📍 800 Karen Blvd, Capitol Heights, Prince George's County, 20743
Walker Mill Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Capitol Heights, Prince George's County. The school has 693 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walker Mill Middle enrolls 693 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 537 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 18% |
| White | 13 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
505 of the school's 693 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 448 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.
Walker Mill Middle 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 MD-40, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Walker Mill Middle is one of 199 schools in Prince George's County Public Schools, based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The district serves 132,123 students district-wide and employs 9,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 693 students, Walker Mill Middle is close to the district average of about 664 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large