Joe Walker Elementary School
2510 Park Ave
Washington PA, 15301, Washington County
Phone: 724-222-3061
Ranking: 
(1,069 out of 2,311, top 46%)*
(1,069 out of 2,311, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: McGuffey School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 198 | 207 | 220 | 223 | 220 | 238 | 250 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 33 | 16.7% | 41 | 19.8% | 52 | 23.6% | 58 | 26.0% | 48 | 21.8% | 51 | 21.4% | 38 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 41 | 20.7% | 42 | 20.3% | 50 | 22.7% | 46 | 20.6% | 47 | 21.4% | 38 | 16.0% | 39 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 40 | 20.2% | 46 | 22.2% | 43 | 19.5% | 39 | 17.5% | 38 | 17.3% | 41 | 17.2% | 48 | 19.2% |
| Grade 3: | 44 | 22.2% | 40 | 19.3% | 40 | 18.2% | 41 | 18.4% | 40 | 18.2% | 47 | 19.7% | 60 | 24.0% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 20.2% | 38 | 18.4% | 35 | 15.9% | 39 | 17.5% | 47 | 21.4% | 61 | 25.6% | 65 | 26.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 94 | 47.5% | 107 | 51.7% | 123 | 55.9% | 124 | 55.6% | 114 | 51.8% | 130 | 54.6% | 135 | 54.0% |
| Female: | 104 | 52.5% | 100 | 48.3% | 97 | 44.1% | 99 | 44.4% | 91 | 41.4% | 95 | 39.9% | 111 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 194 | 98.0% | 201 | 97.1% | 211 | 95.9% | 215 | 96.4% | 210 | 95.5% | 232 | 97.5% | 247 | 98.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 31.8% | 60 | 29.0% | 75 | 34.1% | 76 | 34.1% | 61 | 27.7% | 70 | 29.4% | 58 | 23.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 6.1% | 14 | 6.8% | 20 | 9.1% | 15 | 6.7% | 24 | 10.9% | 24 | 10.1% | 20 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.16 | 13.14 | 13.96 | 13.39 | 13.37 | 14.30 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 80% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.2% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 83.7% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 83.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 59% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 71.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 80.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.9% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 86.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 89.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.4% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 66.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 65.6% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 79.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 66.4% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 96.6% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 92.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.5% | 82.3% |
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* Joe Walker Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.