BARBARA WALKER EL

BARBARA WALKER EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in HEARTLAND, Texas, one of the schools within CRANDALL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 709 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 37% above typical.

CRANDALL ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 6,922 students; BARBARA WALKER EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BARBARA WALKER EL reports that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 34% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Kaufman County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, BARBARA WALKER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

In the surrounding community, Kaufman County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,485, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kaufman County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), BARBARA WALKER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HOLLIS T DIETZ EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARBARA WALKER EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BARBARA WALKER EL has grew 10%, going from 644 students in 2018 to 709 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 19% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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