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Alumni: what's one memory from William Walker Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVERTON SD 48J·NCES 410192001232
William Walker Elementary School
11940 SW Lynnfield Ln, Portland, OR 97225 · (503) 356-2520 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
381 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
26.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 16.4% |
% 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 William Walker Elementary School
William Walker Elementary School's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Walker Elementary School this school | 523 | 72.8% | 20.2% |
| Vose Elementary School Beaverton | 666 | 73.3% | 31.8% |
| Free Orchards Elementary School Cornelius | 385 | 70.9% | 14.0% |
| Gib Olinger Elementary School Milton-Freewater | 498 | 71.7% | 29.9% |
| W Verne McKinney Elementary School Hillsboro | 395 | 69.6% | 29.9% |
| Mooberry Elementary School Hillsboro | 360 | 70.8% | 13.2% |
Matched among Oregon 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 William Walker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #508 of 591 | #75 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #514 of 646 ▲ 55 | #76 of 89 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #543 of 646 ▲ 39 | #76 of 89 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #48 of 710 | #15 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #15 of 587 | #2 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #227 of 587 | #60 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #343 of 645 | #15 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #33 of 88 | #8 of 15 |
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
523
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 523 | 41.2 | 12.7:1 | 73% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 38.4 | 13.2:1 | 70% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 40.3 | 13.3:1 | 68% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 37 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 33.2 | 14.3:1 | 82% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 82% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 78% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 59% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Walker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (474 to 523); teachers up 24% (33.2 to 41.2).
About William Walker Elementary School
William Walker Elementary School is a public large elementary school in Portland, Oregon. It teaches 523 students in pre-K through 5. It has 63% more students than the average for elementary schools in Oregon (about 321).
The district, Beaverton SD 48J, has 37,479 students enrolled across 56 schools.
About 61% of the student body at William Walker Elementary School is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Among people living in Washington County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
William Walker Elementary School lists 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Oregon, the average ratio is 16.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. The average for public schools in Washington County is 57%.
William Walker Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.2% and a predicted 34.3%.
For the population of Washington County, the median household earns about $107,772 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Washington County, 136 public schools serve about 79,469 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cedar Park Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, William Walker Elementary School places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 10%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at William Walker Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
603,947
Census ACS
Median income
$107,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
136
79,469 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaverton SD 48J
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Mountainside High SchoolHigh · 1,741 students
- Aloha High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- Beaverton High SchoolHigh · 1,436 students
- Southridge High SchoolHigh · 1,430 students
Other schools in Portland
- David Douglas High SchoolHigh · 2,756 students
- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Park Middle School0.5 mi · 644
- Arts and Communication Magnet Academy0.6 mi · 690
- Hope Chinese Charter School0.9 mi · 383
- Barnes Elementary School0.9 mi · 451
- Ridgewood Elementary School1.0 mi · 339
- Beaverton High School1.2 mi · 1,436
Frequently asked questions
About William Walker Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Walker Elementary School?
William Walker Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William Walker Elementary School serve?
William Walker Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William Walker Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William Walker Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Walker Elementary School?
At William Walker Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is William Walker Elementary School in?
William Walker Elementary School is part of Beaverton SD 48J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.