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What's the most underrated thing about Walkerton Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHN GLENN SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180912001506
Walkerton Elementary School
805 Washington St, Walkerton, IN 46574 · (574) 586-3186 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
361 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within John Glenn School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Walkerton Elementary School
Walkerton Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerton Elementary School this school | 589 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
| Daleville Elementary School Daleville | 553 | 58.4% | 38.5% |
| Shawswick Elementary School Bedford | 507 | 59.4% | 30.6% |
| Grandview Elementary School Connersville | 530 | 58.3% | 47.6% |
| Spencer Elementary School Spencer | 521 | 58.5% | 34.8% |
| J E Ober Elementary School Garrett | 704 | 59.5% | 28.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Walkerton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #300 of 983 | #11 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #327 of 986 | #11 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #269 of 986 | #10 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #197 of 1,079 | #3 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #333 of 991 | #16 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #855 of 996 | #39 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #330 of 1,058 | #17 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #171 of 353 | #9 of 12 |
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
589
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 589 | 41.6 | 14.2:1 | 61% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 35.4 | 16.7:1 | 58% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 33.8 | 17.5:1 | 57% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 46% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 49% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 44% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 48% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 31% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 28 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walkerton Elementary School.
About Walkerton Elementary School
Walkerton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Walkerton, Indiana. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 589 students. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
John Glenn School Corporation runs Walkerton Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,993 students in total.
Most students at Walkerton Elementary School are White: 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. St. Joseph County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school's share is higher. Walkerton Elementary School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 at Walkerton Elementary School, with 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 61%. For comparison, public schools in St. Joseph County average 46%.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Walkerton Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Walkerton Elementary School scores 18.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 50.2% actual versus 32.2% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
St. Joseph County has about 273,040 residents, and median household income is about $66,868, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of St. Joseph County number 73 and enroll about 35,614.
The closest public school, Harold C Urey Middle School, is about 0.5 miles from Walkerton Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Walkerton Elementary School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Walkerton Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 574 in 2020-21 and 589 in 2024-25, a increase of 15 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.1:1 to 14.2:1.
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St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in John Glenn School Corporation
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- North Liberty SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Harold C Urey Middle SchoolMiddle · 301 students
Other schools in Walkerton
- John Glenn High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Harold C Urey Middle SchoolMiddle · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Harold C Urey Middle School0.5 mi · 301
- John Glenn High School0.5 mi · 629
- Oregon-Davis Jr-Sr High School6.0 mi · 228
- Oregon-Davis Elementary School6.1 mi · 299
- North Liberty School6.3 mi · 474
- Indian Trail Elementary School9.1 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Walkerton Elementary SchoolHow large is Walkerton Elementary School?
Walkerton Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Walkerton Elementary School serve?
Walkerton Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Walkerton Elementary School have?
Walkerton Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Walkerton Elementary School?
Walkerton Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Walkerton Elementary School?
Walkerton Elementary School is overseen by John Glenn School Corporation in St. Joseph County.
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