📍 4060 Abbey Rd, Heartland, Kaufman County, 75126
Barbara Walker el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Heartland, Kaufman County. The school has 663 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lara Reed. It is part of the Crandall Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths.
Barbara Walker el enrolls 663 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 260 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 32% |
| White | 149 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 663 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 83 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.
Barbara Walker el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Barbara Walker el is one of 7 schools in CRANDALL ISD, based in CRANDALL, Texas. The district serves 6,922 students district-wide and employs 384 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 663 students, Barbara Walker el is smaller than the district average of about 989 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe