[2] In 2023 the Newton Board of Education voted to close the school due to declining enrollment in the district.

[3] Walton Rural Life Center also taught its students about math, science, agriculture, reducing, reusing, and composting.

[3] Walton Rural Life Center was the first public elementary school in the United States to add agriculture to its curriculum.

[7] Using Agriculture to Spur Achievement : The Walton 21st Century Rural Life Center,[8] 2011, U.S. Department of Education filmed a documentary at the Walton 21st Century Rural Life Center charter elementary school in November 2010.

The resulting video was featured on their website, highlighting the center as a best practices model of innovation in education.