Walnut Park Elementary School

Regular School · Gadsden, AL

Walnut Park Elementary School is a regular school school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 218 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

218

Teachers (FTE)

13.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	116	53%
Black or African American	55	25%
Hispanic/Latino	41	19%
Two or more races	4	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	218	121M / 97F

English Language Learners: 16 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	24.1%	80
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	46.3%	80
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	35

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.56 grade levels

Math

-0.34 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	218	100%

Contact & Location

3200 Walnut St

Gadsden, AL 35904

Phone: (256)546-4665

http://www.gcs.k12.al.us/wpes.asp

District

Gadsden City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,874

District enrollment: 4,939

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Donehoo Elementary School Elementary
Eura Brown Elementary School Elementary
Floyd Elementary School Elementary
Mitchell Elementary School Elementary
Therapeutic Academic Program Elementary
Thompson Elementary School Elementary
W E Striplin Elementary School Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35904) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010162000565

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD