Is Walden Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Walden Elementary School ranks in the top 7.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Walden Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 447 students attended Walden Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Walden Elementary School?

Students at Walden Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Walden Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walden Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Alan B Shepard Middle School High : Deerfield High School

Walden Elementary School

Summary:

Walden Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Deerfield, Illinois, serving 452 students in grades K-5 and part of the Deerfield School District 109, which is ranked 38th out of 813 districts in the state.

Walden Elementary School has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in Illinois, ranking 152nd out of 2,067 schools for the 2023-2024 school year and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 62.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 62.4% in Mathematics, significantly outpacing state and district averages. Walden's students also excel in Science, with 70.5% proficient or better, compared to 53.2% statewide and 77% in the district. The school's success extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, white, special education, and disabled students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Deerfield School District, such as South Park Elementary and Kipling Elementary, Walden's performance is consistently stronger, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. When compared to schools in the neighboring North Shore School District 112, Walden's Mathematics and Science proficiency rates are also notably higher. With a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Walden serves a more affluent student population, which may contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

630 Essex Ct
Deerfield, IL 60015-2367

(847) 945-9660

District: Deerfield School District 109

SchoolDigger Rank:
152^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,045

Students who attend Walden Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alan B Shepard Middle School
High:	Deerfield High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 447

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Asian:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 2.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walden Elementary School ranks better than 92.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Deerfield School District 109. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.35. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.3%), Hispanic (7.2%), Asian (4%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walden Elementary School is 11.8, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Deerfield School District 109! (See more...)

Compare Walden Elementary School employs 37.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walden Elementary School is $19,045, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Deerfield School District 109!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walden Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Walden Elementary School 152^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Walden Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Deerfield School District 109:

SchoolDigger ranks Deerfield School District 109 38^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walden Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Walden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	88.63	68^th	2020	96.6%
2004	90.57	16^th	2030	99.2%
2005	89.03	38^th	2022	98.1%
2006	86.98	50^th	2086	97.6%
2007	85.64	66^th	2095	96.8%
2008	89.18	21^st	2092	99.0%
2009	88.29	45^th	2120	97.9%
2010	87.01	71^st	2139	96.7%
2011	87.03	72^nd	2147	96.6%
2012	87.52	54^th	2166	97.5%
2013	93.22	50^th	2167	97.7%
2014	94.87	19^th	2093	99.1%
2015	99.16	11^th	2052	99.5%
2016	98.46	12^th	2046	99.4%
2017	98.00	21^st	2044	99.0%
2018	99.14	8^th	2037	99.6%
2019	98.01	15^th	2086	99.3%
2021	96.43	62^nd	1948	96.8%
2022	92.65	120^th	2082	94.2%
2023	90.36	174^th	2077	91.6%
2024	92.35	152^nd	2067	92.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	94.66	33^rd	1194	97.2%
2021	91.94	27^th	640	95.8%
2022	83.08	97^th	1113	91.3%
2023	90.21	63^rd	1156	94.6%
2024	96.21	32^nd	1195	97.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Walden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.75	11^th	1964	99.4%
2019	97.48	19^th	2019	99.1%
2021	94.73	57^th	1680	96.6%
2022	93.32	102^nd	1970	94.8%
2023	88.05	196^th	1957	90.0%
2024	87.56	201^st	1942	89.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Walden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	82.94	71^st	886	92.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Walden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.39	5^th	1972	99.7%
2019	97.44	16^th	2019	99.2%
2021	94.17	72^nd	1707	95.8%
2022	88.74	175^th	1977	91.1%
2023	90.18	155^th	1984	92.2%
2024	94.39	92^nd	1959	95.3%

