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WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Florida public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.9% | 76.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Florida 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 Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 611 | 22.7% | 78.7% |
| LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALRICO | 609 | 24.6% | 76.5% |
| GRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 548 | 20.6% | 85.5% |
| DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 704 | 22.3% | 76.1% |
| PARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVIEDO | 536 | 25.7% | 78.7% |
| LAKE WHITNEY ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 549 | 17.1% | 82.8% |
Where WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #203 of 2,136 | #8 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #298 of 2,149 ▲ 37 | #9 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #322 of 2,149 ▼ 184 | #12 of 41 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #996 of 2,267 | #28 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #183 of 2,077 | #4 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #1,163 of 2,108 | #39 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #1,956 of 2,188 | #40 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #428 of 1,374 | #7 of 30 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 611 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 23% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 48.5 | 14.7:1 | 26% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 46.6 | 16.1:1 | 24% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 24% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 838 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 28% (235) |
About WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in CHULUOTA, Florida. The school reports 611 students in pre-K through 5.
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 74 schools run by SEMINOLE, which serves 63,934 students.
By race and ethnicity, WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 63% White. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Seminole County is about 59% White. WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 46 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 13.3:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 23%. Among public schools in Seminole County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 8.9 points above predicted: 78.7% against 69.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Seminole County show that median household income is about $85,761, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 77 public schools in Seminole County, which together enroll about 63,934 students.
CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 746 students in 2020-21 and 611 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2020-21 to 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Seminole County at a glance
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