Walker Intermediate School

Walker Intermediate School, a medium-sized middle-grades school in Tinley Park, Illinois, part of Summit Hill SD 161, instructs 554 students, covering grades 5 through 6.

Across the 7 schools in Summit Hill SD 161 (2,682 students total), Walker Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Walker Intermediate School reports that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Walker Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.6%, the actual is 57.0%, a residual of -3.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Will County put median household income runs about $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walker Intermediate School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mary Drew Early Learning Center, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Walker Intermediate School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 711 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 75% to 68%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.