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Rank History for White students at Walden Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.47	6^th	1463	99.6%
2019	94.78	20^th	1462	98.6%
2021	92.37	48^th	1308	96.3%
2022	85.18	134^th	1425	90.6%
2023	79.85	214^th	1419	84.9%
2024	84.98	153^rd	1392	89.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Walden Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	269	4	10	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	292
1989	270	6	9	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	293
1990	279	5	15	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	304
1991	291	3	13	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
1992	301	4	12	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1993	296	1	13	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
1994	338	1	9	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1995	400	1	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1996	400	1	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1997	388	3	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
1998	417	5	4	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
1999	490	3	7	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
2000	409	4	6	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	438
2001	431	1	9	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
2002	458	6	9	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
2003	458	6	9	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
2004	453	0	10	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
2005	465	1	8	1	0	n/a	n/a	12	487
2006	471	2	11	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
2007	445	3	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	10	470
2008	443	3	9	7	0	n/a	n/a	10	472
2009	466	6	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	12	501
2010	452	4	6	13	0	n/a	n/a	12	487
2011	451	4	14	29	0	0	6	0	504
2012	429	8	13	24	0	0	8	0	482
2013	424	3	8	20	1	0	12	0	468
2014	415	3	11	23	1	0	11	0	464
2015	384	3	15	22	1	1	13	0	439
2016	404	2	15	21	1	1	10	0	454
2017	402	3	16	20	1	1	15	0	458
2018	405	1	17	23	0	1	24	0	471
2019	407	1	17	27	0	1	27	0	480
2020	395	1	15	26	1	1	31	0	470
2021	394	3	17	30	0	0	25	0	469
2022	375	5	20	31	0	1	25	0	457
2023	386	5	14	27	0	0	20	0	452
2024	377	3	18	32	0	0	17	0	447

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walden Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	292	19.0	15.3	n/a
1989	293	19.0	15.4	n/a
1990	304	19.0	16.0	n/a
1991	318	18.8	16.9	n/a
1992	328	19.5	16.8	n/a
1993	319	19.5	16.4	n/a
1994	351	19.5	18.0	n/a
1995	414	23.0	18.0	n/a
1996	414	23.0	18.0	n/a
1997	404	22.5	18.0	n/a
1998	435	23.9	18.2	n/a
1999	519	25.5	20.4	n/a
2000	438	25.5	17.2	n/a
2001	452	26.5	17.1	n/a
2002	474	29.7	16.0	0
2003	474	29.7	16.0	0
2004	468	30.2	15.5	0
2005	487	32.0	15.2	0
2006	485	32.4	15.0	0
2007	470	29.0	16.2	0
2008	472	28.0	16.9	0
2009	501	32.4	15.5	0
2010	487	33.2	14.6	0
2011	504	32.6	15.4	0
2012	482	33.0	14.6	1
2013	468	n/a	n/a	0.6
2014	464	n/a	n/a	0.9
2015	439	33.0	13.3	0.9
2016	454	32.0	14.1	1.3
2017	458	31.2	14.6	1.3
2018	471	33.0	14.2	1.5
2019	480	34.5	13.9	1.7
2020	470	33.0	14.2	1.9
2021	469	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	457	35.0	13.0	2.4
2023	452	35.0	12.9	n/a
2024	447	37.7	11.8	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walden Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	292	19.0	15.3	n/a
1989	293	19.0	15.4	n/a
1990	304	19.0	16.0	n/a
1991	318	18.8	16.9	n/a
1992	328	19.5	16.8	n/a
1993	319	19.5	16.4	n/a
1994	351	19.5	18.0	n/a
1995	414	23.0	18.0	n/a
1996	414	23.0	18.0	n/a
1997	404	22.5	18.0	n/a
1998	435	23.9	18.2	n/a
1999	519	25.5	20.4	n/a
2000	438	25.5	17.2	n/a
2001	452	26.5	17.1	n/a
2002	474	29.7	16.0	0
2003	474	29.7	16.0	0
2004	468	30.2	15.5	0
2005	487	32.0	15.2	0
2006	485	32.4	15.0	0
2007	470	29.0	16.2	0
2008	472	28.0	16.9	0
2009	501	32.4	15.5	0
2010	487	33.2	14.6	0
2011	504	32.6	15.4	0
2012	482	33.0	14.6	1
2013	468	n/a	n/a	0.6
2014	464	n/a	n/a	0.9
2015	439	33.0	13.3	0.9
2016	454	32.0	14.1	1.3
2017	458	31.2	14.6	1.3
2018	471	33.0	14.2	1.5
2019	480	34.5	13.9	1.7
2020	470	33.0	14.2	1.9
2021	469	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	457	35.0	13.0	2.4
2023	452	35.0	12.9	n/a
2024	447	37.7	11.8	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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