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Walnut Park Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3200 Walnut St, Gadsden, AL 35904 · (256) 546-4665 · Part of Gadsden City School District

Gadsden’s School Grade C better than 25% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
218
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Walnut Park Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Gadsden kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Gadsden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Walnut Park Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3200 Walnut St, Gadsden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten40
Grade 128
Grade 239
Grade 336
Grade 428
Grade 531
Enrollment over time
203’20
200’21
205’22
226’23
218’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Black 25%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walnut Park Elementary School from Gadsden families.

Other schools in Gadsden City School District

The district →
Floyd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gadsden
C
384 students24:1
Eura Brown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gadsden
A+
340 students16:1
Thompson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gadsden
C−
288 students20:1
Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gadsden
B+
262 students15:1
Donehoo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gadsden
C
225 students18:1
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gadsden
C−
433 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Gadsden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.