Walker High School

12646 Burgess Avenue, Walker LA, 70785 | Livingston Parish School District | 225-664-4825
  • grades 10-12
  • students 1201
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 50% 24% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Walker
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
77%Walker
66%Louisiana

Walker High School is a school servicing grades 10 to 12 and is located in the district of "Livingston Parish School District" in Walker, LA. There are a total of 1,201 students and 55 teachers at Walker High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Walker High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 50.0%, which is 24% lower than the Louisiana average.

Walker High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1201
Teachers55
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment85
Taking some courses85
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses41
Passing no courses38

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Walker High School, there are a total of 85 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 85 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School< 50%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All50%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School< 50%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Walker High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 87.5% 87.2% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 8.1% 7.2% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.7% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2% 3.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.2% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 0.7% 1.7% 3.1%

Walker demographics profile

StatisticWalkerLouisianaNational
Population6,2784,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)95210891
Median age35.736.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%52%55%
Speak English92%92%79%
Speak Spanish3%4%13%

Education level achieved in Walker

IndexWalkerLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade85.1%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school82.7%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college55.7%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree27.7%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.5%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters5.7%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.3%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Walker High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.