State/Public Middle Open

Walker Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1075 8th St NW, Salem, Polk County, 97304

556
Pupils
19.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Walker Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Salem, Polk County. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Salem-Keizer SD 24J school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Salem-Keizer SD 24J

Enrollment & staffing

Walker Middle School enrolls 556 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.

Male students
291 (52%)
Female students
263 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.0
Student-teacher ratio
19.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White26949%
Hispanic or Latino19435%
Two or more races478.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander152.7%
Black or African American101.8%
Asian101.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native91.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

518 of the school's 556 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 518 qualify for free lunch and 0 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, MidsizeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Walker Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 OR-60, state senate district 10, state house district 20.

School district: Salem-Keizer SD 24J

Walker Middle School is one of 65 schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J, based in Salem, Oregon. The district serves 37,982 students district-wide and employs 2,111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Walker Middle School is close to the district average of about 584 students per school.

37,982
District students
65
Schools
2,111
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

16%
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 - Midsize

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