Walker Mill Middle

Located at 800 Karen Blvd, in Capitol Heights, Maryland, Walker Mill Middle is an average-sized 6-8 campus that instructs 1,054 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Prince George's County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 764 students each, so Walker Mill Middle sits 38% larger than that benchmark.

Within Prince George's County Public Schools, which oversees 199 schools and 132,693 students, Walker Mill Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Walker Mill Middle lists that Black students make up the majority at 69%; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Walker Mill Middle shows 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Walker Mill Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Walker Mill Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.5%; this one delivers 30.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put median household income runs about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walker Mill Middle is one of 203 public schools in Prince George's County (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students).

John H. Bayne Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Walker Mill Middle comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.2%.

Walker Mill Middle operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walker Mill Middle has rose 44%, going from 734 students in 2018 to 1,054 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 90% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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