Walter Jackson Elementary School

Located at 1950 Park St SE, in Decatur, Alabama, Walter Jackson Elementary School is a cozy elementary-level community that enrolls 251 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Decatur City. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Within Decatur City, which oversees 19 schools and 8,902 students, Walter Jackson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Walter Jackson Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Black, 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walter Jackson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 55.5%, a residual of +15.0 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Morgan County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,845 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walter Jackson Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in Morgan County (combined enrollment of about 20,204 students).

The closest other public school is Oak Park Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walter Jackson Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Walter Jackson Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 286 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 55% to 45%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.