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Walker Junior High

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Walker Junior High ranks 283 rd of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Walker Junior High is a public middle school in Walker, Louisiana, serving 511 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Livingston Parish School District, which is ranked 14 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Walker Junior High's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are close to or exceed the district and state averages, its math proficiency lags behind, with only 45% of students proficient compared to 71% in the district and 60% statewide. However, the school's Algebra I proficiency rate is notably high at 100%, significantly outperforming the district (75%) and state (63%) averages. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students generally performing better than other groups, while White students and students with special needs tend to perform worse.

Compared to other middle schools in the area, Walker Junior High's performance is generally lower than schools like Live Oak Junior High, Southside Junior High, and Westside Junior High, which have higher test scores and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. However, Walker Junior High outperforms some middle schools in the neighboring East Baton Rouge Parish district, such as Woodlawn Middle School and Southeast Middle School.

508

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,012

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13443 Burgess Ave.
Walker, LA 70785

(225) 664-0243

District: Livingston Parish

Students who attend Walker Junior High usually attend:

High:

Walker High School

Feeder schools for Walker Junior High:

Elementary:	South Fork Elementary School
	South Walker Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

African American:

32.5%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2021 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (71% vs 64% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2021

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg75%

Louisiana avg64%

283^rd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 36 pts since 2021

From top 27% (2021) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Middle Schools in the Livingston Parish

14^th of 118Livingston 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
2025	39.3	283 of 447	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	242 of 449	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	170 of 465	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	199 of 460	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	125 of 459	72.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	233 of 344	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	180 of 333	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	115 of 360	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	112 of 360	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	87 of 352	75.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	30 of 48	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	223 of 415	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	173 of 444	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	198 of 441	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	128 of 441	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	98 of 155	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	81 of 152	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.7	47 of 163	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	62 of 163	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	73 of 153	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	274 of 437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	232 of 444	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.3	134 of 459	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	178 of 458	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	136 of 455	70.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	266 of 414	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	217 of 426	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	150 of 443	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	161 of 442	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	135 of 442	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	119 of 175	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	81 of 206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	49 of 206	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	74 of 210	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	270 of 316	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	213 of 320	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	146 of 352	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	229 of 362	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.1	130 of 358	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)38th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+37 vs state

English Language Arts68%~ state avg

Mathematics45%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Walker Junior High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	Total
Walker Junior High	Public	6-8	13443 Burgess Ave.	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 664-0243	508	32	16.0	82.1%	243 (47.8%)	165 (32.5%)	76 (15.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	39.3	283^rd of 447 public middle schools	36.7%		49.4	242^nd of 449 public middle schools	46.1%	41		44.0	50.0	40.0	45.0	72.0	70.0	63.0	68.0	100.0		$11,012
Westside Junior High School	Public	6-8	12615 Burgess Avenue	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8259	397	30	13.4	75.3%	252 (63.5%)	58 (14.6%)	71 (17.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	75.7	113^th of 447 public middle schools	74.7%		64.2	164^th of 449 public middle schools	63.5%	51		74.0	76.0	59.0	70.0	79.0	88.0	77.0	80.0			$11,845
North Corbin Junior High School	Public	6-8	32725 North Corbin Road	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 686-2038	624	36	17.4	70.0%	459 (73.6%)	93 (14.9%)	43 (6.9%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	81.6	78^th of 447 public middle schools	82.6%		75.8	108^th of 449 public middle schools	75.9%	30		77.0	75.0	70.0	75.0	90.0	79.0	84.0	84.0			$11,204
Denham Springs Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Hatchell Lane	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8898	811	49	16.3	74.2%	456 (56.2%)	126 (15.5%)	186 (22.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	77.4	105^th of 447 public middle schools	76.5%		74.4	114^th of 449 public middle schools	74.6%	9		77.0	76.0	65.0	74.0		81.0	77.0	82.0			$11,385
Juban Parc Junior High School	Public	6-8	12470 Brown Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 664-1001	564	33	17.0	74.8%	342 (60.6%)	127 (22.5%)	72 (12.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	75.7	112^th of 447 public middle schools	74.9%		66.9	151^st of 449 public middle schools	66.4%	39		73.0	68.0	57.0	67.0	88.0	82.0	83.0	84.0			$13,980
Southside Junior High School	Public	6-8	26535 Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-4221	536	31	17.4	78.4%	243 (45.3%)	97 (18.1%)	169 (31.5%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	58	191^st of 447 public middle schools	57.3%		54	215^th of 449 public middle schools	52.1%	24		62.0	58.0	52.0	57.0	73.0	73.0	77.0	73.0	100.0		$12,354
Live Oak Middle School	Public	5-6	8444 Cecil Drive	Watson	70706	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-3211	672	37	17.9	67.7%	548 (81.5%)	60 (8.9%)	38 (5.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.5%)								(n/a)	72.0	77.0			74.0	88.0						$10,776
Live Oak Junior High	Public	7-8	35086 HWY 16 Spur	Watson	70786	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-4195	654	40	16.2	68.7%	524 (80.1%)	66 (10.1%)	39 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	79.9	89^th of 447 public middle schools	80.1%		77.6	96^th of 449 public middle schools	78.6%	7			76.0	61.0	70.0		84.0	85.0	85.0			$11,422
Southeast Middle School	Public	6-8	15000 Harrells Ferry	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-5930	826	66	12.4	75.2%	36 (4.4%)	501 (60.7%)	237 (28.7%)	31 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	16 (1.9%)	10.4	412^th of 447 public middle schools	7.8%		14.2	400^th of 449 public middle schools	10.9%	12		31.0	32.0	24.0	28.0	49.0	44.0	52.0	49.0	100.0	69.0	$17,598
Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	14939 Tiger Bend Road	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 751-0436	807	63	12.7	67.8%	121 (15.0%)	447 (55.4%)	174 (21.6%)	27 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.3%)	46.6	250^th of 447 public middle schools	44.1%		56.5	201^st of 449 public middle schools	55.2%	49		49.0	59.0	55.0	54.0	62.0	63.0	76.0	67.0	100.0		$19,005

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Walker Junior High?

Students at Walker Junior High are 48% White, 32% African American, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Walker Junior High attend?

Students who attend Walker Junior High usually go on to attend Walker High School

How many students attend Walker Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Walker Junior High.

What district is Walker Junior High in?

Livingston Parish

Is Walker Junior High a good school?

Walker Junior High ranks 283^rd of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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