Walden Elementary School serves 471 learners in grade levels Kindergarten-5.

Walden Elementary School landed in the upper 1% of all schools in Illinois for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 1%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 1%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 86% (which is higher than the Illinois state average of 32%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 88% (which is higher than the Illinois state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Illinois state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 14% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is lower than the Illinois state average of 52% (majority Latino).

School Overview: Walden Elementary School’s learner population of 471 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 33 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Walden Elementary School is ranked within the upper 1% of all 3,672 schools in Illinois (based on combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Walden Elementary School is 0.26, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Walden Elementary School in Deerfield High School (1.1 miles away)

The closest middle school is Alan B Shepard Middle School (1.1 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Kipling Elementary School (0.7 miles away)