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Walker High School
12646 Burgess Ave Walker LA, 70785, Livingston County Phone: 225-664-4825 Ranking:  (152 out of 276, bottom 45%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 10 to Grade 12 School District: Livingston Parish 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: | 58 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,073 | 1,073 | 1,047 | 997 | 960 | 916 | 899 | |||||||
| Grade 10: | 393 | 36.6% | 390 | 36.3% | 394 | 37.6% | 400 | 40.1% | 373 | 38.9% | 355 | 38.8% | 366 | 40.7% |
| Grade 11: | 351 | 32.7% | 355 | 33.1% | 364 | 34.8% | 320 | 32.1% | 311 | 32.4% | 306 | 33.4% | 280 | 31.1% |
| Grade 12: | 329 | 30.7% | 328 | 30.6% | 289 | 27.6% | 277 | 27.8% | 276 | 28.8% | 255 | 27.8% | 253 | 28.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 539 | 50.2% | 520 | 48.5% | 524 | 50.0% | 512 | 51.4% | 482 | 50.2% | 472 | 51.5% | 448 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 534 | 49.8% | 553 | 51.5% | 523 | 50.0% | 485 | 48.6% | 470 | 49.0% | 436 | 47.6% | 447 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 3.3% | 18 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.8% | 20 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 88 | 8.2% | 68 | 6.3% | 65 | 6.2% | 52 | 5.2% | 45 | 4.7% | 46 | 5.0% | 46 | 5.1% |
| White: | 941 | 87.7% | 978 | 91.1% | 953 | 91.0% | 914 | 91.7% | 894 | 93.1% | 853 | 93.1% | 844 | 93.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 327 | 30.5% | 323 | 30.1% | 320 | 30.6% | 293 | 29.4% | 238 | 24.8% | 273 | 29.8% | 214 | 23.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 7.6% | 81 | 7.5% | 94 | 9.0% | 81 | 8.1% | 112 | 11.7% | 110 | 12.0% | 88 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.56 | 18.83 | 18.69 | 17.58 | 16.23 | 16.40 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 63% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 73% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 58% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 57% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 24.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,015.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,518.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,041.0 |
* Walker High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.