The Walker School Revenue and Competitors

The Walker School was founded in 1957 as St. James Kindergarten under the direction of Father Joseph T. Walker, Rector. In 1960 elementary grades were added, and the school became known as St. James Day School. The school functioned as part of the St. James Episcopal Church until 1971. At that time it became an independent school. The school was then moved to the Waterman Street location where it was housed for six years. The Upper School (grades 7-12) was added beginning with the 1975-76 school term. In 1977, the school purchased property at the corner of Allgood Road and Cobb Parkway. The school was restructured in 1984 to include a Middle School (grades 6-8). Today the school is a non-profit, non-sectarian, independent, co-educational day school. The school recently completed an 11.5 million dollar building program which significantly enhanced the academic and athletic facilities. Walker's curriculum is college preparatory, and the school serves average to superior students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades.