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Alumni: what's one memory from Walker Intermediate School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
554
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT HILL SD 161·NCES 173822005454
Walker Intermediate School
19900 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60487 · (815) 464-2285 · Will County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
105 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 276 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 278 | 50% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Walker Intermediate School→Summit Hill Junior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Summit Hill SD 161. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 32.1% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Intermediate School
Walker Intermediate School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Intermediate School this school | 554 | 19.0% | 57.0% |
| Summit Hill Junior High School Frankfort | 566 | 20.8% | 65.9% |
| Fulton Jr High School O Fallon | 667 | 19.0% | 68.5% |
| Park Junior High School La Grange Park | 661 | 15.7% | 70.0% |
| Mokena Jr High School Mokena | 502 | 16.9% | 67.2% |
| O Neill Middle School Downers Grove | 403 | 21.6% | 62.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #121 of 578 | #16 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #133 of 640 ▲ 89 | #20 of 44 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #225 of 640 ▲ 17 | #29 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #248 of 691 | #28 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #77 of 558 | #7 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #255 of 560 | #23 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #533 of 581 | #29 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #68 of 440 | #8 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
554
-73 (-12%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 383
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 | 554 | 51.5 | 10.8:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 52.6 | 10.0:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 51.8 | 10.6:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 49.5 | 14.4:1 | 12% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 2% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 16 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (711 to 554); teachers up 4% (49.5 to 51.5).
About Walker Intermediate School
The public middle-grades school Walker Intermediate School is located in Tinley Park, Illinois. It had 554 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 6.
Summit Hill SD 161 counts 7 schools and 2,682 students, including Walker Intermediate School.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Walker Intermediate School. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.8:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is higher. Of all students at Walker Intermediate School, 19% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Will County, the average is 44%.
Walker Intermediate School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.0% is 3.6 points below the 60.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Will County, median household income comes to about $109,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Will County counts 209 public schools with about 113,008 students.
Walker Intermediate School is about 0.3 miles from Mary Drew Early Learning Center, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Walker Intermediate School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 627 students in 2020-21 to 554 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Walker Intermediate School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summit Hill SD 161
- Dr Julian Rogus SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Summit Hill Junior High SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Frankfort Square Elementary SchoolElementary · 175 students
- Arbury Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Mary Drew Early Learning CenterElementary · 94 students
Other schools in Tinley Park
- Tinley Park High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Millennium Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Drew Early Learning Center0.3 mi · 94
- Dr Julian Rogus School0.7 mi · 653
- Frankfort Square Elementary School0.8 mi · 175
- Arbury Hills Elementary School1.5 mi · 174
- Indian Trail Elementary School1.6 mi · 466
- Summit Hill Junior High School1.7 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Walker Intermediate School?
Walker Intermediate School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades 05-06.
Is Walker Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walker Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Walker Intermediate School have?
Walker Intermediate School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Walker Intermediate School?
Walker Intermediate School reports a student body of 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Walker Intermediate School?
Walker Intermediate School is overseen by Summit Hill SD 161 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.