansom Middle School1.4 mi · 339
- Gadsden City High School1.5 mi · 1,361
- Floyd Elementary School1.7 mi · 384
- Gadsden Middle School2.6 mi · 438
- W E Striplin Elementary School2.6 mi · 400
- Mitchell Elementary School2.9 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Walnut Park Elementary School?
Walnut Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walnut Park Elementary School serve?
Walnut Park Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walnut Park Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Walnut Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Walnut Park Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Park Elementary School in?
Walnut Park Elementary School is part of Gadsden City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.