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Which teacher or staff member at Walker Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102000776
Walker Elementary School
13327 Wildcat Drive, Walker, LA 70785 · (225) 665-5534 · Livingston Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Louisiana 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
504 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65% · 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
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
45.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 (35.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Elementary School this school | 623 | 80.9% | 35.0% |
| Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma | 627 | 76.4% | 38.5% |
| Denham Springs Elementary School Denham Springs | 678 | 79.2% | 48.0% |
| South Walker Elementary School Walker | 518 | 80.3% | 44.2% |
| West Leesville Elementary School Leesville | 643 | 81.2% | 26.7% |
| Jefferson Island Road Elementary New Iberia | 486 | 82.1% | 44.2% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #270 of 583 | #19 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #321 of 582 ▼ 27 | #20 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #239 of 587 ▲ 29 | #18 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #148 of 540 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #130 of 714 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #312 of 655 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #110 of 655 | #4 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #266 of 705 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #171 of 197 | #17 of 17 |
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
623
+40 (+7%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 623 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 81% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 47.8 | 14.5:1 | 73% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 32.5 | 21.6:1 | 75% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 32.8 | 18.5:1 | 34% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 67% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 64% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 62% (389) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 33 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (608 to 623); teachers up 43% (32.8 to 47).
About Walker Elementary School
Walker Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Louisiana, located in Walker. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 623 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students, so this school is 38% above average.
Walker Elementary School is a school in Livingston Parish. The district has 43 schools and 27,209 students.
Walker Elementary School's enrollment is 52% White. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Livingston Parish overall, about 81% of residents are White. Walker Elementary School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Walker Elementary School operates with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.3:1. That ratio is under the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Walker Elementary School reports 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Livingston Parish, the average eligibility rate is 73%.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Walker Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Walker Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 26.1%. Walker Elementary School scores 35.0%, 8.9 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Livingston Parish show that median household income is about $80,122, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walker Elementary School is among the 44 public schools in Livingston Parish.
The school nearest to Walker Elementary School is Walker Junior High, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Walker Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 583 in 2020-21 and 623 in 2024-25, a 7% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Walker Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Livingston Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,122
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
27,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livingston Parish
- Denham Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,385 students
- Walker High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Live Oak High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Denham Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Denham Springs Freshman High SchoolCombined · 710 students
- Levi Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
Other schools in Walker
- Walker High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Levi Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
- North Corbin Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- North Corbin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 624 students
- South Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Walker Junior HighMiddle · 508 students
Other Walker Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Walker Elementary. Walker Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 12.
- Walker Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 984 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 875 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolNorthport, AL · 743 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHULUOTA, FL · 611 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGDALE, AR · 605 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Junior High0.3 mi · 508
- Westside Junior High School0.7 mi · 397
- Walker High School0.7 mi · 2,006
- South Walker Elementary School1.7 mi · 518
- Levi Milton Elementary School2.3 mi · 702
- Eastside Elementary School3.0 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Elementary SchoolHow large is Walker Elementary School?
Walker Elementary School enrolls approximately 623 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walker Elementary School serve?
Walker Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Walker Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Walker Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walker Elementary School?
At Walker Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Walker Elementary School public or private?
Walker Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Livingston Parish.
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