Walker Upper Elementary School

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Side view of Walker Upper Elementary School. Photo by Christa Slotboom.

Coordinates:Erioll world.svg.png 38°03′14″N 78°29′01″W / 38.053794°N 78.483635°W / 38.053794; -78.483635

Walker Upper Elementary School is the school for grades 5 and 6 in the City of Charlottesville's school system.

The building is located at 1564 Dairy Rd, adjacent to the Charlottesville City Schools Administration Office Building and to the Crow Recreation Center in the northwest area of the city. The school is named in honor of Haswell Hunter Walker, who retired in 1966, the same year the school was opened.

The school mascot is a wolverine. [1]

Reconfiguration

There is an active proposal to reconfigure and redevelop.

See this section of the Charlottesville Schools Page for the updated info.

School Population (June 2011)

  • Enrollment: 547
  • Asian/Pacific Islander: 5.3%
  • African American: 42.0%
  • Hispanic: 7.9%
  • White: 44.4%
  • ESL students: 18.3%
  • Gifted students: 35.6%
  • (Special Education students: 15.9%
  • Pupil/teacher ratio: 16.25:1[1]

Namesake

Walker retired from a 42 year-long career in city schools in 1966 and primarily taught math at Midway/Lane High School.

Principals

Adam Hastings began as principal in 2018. [2]


Map

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. [http://www.ccs.k12.va.us/schools/walker/docs/WLKProfile2011-12.pdf Walker Upper Elementary School], retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. Web. Four new Charlottesville principals charting course for academic year, Josh Mandell, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 2, 2018, retrieved September 2, 2018.

Grade reconfiguration


External links

Official site Facility utilization study website