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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051266001396
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1701 SOUTH 40TH STREET, SPRINGDALE, AR 72765 · (479) 750-8874 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
433 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 61% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
30.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 39.1% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Arkansas 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 Arkansas'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 →
Schools most like WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 605 | 71.6% | 34.7% |
| NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SILOAM SPRINGS | 430 | 74.9% | N/A |
| JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 571 | 71.8% | 48.5% |
| DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY SILOAM SPRINGS | 671 | 62.7% | N/A |
| SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 604 | 74.8% | 31.6% |
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SILOAM SPRINGS | 699 | 61.5% | 39.9% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #248 of 461 | #21 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #238 of 465 ▼ 36 | #20 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #286 of 465 ▼ 30 | #24 of 34 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #70 of 531 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #356 of 480 | #17 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #24 of 480 | #4 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #277 of 513 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #88 of 138 | #7 of 11 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
605
+161 (+36%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 605 | 34.1 | 17.8:1 | 72% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 35.8 | 16.5:1 | 80% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 33.3 | 17.9:1 | 69% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 62% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 27.8 | 20.4:1 | 41% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 55% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 43% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 32% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas. It has an enrollment of 605 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students, which makes this school 45% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 29 schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 22,685 students.
About 44% of students at WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 31% White, 14% Pacific Islander, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Washington County's residents are about 19% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Across elementary schools in Arkansas, the average ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Washington County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 33.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.7%.
The school is in Washington County, where the median household earns about $70,639 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Washington County, 76 public schools serve about 42,451 students.
Measured in a straight line, HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 1.0 miles from WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 27.5% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 161 students, from 444 to 605. Students per teacher increased from 13.4 in 2020-21 to 17.8 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Other schools in SPRINGDALE
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Other Walker Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Walker Elementary. WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 12.
- Walker Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 984 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 875 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolNorthport, AL · 743 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolWalker, LA · 623 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHULUOTA, FL · 611 students
Nearby schools
- HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 676
- SOUTHWEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 694
- JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 571
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 852
- RESPONSIVE ED SOLUTIONS PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF SPRINGDALE1.5 mi · 102
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 31% White, 44% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.