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Walker Elementary School

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Walker Elementary School ranks 279 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Walker Elementary School in Walker, LA, serves 623 students in grades PK-5 within the highly-ranked Livingston Parish school district, which is in the 87th percentile statewide. While the school has a history of strong performance—ranking in the 90th percentile a decade ago—it has experienced a significant decline over the past several years, now sitting in the 60th percentile. This downward trend is a key concern, especially when compared to nearby schools like Juban Parc Elementary (consistently in the 92nd percentile) and Eastside Elementary (93rd percentile), which have maintained high and stable performance levels.

One of the biggest challenges facing Walker Elementary is chronic absenteeism. With a rate of 17.3% for the 2024-2025 school year, it is more than double that of several nearby schools, such as Seventh Ward Elementary (7.7%) and South Walker Elementary (7.8%). This high absentee rate likely undermines the school's academic progress, as students who miss class cannot benefit from instruction. Academically, Walker Elementary's test scores generally fall below the district average in core subjects like math (66% vs. 73% district) and English language arts (71% vs. 81% district), with a particularly notable gap in 3rd grade reading proficiency (52% vs. 73% district).

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. The school has shown recent improvement in serving specific student groups, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and has a clear strength in 5th grade English language arts, where 84% of students are proficient—well above the state average of 73%. This suggests that effective instructional strategies exist within the school that could be replicated in other grades and subjects. For parents, Walker Elementary offers a dedicated staff and a community-focused environment, but the school's leadership must prioritize tackling chronic absenteeism and closing the gap with district peers to reverse its decade-long decline.

623

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,096

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13327 Wildcat Drive
Walker, LA 70785

(225) 665-5534

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Walker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westside Junior High School
High:	Walker High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

25.4%

African American:

17.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 42nd percentile in 2023 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2026) from a 42nd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Louisiana median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

279^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	62.6	279 of 690	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	329 of 666	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	365 of 675	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	423 of 730	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	315 of 727	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	283 of 729	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	204 of 731	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	218 of 728	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.1	178 of 739	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	77 of 742	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	82.3	100 of 792	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	147 of 777	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	134 of 772	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	206 of 764	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	143 of 766	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	48.9	421 of 736	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.8	354 of 738	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.8	384 of 743	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	382 of 725	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	186 of 548	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	301 of 501	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	291 of 509	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	389 of 570	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	275 of 562	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	410 of 564	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	217 of 559	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	158 of 547	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	63.5	86 of 281	69.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.8	72 of 82	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	76.3	7 of 86	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	42.6	58 of 97	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	339 of 679	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	264 of 633	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	353 of 635	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	444 of 705	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	351 of 701	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	304 of 705	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	163 of 684	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	139 of 266	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	99 of 207	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	85 of 189	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	177 of 233	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	141 of 220	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	90 of 202	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	89 of 190	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	106 of 168	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	256 of 685	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	316 of 661	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	395 of 674	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	440 of 723	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	313 of 724	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	322 of 719	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	221 of 697	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	200 of 682	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	249 of 682	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	357 of 641	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	354 of 651	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	333 of 713	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	283 of 712	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	266 of 704	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	251 of 696	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	220 of 361	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	154 of 241	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	150 of 208	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	239 of 296	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.9	120 of 307	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	174 of 306	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	231 of 496	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	262 of 431	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	325 of 434	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	353 of 518	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	312 of 517	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	246 of 522	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	167 of 517	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	209 of 516	59.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)69th percentile~ school

African American (2026)66th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile~ school

White (2026)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%~ state avg

Mathematics66%+4 vs state

Social Studies62%+7 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1090 Robbie Street	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-4223	466	37	12.5	78.5%	198 (42.5%)	63 (13.5%)	180 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	57.6	316^th of 690 public elementary schools	54.2%		65.3	255^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.7%	61	71.0	68.0	73.0	70.0	65.0	72.0		71.0	39.0	50.0	61.0	49.0	$12,715
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
Denham Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	713 Hatchell Ln	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5855	678	41	16.3	79.2%	299 (44.1%)	181 (26.7%)	154 (22.7%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	78.2	150^th of 690 public elementary schools	78.3%		80.7	121^st of 666 public elementary schools	81.8%	29	65.0	82.0	88.0	79.0	79.0	85.0		83.0	52.0	75.0	67.0	65.0	$13,005

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Walker Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Westside Junior High School
High : Walker High School

Is Walker Elementary School a good school?

Walker Elementary School ranks 279^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Walker Elementary School in?

Livingston Parish

How many students attend Walker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Walker Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Walker Elementary School?

Students at Walker Elementary School are 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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