Walkersville Elementary

Walkersville Elementary is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in Walkersville, Maryland, operated by Frederick County Public Schools, educateing 692 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Walkersville Elementary sits 44% larger than that benchmark.

Frederick County Public Schools runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 48,054 students. Walkersville Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Walkersville Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 21% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at Walkersville Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Frederick County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walkersville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Frederick County shows the typical household earns roughly $122,002 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Walkersville Elementary is one of 69 public schools in Frederick County (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students).

Nearest neighbor: Walkersville High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Walkersville Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 651 students in 2018 compared to 692 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 51% to 38% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the Walkersville Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.