📍 24810 W 135th St, Plainfield, Will County, 60544
Walkers Grove Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainfield, Will County. The school has 626 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffrey Schafermeyer. It is part of the Plainfield SD 202 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walkers Grove Elementary School enrolls 626 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 12% Asian and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 433 | 69% |
| Asian | 73 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 626 students (21%) 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.
Walkers Grove Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 97.
Walkers Grove Elementary School is one of 31 schools in Plainfield SD 202, based in Plainfield, Illinois. The district serves 24,556 students district-wide and employs 1,638 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 626 students, Walkers Grove Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 792 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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