Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDENTON-CHOWAN SCHOOLS·NCES 370084000328
D F Walker Elementary
125 Sandy Ridge Road, Edenton, NC 27932 · (252) 221-4151 · Chowan County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
365 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 128 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 28% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Edenton-Chowan Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
39.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 D F Walker Elementary
D F Walker Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| D F Walker Elementary this school | 368 | 99.2% | 44.3% |
| Stories Creek Elementary Roxboro | 397 | 98.7% | 56.3% |
| Northside Elementary Elizabeth City | 419 | 99.3% | 54.5% |
| Edgewood Elementary Whiteville | 450 | 99.3% | 52.5% |
| L J Bell Elementary Rockingham | 449 | 98.0% | 50.5% |
| General Greene Elementary Greensboro | 423 | 99.3% | 69.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 D F Walker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #973 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #818 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #947 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #1,004 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,262 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #548 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #518 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #138 of 937 |
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
368
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 990
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 24.5 | 15.4:1 | 99% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 26.5 | 14.6:1 | 72% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 61% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 30.5 | 16.4:1 | 66% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 63% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 66% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 54 | 10.2:1 | 81% (447) |
| 1990-91 | 990 | 51 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D F Walker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (501 to 368); teachers down 31% (30.5 to 21).
About D F Walker Elementary
D F Walker Elementary is a small elementary school in Edenton, North Carolina, under Edenton-Chowan Schools. It teaches 368 students in grades 3 through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 21% lower.
A total of 4 schools make up Edenton-Chowan Schools, with 1,767 students enrolled.
About 45% of students at D F Walker Elementary are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The school had 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. The school's 17.5:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. Public schools in Chowan County average a similar 99%.
D F Walker Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for D F Walker Elementary is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.3%.
Census data for Chowan County show the median household earns about $53,864 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting D F Walker Elementary, Chowan County has 4 public schools.
White Oak Elementary is the nearest public school to D F Walker Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. D F Walker Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. D F Walker Elementary comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put D F Walker Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, D F Walker Elementary had a net loss of 37 students, or 9%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
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Chowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,836
Census ACS
Median income
$53,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edenton-Chowan Schools
- John A Holmes HighHigh · 554 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Chowan MiddleMiddle · 357 students
Other schools in Edenton
- John A Holmes HighHigh · 554 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- White Oak Elementary0.1 mi · 488
- Chowan Middle4.7 mi · 357
- Colerain Elementary7.1 mi · 193
- John A Holmes High7.3 mi · 554
- Hertford Grammar9.9 mi · 420
- Perquimans County High10.0 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About D F Walker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at D F Walker Elementary?
D F Walker Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 03-05.
Is D F Walker Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
D F Walker Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does D F Walker Elementary have?
D F Walker Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at D F Walker Elementary?
Student demographics at D F Walker Elementary are roughly 45% White, 11% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is D F Walker Elementary public or private?
D F Walker Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edenton-Chowan Schools.
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