Summary
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. is a public school in Walker, Minnesota, serving grades 7–12 with 317 students — the largest enrollment among the nearby comparison schools. It belongs to the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District, which ranks 308th of 458 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in Minnesota. The school itself ranks 269th of 473 (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, a clear rebound from 361st of 450 (20th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–2025, though still below its stronger 63rd, 63rd, and 58th percentile stretch in 2020–2021 through 2022–2023.
Results are mixed. Graduation and dropout are strong: 93.7% of students graduated in 2024–2025 versus 84.9% statewide, and the dropout rate was 3.1% versus 4.2% — a striking turnaround from dropout rates of 14.2% in 2023–2024 and 18.5% in 2021–2022, though this is a recent gain that needs another year or two to look durable. Test scores lag: 21.1% math proficiency versus the state's 44.9%, 43.5% reading versus 48.6%, and 14.1% science versus 25.5%. Reading is the bright spot, especially 10th grade (50% vs. 42.5%) and 8th grade (50.9% vs. 50%), while 7th grade reading (28.6% vs. 43.5%), math, and science are the weakest areas.
Locally, Walker sits in the middle. It outperforms both Cass Lake-Bena Secondary and Cass Lake-Bena Area Learning Cntr. across reading, math, science, graduation, and dropout. It trails Nevis Secondary in math (55.5%), science (30.2%), graduation (97.9%), and dropout (2.0%), and Laporte Secondary in science (37.0%), graduation (95.4%), and dropout (0.0%), though math and reading are similar. With 48.9% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch but a more favorable 12.2 student-teacher ratio than Nevis's or Laporte's 14.3, the lower scores are not easily explained by class size. Student-group effectiveness ranks improved broadly in 2025–2026, but every group remains below the 50th percentile.
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