W.H.A. Elementary Primary School
301 4th St Walker MN, 56484, Cass County Phone: 218-547-4261 Ranking: ![]() Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 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: | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 406 | 448 | 453 | 453 | 416 | 415 | 357 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 18 | 4.4% | 14 | 3.1% | 13 | 2.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.0% |
Kindergarten: | 51 | 12.6% | 63 | 14.1% | 51 | 11.3% | 55 | 12.1% | 57 | 13.7% | 67 | 16.1% | 53 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 64 | 15.8% | 54 | 12.1% | 54 | 11.9% | 62 | 13.7% | 67 | 16.1% | 45 | 10.8% | 65 | 18.2% |
Grade 2: | 40 | 9.9% | 56 | 12.5% | 58 | 12.8% | 73 | 16.1% | 44 | 10.6% | 67 | 16.1% | 71 | 19.9% |
Grade 3: | 51 | 12.6% | 62 | 13.8% | 73 | 16.1% | 62 | 13.7% | 69 | 16.6% | 69 | 16.6% | 50 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 57 | 14.0% | 70 | 15.6% | 61 | 13.5% | 70 | 15.5% | 58 | 13.9% | 46 | 11.1% | 64 | 17.9% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 16.3% | 59 | 13.2% | 71 | 15.7% | 68 | 15.0% | 52 | 12.5% | 64 | 15.4% | 47 | 13.2% |
Grade 6: | 59 | 14.5% | 70 | 15.6% | 72 | 15.9% | 55 | 12.1% | 62 | 14.9% | 48 | 11.6% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 210 | 51.7% | 237 | 52.9% | 242 | 53.4% | 238 | 52.5% | 221 | 53.1% | 217 | 52.3% | 191 | 53.5% |
Female: | 196 | 48.3% | 211 | 47.1% | 211 | 46.6% | 215 | 47.5% | 187 | 45.0% | 190 | 45.8% | 162 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 87 | 21.4% | 87 | 19.4% | 85 | 18.8% | 88 | 19.4% | 103 | 24.8% | 93 | 22.4% | 82 | 23.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 273 | 67.2% | 317 | 70.8% | 332 | 73.3% | 328 | 72.4% | 306 | 73.6% | 312 | 75.2% | 272 | 76.2% |
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: | 34 | 8.4% | 30 | 6.7% | 24 | 5.3% | 23 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 206 | 50.7% | 207 | 46.2% | 203 | 44.8% | 194 | 42.8% | 163 | 39.2% | 160 | 38.6% | 120 | 33.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 7.6% | 40 | 8.9% | 57 | 12.6% | 50 | 11.0% | 48 | 11.5% | 41 | 9.9% | 35 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.89 | 15.67 | 16.21 | 16.29 | 14.51 | 15.80 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 68.6% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 26.2% | 46% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 59.2% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 68.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.6% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 71.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 76.2% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.9% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 29.4% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 30.5% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.2% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.6% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.8% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 59.7% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 59.8% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 22.1% | 57% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 18.2% | 59.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,400.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,095.0 |
* W.H.A. Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.