📍 1600 N Custer Ave, Grand Island, Hall County, 68803
Walnut Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Grand Island, Hall County. The school has 853 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rod Foley. It is part of the Grand Island Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Middle School enrolls 853 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 570 | 67% |
| White | 217 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
665 of the school's 853 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 565 qualify for free lunch and 100 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.
Walnut Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 NE-30, state senate district 35.
Walnut Middle School is one of 23 schools in GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska. The district serves 9,983 students district-wide and employs 648 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 853 students, Walnut Middle School is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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