Enrollment
318
Middle
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD·NCES 483117003506
Walker Junior High School
800 S FAYE AVE, MONAHANS, TX 79756 · (432) 943-4622 · Ward County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
210 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 7 | 151 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 53% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · 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
Walker Junior High School→Monahans High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 37.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Junior High School
Walker Junior High School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Junior High School this school | 318 | 66.0% | 39.4% |
| Rockdale Junior High School ROCKDALE | 313 | 62.3% | 33.0% |
| A C Blunt Middle School ARANSAS PASS | 382 | 70.2% | 27.9% |
| Gainesville Junior High School GAINESVILLE | 422 | 63.5% | 25.7% |
| Slaton Junior High School SLATON | 251 | 69.7% | 32.6% |
| Dalhart Junior High School DALHART | 412 | 68.7% | 35.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #964 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #531 of 1,670 ▲ 122 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #746 of 1,670 ▲ 127 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +37.5pp | #26 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,377 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #882 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #937 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #811 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #525 of 942 |
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
318
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 318 | 21.1 | 15.1:1 | 66% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 26.6 | 12.5:1 | 58% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 28.2 | 12.6:1 | 60% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 33% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 21.7 | 16.9:1 | 49% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 51% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 46% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 43% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (367 to 318); teachers down 3% (21.7 to 21.1).
About Walker Junior High School
Walker Junior High School is a middle school in MONAHANS, Texas, reachable at (432) 943-4622. The school enrolls 318 students in grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
Federal data list 6 schools in MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD, with 2,181 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at Walker Junior High School is Hispanic: 67%. The remaining shares are 26% White and 6% Black. Ward County as a whole is about 56% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
For every teacher at Walker Junior High School, there are about 15.1 students; the school has 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. There are 210 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 66% of enrollment.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Walker Junior High School would be expected to post about 45.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.4%.
For the population of Ward County, median household income comes to about $65,952, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ward County counts 7 public schools with about 2,338 students.
Of the public schools around it, Walker Junior High School is closest to Monahans High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Walker Junior High School ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Walker Junior High School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Walker Junior High School enrolled 345 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 318. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.4:1 to 15.1:1.
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Ward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,952
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Monahans High SchoolHigh · 624 students
- Tatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- George Cullender KindElementary · 259 students
- Monahans Ed CenterHigh · 8 students
Other schools in MONAHANS
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Monahans High SchoolHigh · 624 students
- Tatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- George Cullender KindElementary · 259 students
- Monahans Ed CenterHigh · 8 students
Other Walker Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Walker Junior High. Walker Junior High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Walker Junior HighLa Palma, CA · 890 students
- Walker Junior HighWalker, LA · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Monahans High School0.1 mi · 624
- Monahans Ed Center0.2 mi · 8
- Tatom Elementary School0.8 mi · 326
- George Cullender Kind1.2 mi · 259
- Parkway Elementary School1.7 mi · 646
- Grandfalls-Royalty School17.1 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Junior High SchoolHow large is Walker Junior High School?
Walker Junior High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 07-08.
Is Walker Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walker Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Walker Junior High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Walker Junior High School.
How diverse is Walker Junior High School?
Walker Junior High School reports a student body of 26% White, 67% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Walker Junior High School?
Walker Junior High School is overseen by MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD in Ward County.
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