The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in English language arts. The lowest is 69% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Walkers Grove Elementary School
Walkers Grove Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade and sits in Plainfield, a fast-growing southwest Chicago suburb in Will County. The school enrolls a diverse student body: the majority are white, with substantial populations of Asian, Hispanic, and Black students represented. Specific counts of students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch and those receiving special education or English-language supports were not available in the data.
The school's recent test results show mixed performance. In grades three and four, reading proficiency is solid, with fourth-graders posting results slightly above the midpoint and third-graders posting results above the midpoint among Will County schools. Third-grade math also comes in above the midpoint. Fourth-grade math performance sits near the midpoint, and fifth-grade science results are around the midpoint. Fifth-grade math, however, shows a markedly different picture: proficiency falls to a level well below the midpoint for the county, suggesting a steeper climb at that grade. Science results were only reported for fifth grade, so third and fourth graders' science performance is untested at the state level. The data do not provide historical trends to show whether fifth-grade math proficiency has been persistent or newly emerged, a parent may want to look into this further with the school.
Enrollment is healthy and stable across the school's grade bands, with roughly balanced cohorts from kindergarten through fifth grade. The student body reflects Plainfield's diversity, with Asian students making up a meaningful portion and Latino and Black students represented in substantial numbers.
The school resides in Plainfield, a suburb experiencing rapid residential growth. Housing values in the surrounding area reflect broad-market appreciation, and rental costs are moderate relative to affordability benchmarks in the region. The town has a defined historic downtown core along Lockport Street but has also expanded outward through newer subdivisions where many families with school-age children live. Schools in the district, including Walkers Grove, typically sit in these subdivision settings rather than in downtown itself.
Walkers Grove is part of Plainfield School District 202, which covers parts of Plainfield, Bolingbrook, and Joliet. The district recently experienced a shift in state funding that will constrain its budget beginning in the 2026-27 school year, with implications for class sizes, electives, and staffing support across multiple years. However, the district earned a "commendable" state designation across all 29 schools in the most recent evaluation and removed itself from the state's targeted-support list. The district also rolled out a redesigned kindergarten model this fall that places a full-time paraprofessional in every kindergarten classroom, a staffing change that directly affects the youngest learners at schools like Walkers Grove.
A parent should be aware that the district approved high school boundary changes in December 2025 that take effect in 2026-27 and will affect some subdivisions in Plainfield, reassigning them to different high schools to address overcrowding. If you are considering a home in one of the named subdivisions—Arbor of Plainfield, Creekside Crossing North, Fieldstone, Indian Oaks, Leewood, Renwick Place, River Point, South Pointe, Vintage Harvest, or Wallin Woods—this will alter which high school your child attends after elementary and middle grades, a lasting consideration for your longer-term schooling path and community fit.
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