Summary:
Walker, Minnesota has one high school: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec., a combined middle/high school serving grades 7–12 with 317 students in the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District. Because it is the only high school in the city, local comparisons are to its district and to Minnesota statewide averages.
Its completion outcomes are strong: graduation rate is 93.7% in 2024-2025, above the state’s 84.9%, and dropout rate is 3.1%, below the state’s 4.2%. Reading is a relative bright spot. All-grade reading is 43.5%, above the district’s 40.7% but below the state’s 48.6%. In 2025-2026, 10th-grade reading is 50% versus 42.5% statewide, and 8th-grade reading is 50.9% versus 50% statewide. Math and science are the biggest concerns. All-grade math is 21.1% versus 44.9% statewide, and all-grade science is 14.1% versus 25.5% statewide. Seventh-grade reading is also low at 28.6% versus 43.5% statewide. The school’s rank improved from 361 of 450 (20th percentile, 1 star) in 2024-2025 to 269 of 473 (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025-2026, though it remains below the 50th percentile.
Context matters: 48.9% of students receive free/reduced lunch, about 155 students, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.2. The district ranks 308 of 458 (33rd percentile, 2 stars). The high school’s latest 43rd percentile outranks the district’s 33rd percentile. Performance is uneven by grade: 8th- and 10th-grade reading are at or above state, while 7th-grade reading, all tested math grades, and science lag. Overall, the school has strong graduation and dropout results, improving rank, and reading strengths, but math and science proficiency remain significantly below state averages.
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