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Walnut Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

801 Grove Ave, Emporia, KS 66801 · (620) 341-2288 · Part of Emporia Unified School District 253

Emporia’s School Grade C better than 25% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
312
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Walnut Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 15.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Emporia kids: Emporia Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Walnut ElemYou are here
6–8Emporia Middle School843 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 Grove Ave, Emporia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten45
Grade 138
Grade 252
Grade 342
Grade 451
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
270’20
278’21
288’22
285’23
312’24

Up 15.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 4%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walnut Elem from Emporia families.

Other schools in Emporia Unified School District 253

The district →
Village Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
401 students15:1
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
C−
385 students15:1
Timmerman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
A−
370 students13:1
W A White Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
248 students13:1
Logan Ave Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Emporia
B−
208 students12:1
Emporia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Emporia
C−
843 students13:1

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Emporia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.