1
Enrollment
571
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000815
Walker Middle School
1075 8th St NW, Salem, OR 97304 · (503) 399-3220 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
506 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 205 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 32% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 26.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Middle School
Walker Middle School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Middle School this school | 571 | 88.6% | 34.8% |
| Whiteaker Middle School Keizer | 654 | 89.1% | 31.7% |
| Leslie Middle School Salem | 735 | 87.9% | 27.3% |
| Oakdale Middle School Medford | 745 | 86.7% | 23.8% |
| Judson Middle School Salem | 811 | 89.4% | 38.1% |
| Newport Middle School Newport | 426 | 91.5% | 24.6% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #63 of 190 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #75 of 200 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #51 of 201 ▲ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #79 of 208 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #149 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #31 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.6% | #49 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #61 of 141 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
571
-79 (-12%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 571 | 27.4 | 20.9:1 | 89% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 26 | 22.3:1 | 67% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 93% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 27 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 28 | 23.9:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 27 | 23.6:1 | 52% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 1,111 | 52 | 21.4:1 | 41% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 826 | 40 | 20.6:1 | 23% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (669 to 571); teachers down 2% (28 to 27.4).
About Walker Middle School
Walker Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle school in Salem, Oregon. Its 571 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Walker Middle School falls under Salem-Keizer SD 24J, which has 65 schools enrolling 37,776 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Walker Middle School. The largest is White students, at 49%. Other students are 33% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Polk County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 20.9 students per teacher and 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 89%.
A school with Walker Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Oregon is predicted to score 28.2%. Walker Middle School scores 34.8%, 6.6 points above that line.
Among Polk County residents, the median household income is $85,118, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Walker Middle School is one of 24 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Walker Middle School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Myers Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Walker Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 571 students in 2024-25, 79 fewer than the 650 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.1:1 to 20.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Walker Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,662
Census ACS
Median income
$85,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
11,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Other Walker Middle schools
One other US public school is named Walker Middle. Walker Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Walker MiddleSturgeon Bay, WI · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Myers Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
- Chapman Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 306
- Harritt Elementary School1.2 mi · 498
- Straub Middle School1.3 mi · 568
- Howard Street Charter1.3 mi · 184
- Kalapuya Elementary School1.4 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Middle SchoolHow large is Walker Middle School?
Walker Middle School enrolls approximately 571 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Walker Middle School serve?
Walker Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Walker Middle School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Walker Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walker Middle School?
At Walker Middle School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Walker Middle School?
Walker Middle School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.