State/Public Elementary Open

Walton Avenue School (the)

๐Ÿ“ 1425 Walton Ave, Bronx, Bronx County, 10452

399
Pupils
11.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Walton Avenue School (the) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District # 9

Enrollment & staffing

Walton Avenue School (the) enrolls 399 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.

Male students
210 (53%)
Female students
189 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student-teacher ratio
11.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 2.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino30677%
Black or African American6917%
White92.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native71.8%
Asian51.3%
Two or more races3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

373 of the school's 399 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Walton Avenue School (the) is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 77.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9

Walton Avenue School (the) is one of 69 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 25,840 students district-wide and employs 2,339 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, Walton Avenue School (the) is close to the district average of about 374 students per school.

25,840
District students
69
Schools
2,339
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

50%
Reading proficient
50%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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