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Schools in Walker

Walker’s public schools

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walker. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 28% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
686 students on the public path
In brief

Walker’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Walker’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. W.H.A. Elementary places highest (better than 36%); Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Walker, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6W.H.A. ElementaryWalker-Hackensack-Akeley School DistrictC+
7–12Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 686 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$21,831MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 359 students tested
Math29%
State average 44.8% · 363 students tested

Walker vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Walker’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Walker—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley

Every school in Walker

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Walkerby address
W.H.A. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
369 students11:1Rate it →
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.
High · Grades 7–12
C+
317 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Up North Learning Center).

Questions about Walker’s schools

Are Walker’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Walker. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walker. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Walker in?

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District.

Where do Walker kids go to high school?

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec..

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.