📍 3601 Church St, Evanston, Cook County, 60203
Walker Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evanston, Cook County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Gray. It is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walker Elem School enrolls 394 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 21% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 14% |
| Asian | 49 | 12% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 394 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walker Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 17.
Walker Elem School is one of 17 schools in Evanston CCSD 65, based in Evanston, Illinois. The district serves 6,136 students district-wide and employs 641 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 394 students, Walker Elem School is close to the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small