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What's one thing WALKER ELEM. gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZELWOOD·NCES 291383000637
WALKER ELEM.
1250 HUMES LN, FLORISSANT, MO 63031 · (314) 953-4900 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Missouri public elementary 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.
- BThree-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 Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
508 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
16.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.5% | 22.6% | 40.4% | 26.3% |
| Math | 5.2% | 11.3% | 30.7% | 52.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 13.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 21.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.7% | 11.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 ELEM.
WALKER ELEM.'s state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER ELEM. this school | 508 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| MCCURDY ELEM. FLORISSANT | 538 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| ATLAS ELEMENTARY ST.LOUIS | 431 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| COLD WATER ELEM. FLORISSANT | 449 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| LUSHER ELEM. FLORISSANT | 371 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
| MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENS ST LOUIS | 413 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
Matched among Missouri 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 WALKER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #827 of 1,002 | #97 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #905 of 1,019 ▲ 34 | #108 of 138 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #751 of 1,018 ▲ 64 | #94 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #377 of 943 | #57 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #150 of 1,294 | #23 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #664 of 950 | #70 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #407 of 953 | #66 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #79 of 1,165 | #25 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.8% | #8 of 251 | #2 of 38 |
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
508
+93 (+22%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 36.6 | 13.9:1 | 100% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 32.5 | 15.8:1 | 67% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 32.7 | 14.6:1 | 67% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 69% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 22.1 | 14.8:1 | 56% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 18% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 25 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALKER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (326 to 508); teachers up 66% (22.1 to 36.6).
About WALKER ELEM.
WALKER ELEM. is classified as an elementary school. It is located in FLORISSANT, Missouri. The school's enrollment of 508 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.
Within HAZELWOOD, WALKER ELEM. is one of 31 schools. The district enrolls 16,321 students.
A majority of students at WALKER ELEM., 74%, are Black. The remaining shares are 13% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. St. Louis County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at WALKER ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Teachers at the school number 36.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
allk12 grades WALKER ELEM. a C. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
WALKER ELEM. scores 23.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Louis County show that median household income is about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 275 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,601.
The closest other public school is NORTHWEST MIDDLE, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 23.4% is below the 49.0% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 415 to 508 over 4 years.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAZELWOOD
- HAZELWOOD WEST HIGHHigh · 1,994 students
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 724 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
Other schools in FLORISSANT
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- MCCLUER HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- MCCLUER NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,059 students
- NORTH TECHNICALHigh · 833 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
Other WALKER Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named WALKER Elementary. WALKER ELEM. is the 7th largest of the 12.
- Walker Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 984 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 875 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolNorthport, AL · 743 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolWalker, LA · 623 students
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHULUOTA, FL · 611 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE0.5 mi · 770
- MCCURDY ELEM.0.6 mi · 538
- LUSHER ELEM.0.6 mi · 371
- COLD WATER ELEM.1.0 mi · 449
- LAWSON ELEM.1.1 mi · 316
- BROWN ELEM.1.5 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About WALKER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WALKER ELEM.?
WALKER ELEM. enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WALKER ELEM. serve?
WALKER ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does WALKER ELEM. have?
WALKER ELEM. employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at WALKER ELEM.?
Student demographics at WALKER ELEM. are roughly 13% White, 3% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is WALKER ELEM. in?
WALKER ELEM. is part of HAZELWOOD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.