Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000418
Walton Elementary School
3200 Bailey Avenue, Jackson, MS 39213 · (601) 987-3591 · Hinds County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
457 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
31.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 34.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Walton Elementary School
Walton Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Elementary School this school | 457 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Johnson Elementary School Jackson | 444 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School Jackson | 436 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| William Dean Jr Elementary School Lexington | 426 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| John Hopkins Elementary School Jackson | 497 | 100.0% | 43.6% |
| Otken Elementary School MCCOMB | 458 | 100.0% | 36.1% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Walton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #357 of 428 | #16 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #361 of 439 ▼ 18 | #17 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #323 of 439 ▲ 63 | #15 of 38 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #177 of 453 | #11 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #308 of 408 | #22 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #390 of 409 | #27 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #70 of 444 | #25 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #22 of 90 | N/A |
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
457
+197 (+76%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 709
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 457 | 27.9 | 16.4:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 25.8 | 13.5:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 24.8 | 15.1:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 21.1 | 19.0:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 19 | 23.8:1 | 100% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 95% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 81% (511) |
| 1990-91 | 709 | 31 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walton Elementary School.
About Walton Elementary School
Students in Jackson, Mississippi, attend Walton Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 457 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Across its 45 schools, Jackson Public Schools enrolls 19,765 students. Walton Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 97% of students at Walton Elementary School are Black. County-wide, 72% of Hinds County residents are Black. The diversity index for Walton Elementary School is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Walton Elementary School, giving a ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 15.9:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Hinds County average 88%.
Walton Elementary School is 6.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.7% versus 44.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Looking at the county, Hinds County, the median household earns about $49,402 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Hinds County has 84 public schools with about 32,870 students, including Walton Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Walton Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Walton Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Federal records list enrollment at Walton Elementary School as 260 in 2020-21 and 457 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.
The discussion board for Walton Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Nearby schools
- SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 222
- Powell Middle School0.9 mi · 704
- Johnson Elementary School1.3 mi · 444
- Galloway Elementary School1.3 mi · 296
- Boyd Elementary School1.7 mi · 424
- Wells APAC Elementary School1.8 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Walton Elementary SchoolHow large is Walton Elementary School?
Walton Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walton Elementary School serve?
Walton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Walton Elementary School have?
Walton Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Walton Elementary School?
Walton Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Walton Elementary School?
Walton Elementary School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
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