1
Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVINGSTON PARISH·NCES 220102002484
Walker Junior High
13443 Burgess Ave., Walker, LA 70785 · (225) 664-0243 · Livingston Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
417 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
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 6 | 180 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%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% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -14.0pp 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 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 14 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Junior High
Walker Junior High's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Junior High this school | 508 | 82.1% | 27.8% |
| Caldwell Middle School Schriever | 341 | 83.0% | 39.0% |
| Juban Parc Junior High School Denham Springs | 564 | 74.8% | 41.3% |
| Evergreen Junior High School Houma | 622 | 73.8% | 35.7% |
| Vidalia Junior High School Vidalia | 336 | 79.5% | 26.7% |
| Patterson Junior High School Patterson | 374 | 75.9% | 35.0% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Livingston Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #123 of 213 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #165 of 210 ▼ 13 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #84 of 213 ▲ 51 | #8 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #8 of 197 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #81 of 220 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #163 of 195 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #32 of 195 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #56 of 214 | #1 of 10 |
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
508
+58 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 508 | 31.6 | 16.1:1 | 82% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 28.8 | 17.8:1 | 74% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 22.3 | 21.6:1 | 71% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 37% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Junior High.
About Walker Junior High
Walker Junior High is a mid-sized middle-grades school located in Walker, Louisiana. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 508 students.
Federal data list 43 schools in Livingston Parish, with 27,209 students enrolled.
About 48% of students at Walker Junior High are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 32% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 81% of Livingston Parish residents are White. The diversity index for Walker Junior High is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.1 students per teacher. Compared with the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 82% of students at Walker Junior High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 73% for public schools in Livingston Parish.
Walker Junior High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Walker Junior High is +2.6 points: 27.8% actual, 25.2% predicted.
For the population of Livingston Parish, median household income comes to about $80,122, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Livingston Parish counts 44 public schools with about 27,209 students.
Walker Elementary School sits about 0.3 miles from Walker Junior High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Walker Junior High places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Walker Junior High had a net gain of 58 students, or 13%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.4:1 in 2020-21, and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- South Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other Walker Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Walker Junior High. Walker Junior High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Walker Junior HighLa Palma, CA · 890 students
- Walker Junior High SchoolMONAHANS, TX · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Elementary School0.3 mi · 623
- Westside Junior High School0.9 mi · 397
- Walker High School0.9 mi · 2,006
- South Walker Elementary School1.5 mi · 518
- Levi Milton Elementary School2.4 mi · 702
- Eastside Elementary School3.2 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Junior HighHow many students attend Walker Junior High?
Walker Junior High enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Walker Junior High serve?
Walker Junior High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walker Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walker Junior High is approximately 16.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walker Junior High?
At Walker Junior High, the student body is approximately 48% White, 15% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Walker Junior High public or private?
Walker Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Livingston Parish.
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