Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001801
Walker Elementary School
3601 Church St, Evanston, IL 60203 · (847) 859-8331 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
133 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.4% | 47.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Elementary School this school | 364 | 36.5% | 57.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Evanston | 343 | 38.2% | 58.5% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School Woodridge | 351 | 36.2% | 52.5% |
| Washington Elementary School Wheaton | 395 | 36.7% | 68.6% |
| John L Sipley Elementary School Woodridge | 430 | 44.0% | 58.9% |
| Carrie Busey Elementary School Savoy | 444 | 42.1% | 47.8% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #385 of 1,925 | #116 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #570 of 2,077 ▼ 217 | #171 of 829 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #579 of 2,077 ▼ 7 | #198 of 829 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #1,181 of 2,419 | #489 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #374 of 2,035 | #201 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #41 of 2,042 | #19 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #1,634 of 2,132 | #675 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #611 of 615 | #184 of 186 |
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
364
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 498
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 | 364 | 31.9 | 11.4:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 32.2 | 12.8:1 | 39% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 31.5 | 12.5:1 | 37% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 29.3 | 12.4:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 46% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 54% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (363 to 364); teachers up 9% (29.3 to 31.9).
About Walker Elementary School
Walker Elementary School sits in Evanston, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 364 students in kindergarten through 5.
Walker Elementary School is one of the 16 schools that make up Evanston CCSD 65 (6,136 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Walker Elementary School, at 41%. Other reported shares: 23% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 11% Hispanic. That is close to the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Walker Elementary School's 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 11.4:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%. That is 29 points below the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.4% at Walker Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Walker Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 51.2% on proficiency, and Walker Elementary School is above that at 57.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment has fallen by 27 students since 2020-21, to 364.
The Walker Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other Walker Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Walker Elementary. Walker Elementary School is the 11th 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
- Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies0.2 mi · 254
- Joseph E Hill Education Center0.5 mi · 258
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts0.6 mi · 421
- Highland Elementary School0.8 mi · 316
- Evanston Twp High School0.9 mi · 3,560
- Lincolnwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walker Elementary School?
Walker Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Walker Elementary School serve?
Walker Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Walker Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Walker Elementary School.
How diverse is Walker Elementary School?
Walker Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 11% Hispanic, 23% Black, 11% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Walker Elementary School in?
Walker Elementary School is part of Evanston CCSD 65.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.