Walton School

Located at 3409 Walton Ave, in Cleveland, Ohio, Walton School is a tight-knit K-5 school that educates 252 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Cleveland Municipal. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Cleveland Municipal runs 93 schools in total, collectively educating 33,065 students. Walton School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Walton School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 29% Black, 17% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Walton School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Cuyahoga County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,468, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Walton School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Cleveland Drop Back In dba Frederick Douglass High Scho, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walton School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Walton School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 252). Over the same period, the White share declined from 22% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.