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South Walker Elementary School

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South Walker Elementary School ranks 309 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

South Walker Elementary School in Walker, LA, is a mid-sized elementary school serving 518 students in grades PK-5 within the highly-rated Livingston Parish school district, where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While South Walker has a history of solid, above-average performance, the most recent data shows a significant drop in its state ranking to the 55th percentile (3 stars), its lowest point in a decade. This decline is most pronounced in 5th grade, where only 37% of students were proficient in Math, compared to the district average of 67% and nearby schools like Seventh Ward Elementary (81%) and North Corbin Elementary (81%). Similarly, 5th-grade Social Studies proficiency was 42%, far below the district's 64%. This "5th grade cliff" is a critical issue, as 3rd and 4th graders perform at or near district averages. The school's strongest subject is English Language Arts, with 78% of all students proficient, above the state average.

Despite the recent academic challenges, South Walker has notable strengths. It has consistently maintained a low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.8%, well below the district (13.3%) and state (22.5%) averages, and among the best in the area alongside Gray's Creek Elementary (7.5%). This suggests a strong culture of attendance and family engagement. Additionally, the school has a history of exceptional performance with its diverse student body, ranking in the 97th percentile for Hispanic students and the 91st percentile for African American students in the prior year. The challenge for South Walker is to translate its strong attendance and past successes into consistent academic achievement, particularly in 5th grade Math and Social Studies.

518

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,801

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13745 Milton Lane
Walker, LA 70785

(225) 665-0446

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend South Walker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Walker Junior High
High:	Walker High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

African American:

19.1%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Louisiana median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Livingston Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

309^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Livingston Parish

15^th of 116Livingston Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	309 of 690	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.3	135 of 666	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	211 of 675	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	242 of 730	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.8	154 of 727	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	132 of 729	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	132 of 731	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	155 of 728	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	145 of 739	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	115 of 742	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	144 of 792	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	138 of 777	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	94 of 772	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.9	107 of 764	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.6	86 of 766	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	140 of 736	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	82.8	102 of 738	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	101 of 743	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	85.0	83 of 725	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	234 of 548	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.7	44 of 501	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	59 of 509	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	135 of 570	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	137 of 562	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	82 of 564	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	93 of 559	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	95 of 547	82.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	71.0	17 of 89	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	389 of 679	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	76.8	126 of 633	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	236 of 635	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	325 of 705	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	136 of 701	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	151 of 705	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	188 of 684	72.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	92 of 266	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	92.4	7 of 207	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	67.0	54 of 189	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	63 of 233	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	48 of 220	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	72 of 202	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	32 of 190	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	21 of 168	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	238 of 685	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.6	96 of 661	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	216 of 674	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	232 of 723	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	127 of 724	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	203 of 719	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	137 of 697	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	138 of 682	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	255 of 682	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.8	133 of 641	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	192 of 651	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	220 of 713	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.0	149 of 712	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	117 of 704	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	100 of 696	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	121 of 361	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	110 of 307	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	64 of 306	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	102 of 333	69.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	293 of 496	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.0	184 of 431	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	231 of 434	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	288 of 518	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	165 of 517	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	124 of 522	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	129 of 517	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	179 of 516	65.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2018)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+8 vs state

Mathematics59%-3 vs state

Social Studies57%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
South Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13745 Milton Lane	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-0446	518	37	13.8	80.3%	285 (55.0%)	99 (19.1%)	87 (16.8%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	58.8	309^th of 690 public elementary schools	55.2%		79.3	135^th of 666 public elementary schools	79.7%	174	66.0	74.0	37.0	59.0	66.0	92.0		78.0	50.0	75.0	42.0	57.0	$13,801
Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13327 Wildcat Drive	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5534	623	47	13.2	80.9%	324 (52.0%)	109 (17.5%)	158 (25.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	62.6	279^th of 690 public elementary schools	59.6%		55.5	329^th of 666 public elementary schools	50.6%	50	61.0	73.0	65.0	66.0	52.0	74.0	84.0	71.0	52.0	63.0	69.0	62.0	$13,096
Juban Parc Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12555 Brown Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 665-4079	416	35	12.0	70.7%	246 (59.1%)	87 (20.9%)	50 (12.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	89.7	52^nd of 690 public elementary schools	92.5%		89.9	52^nd of 666 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.0	92.0		87.0	81.0	90.0		86.0	74.0	71.0	77.0	74.0	$14,942
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12565 Brown Rd	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5500	534	38	14.0	89.0%	146 (27.3%)	67 (12.5%)	296 (55.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	42.2	423^rd of 690 public elementary schools	38.7%		59.1	308^th of 666 public elementary schools	53.8%	115	55.0	71.0	43.0	56.0	68.0	64.0	78.0	69.0	33.0	34.0	48.0	38.0	$11,987
Levi Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	31450 Walker North Road	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-9711	702	45	15.4	77.2%	461 (65.7%)	119 (17.0%)	78 (11.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	66.3	255^th of 690 public elementary schools	63.0%		79.7	129^th of 666 public elementary schools	80.6%	126	63.0	82.0	51.0	65.0	67.0	89.0		81.0	40.0	76.0	71.0	63.0	$12,509
Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9735 Lockhart Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 791-8581	439	36	12.1	67.0%	290 (66.1%)	52 (11.8%)	69 (15.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	90.3	50^th of 690 public elementary schools	92.8%		81.9	112^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.2%	62	80.0	76.0	83.0	80.0	87.0	89.0	90.0	89.0	82.0	91.0	82.0	85.0	$13,253
South Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23000 Walker Road South	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-2281	685	44	15.4	86.0%	327 (47.7%)	223 (32.6%)	94 (13.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	45.3	397^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.5%		54.1	335^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.7%	62	55.0	62.0	65.0	60.0	59.0	65.0		67.0	40.0	46.0	60.0	49.0	$12,327
Seventh Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24495 Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5815	382	27	14.0	61.8%	257 (67.3%)	55 (14.4%)	45 (11.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	77.2	161^st of 690 public elementary schools	76.7%		79	138^th of 666 public elementary schools	79.3%	23	70.0	75.0	81.0	75.0	76.0	84.0	93.0	84.0	70.0	47.0	72.0	65.0	$13,492
North Corbin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32645 North Corbin	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 686-9169	627	40	15.7	77.5%	536 (85.5%)	12 (1.9%)	40 (6.4%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	64.7	264^th of 690 public elementary schools	61.7%		72.5	194^th of 666 public elementary schools	70.9%	70	55.0	71.0	81.0	69.0	64.0	81.0	84.0	75.0	49.0	58.0	60.0	56.0	$12,756
Freshwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Cockerham Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5371	370	30	12.2	82.4%	200 (54.1%)	70 (18.9%)	75 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	69.5	237^th of 690 public elementary schools	65.7%		66.9	246^th of 666 public elementary schools	63.1%	9	64.0	82.0	61.0	70.0	72.0	79.0	70.0	74.0	66.0	62.0	67.0	64.0	$16,578

Frequently Asked Questions about South Walker Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of South Walker Elementary School?

Students at South Walker Elementary School are 55% White, 19% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend South Walker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended South Walker Elementary School.

Is South Walker Elementary School a good school?

South Walker Elementary School ranks 309^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is South Walker Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

What schools do graduates of South Walker Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Walker Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walker Junior High
High : Walker High School

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