WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL

WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL, a substantial 6-8 campus in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, overseen by GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 777 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 89% above the state mean of about 411.

WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 19 schools operated by GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 9,983 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Hall County shows median household income runs about $69,251, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 32 public schools in Hall County (combined enrollment of about 12,203 students).

NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 771 students in 2018 compared to 777 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 26% to 21%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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