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Walker School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

120 Walker Ave, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514 · (630) 861-4600 · Part of Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181

Downers Grove Township’s School Grade A better than 89% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
299
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Walker School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 46 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 46 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

120 Walker Ave, Clarendon Hills

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten37
Grade 149
Grade 250
Grade 355
Grade 451
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
278’20
332’21
293’22
295’23
299’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Asian 13%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 3%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walker School from Downers Grove Township families.

Other schools in Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181

The district →
Oak Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hinsdale
A+
446 students14:1
Madison Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinsdale
A+
367 students12:1
The Lane Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinsdale
A+
345 students12:1
Monroe Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hinsdale
A+
325 students11:1
Prospect Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clarendon Hills
A+
302 students12:1
Elm Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Burr Ridge
A+
287 students11:1

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Downers Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.