Walker Upper Elementary

Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Charlottesville, Virginia

Walker Upper Elementary in Charlottesville, Virginia enrolled 570 students in 2024-25 with 63.5 full-time teachers, 9.0 students per teacher against the Virginia middle-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%

616 students in 2022-23, 604 students in 2023-24, 570 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.5 to 63.5.

Students enrolled at Walker Upper Elementary by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236162023-246042024-25570
Students enrolled at Walker Upper Elementary by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236162023-246042024-25570
Students enrolled at Walker Upper Elementary by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236162023-246042024-25570
Students enrolled at Walker Upper Elementary by school year2022-23: 616, 2023-24: 604, 2024-25: 57002004006008002022-236162023-246042024-25570
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361651.512.0
2023-2460447.012.9
2024-2557063.59.0

9.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Virginia middle schools

Among the 331 Virginia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; This school 9.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; This school 9.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; This school 9.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.5 to 22.1; This school 9.0; state median 13.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 313 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walker Upper Elementary enrolled 626 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 313 of the 626 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.4% of students were White, 25.1% Black, 14.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White40.4%
  2. Black25.1%
  3. Two or more races14.6%
  4. Hispanic13.0%
  5. Asian7.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Walker Upper Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math50%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Charlottesville

6 public middle schools in Charlottesville report 2024-25 enrollment; Walker Upper Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Journey Middle64612.576.5%
Lakeside Middle57414.723.0%
Walker Upper Elementary5709.079.1%
Buford Middle5638.174.2%
Jackson P. Burley Middle53412.363.1%
Leslie H. Walton Middle33910.356.9%

All public schools in Charlottesville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Walker Upper Elementary

  1. Jackson P. Burley MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 534 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Buford MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 563 students, 8.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Walker Upper Elementary with Jackson P. Burley MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charlottesville City Schools spends per student$19,953 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,953
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaWalker Upper Elementary is the number 229 by size of 337 Virginia middle schools open in 2024-25.#229 of 337
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher9.0 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.1 for middle schools.9.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Walker Upper Elementary

  1. How many students attend Walker Upper Elementary?
    570 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 616 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Charlottesville, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walker Upper Elementary?
    9.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Walker Upper Elementary a Title I school?
    Walker Upper Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Walker Upper Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Walker Upper Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Walker Upper Elementary in?
    Charlottesville City Schools, NCES district ID 5100780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510078000279 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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