📍 4701 Nw 56th Street, Kansas City, Platte County, 64151
Walden Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kansas City, Platte County. The school has 747 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Park Hill school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walden Middle enrolls 747 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 14% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 480 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 26 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 747 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Walden Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 34, state house district 14.
Walden Middle is one of 20 schools in PARK HILL, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 11,937 students district-wide and employs 884 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 747 students, Walden Middle is larger than the district average of about 597 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large