📍 805 Washington St, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 46574
Walkerton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Walkerton, St. Joseph County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the John Glenn School Corporation school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walkerton Elementary School enrolls 591 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 544 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 591 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. 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.
Walkerton Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 8, state house district 7.
Walkerton Elementary School is one of 4 schools in John Glenn School Corporation, based in Walkerton, Indiana. The district serves 1,993 students district-wide and employs 128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, Walkerton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 498 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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