📍 13443 Burgess Ave., Walker, Livingston Parish, 70785
Walker Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Walker, Livingston Parish. The school has 482 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Livingston Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walker Junior High enrolls 482 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 30% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 254 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 144 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 482 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 309 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walker Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 LA-50, state senate district 13, state house district 71.
Walker Junior High is one of 44 schools in Livingston Parish, based in Livingston, Louisiana. The district serves 26,499 students district-wide and employs 1,435 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 482 students, Walker Junior High is smaller than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large