📍 18 Davidson Road, Wakefield, Middlesex County, 01880
Walton is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wakefield, Middlesex County. The school has 213 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wakefield school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walton enrolls 213 students across grades K–4. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 181 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Walton is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-60, state senate district 23, state house district 149.
Walton is one of 7 schools in Wakefield, based in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The district serves 3,382 students district-wide and employs 281 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 213 students, Walton is smaller than the district average of about 483 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large