Walkerton Elementary School

Located at 805 Washington St, in Walkerton, Indiana, Walkerton Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that enrolls 589 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of John Glenn School Corporation. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Walkerton Elementary School sits 35% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in John Glenn School Corporation (1,993 students total), Walkerton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Walkerton Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, St. Joseph County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Walkerton Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Walkerton Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Walkerton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than St. Joseph County's rate of about 46%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Walkerton Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.2%; Walkerton Elementary School posts 50.2%, +18.0 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for St. Joseph County shows median household income runs about $66,868, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across St. Joseph County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), Walkerton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Harold C Urey Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Walkerton Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walkerton Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 39.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walkerton Elementary School has grew 11%, going from 533 students in 2018 to 589 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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