Linell K. Walker Elementary

Linell K. Walker Elementary operates as a tight-knit elementary school in Fortuna, California, one of the schools within Fortuna Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 256 students spanning grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Within Fortuna Elementary, which oversees 4 schools and 1,002 students, Linell K. Walker Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Linell K. Walker Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Linell K. Walker Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at Linell K. Walker Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Humboldt County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Linell K. Walker Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put median household earnings sit near $61,160, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Humboldt County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,319 students), Linell K. Walker Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eel River Community, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Linell K. Walker Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Linell K. Walker Elementary's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 256). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 33% to 40%.

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