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What's something W.H.A. ELEMENTARY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SCHL. DIST·NCES 270291001736
W.H.A. Elementary
205 HIGHLAND AVE W, WALKER, MN 56484 · (218) 547-4261 · Cass County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
228 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 48%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
W.H.A. Elementary→Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.
Based on grade levels within Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
34.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
-66 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.8:1
% White
54%
was 61%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About W.H.A. Elementary
Located at 205 HIGHLAND AVE W, in WALKER, Minnesota, W.H.A. Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that enrolls 369 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 686 students; W.H.A. Elementary is among them.
Demographically, W.H.A. Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% Native American, 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.
Looking at school resources, W.H.A. Elementary reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting W.H.A. Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, W.H.A. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.
In the broader community, Cass County reports that median household income runs about $68,874, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cass County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,570 students), of which W.H.A. Elementary is one.
The closest other public school is Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec., roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W.H.A. Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.0%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 435 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 54% across the same window.
On the community side, the feed for W.H.A. Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,992
Census ACS
Median income
$68,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,570 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist
- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.High · 317 students
Other schools in WALKER
- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.High · 317 students
- Up North Learning CenterCombined · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.0.1 mi · 317
- Up North Learning Center2.0 mi · 13
- Laporte Middle School11.5 mi · 80
- Laporte Elementary11.5 mi · 146
- Laporte Secondary11.5 mi · 106
- NEVIS SECONDARY15.5 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About W.H.A. ElementaryHow many students attend W.H.A. Elementary?
W.H.A. Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does W.H.A. Elementary serve?
W.H.A. Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W.H.A. Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W.H.A. Elementary is approximately 11.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at W.H.A. Elementary?
Student demographics at W.H.A. Elementary are roughly 54% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is W.H.A. Elementary public or private?
W.H.A. Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.