Best Public Schools in Walnut, CA

Summary:

The city of Walnut, California is home to a high-performing school district, the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which includes 11 schools serving grades K-12. The district is ranked 69 out of 1,568 districts in California and earns 5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic achievement across the board.

Several schools stand out in the district, including Walnut High School, which ranks in the top 5% of California high schools with a 98.3% four-year graduation rate and exceptional test scores. South Pointe Middle School is also a top performer, ranking in the top 3% of California middle schools with 77.72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.09% in Math. The Stanley G. Oswalt Academy K-8 school also stands out, ranking in the top 18% of elementary schools statewide.

While the district as a whole is high-performing, there is a notable gap in achievement between the elementary/middle schools and the continuation high school, which lags behind in metrics like test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, among the elementary schools, Leonard G. Westhoff and Cyrus J. Morris are the strongest performers, while Collegewood and Ybarra Academy lag behind.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	595	26	23.3	71.3%	25 (4.2%)	12 (2.0%)	346 (58.2%)	195 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	66.7	1742^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	70.3%		61.8	1970^th of 5874 public elementary schools	66.5%	228	34.3	34.9			34.7	57.1	64.9	53.9	60.0	57.8	68.7		60.6	48.5	64.4	34.3	31.3	37.7	45.8		43.1	95.7		97.1	97.1	97.1
Stanley G. Oswalt Academy	Public	K-8	19501 Shadow Oak Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 810-4109	873	35	25.2	56.9%	16 (1.8%)	11 (1.3%)	420 (48.1%)	382 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.7%)	83.3	1025^th of 5862 public elementary schools	82.5%		80.6	1145^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.5%	120	45.3	57.1			51.5	68.5	65.0	63.8	76.7	74.8	70.8		69.9	75.3	57.1	43.2	55.0	44.4	58.1		55.3	97.3	98.2		98.2
Collegewood Elementary	Public	K-5	20725 East Collegewood Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-5308	604	23	25.9	28.0%	19 (3.1%)	7 (1.2%)	178 (29.5%)	354 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	83.5	1011^th of 5862 public elementary schools	82.8%		90.3	694^th of 5874 public elementary schools	88.2%	317	62.4				62.4	51.6	65.4	68.6					62.1	60.4	58.3	63.3					60.7						$5,179
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	19875 East Calle Baja	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0053	483	18	26.6	30.0%	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	127 (26.3%)	329 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	90.7	653^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	88.9%		88.7	781^st of 5874 public elementary schools	86.7%	128	58.0				58.0	69.7	65.3	73.3					69.6	70.5	70.7	69.3					70.2						$6,814
Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)	Public	9-12	476 South Lemon Ave.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0776	44	7	6.4	36.4%	7 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (47.7%)	14 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)																											$92,147
Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,172	43	27.1	25.3%	51 (4.4%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (25.0%)	760 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.0%)	94	187^th of 2777 public middle schools	93.3%		93.9	179^th of 2802 public middle schools	93.6%	8		62.0			62.0				68.3	74.9	73.0		72.1				65.1	63.9	64.5		64.5						$4,830
Vejar Elementary	Public	K-5	20222 Vejar Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1434	636	25	25.4	33.6%	31 (4.9%)	9 (1.4%)	181 (28.5%)	388 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	89.2	737^th of 5862 public elementary schools	87.4%		83	1054^th of 5874 public elementary schools	82.1%	317	53.9				53.9	60.4	67.3	72.6					66.7	75.0	71.4	65.4					70.7						$7,433
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	841 South Glenwick	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1820	699	26	26.5	28.0%	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	98 (14.0%)	554 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.0%)	95.5	307^th of 5862 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.8	369^th of 5874 public elementary schools	93.7%	62	62.6				62.6	72.7	78.8	81.3					77.8	80.2	78.7	77.9					78.9						$7,997
Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,138	93	23.0	26.2%	90 (4.2%)	27 (1.3%)	675 (31.6%)	1,239 (58.0%)	1 (0.0%)	21 (1.0%)	84 (3.9%)	92.5	119^th of 2323 public high schools	94.9%		93.6	112^th of 2348 public high schools	95.2%	7			54.2	12.5	53.0							78.2	78.2							61.3	61.3						$6,247
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 Country Hollow	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-6483	659	25	26.7	23.2%	22 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	104 (15.8%)	506 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.0%)	95	348^th of 5862 public elementary schools	94.1%		96.1	262^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	95.5%	86	66.2				66.2	78.7	72.3	78.5					76.4	86.7	74.0	70.5					76.1						$4,942
South Pointe Middle	Public	6-8	20671 Larkstone Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 595-8171	949	38	24.9	26.0%	29 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	176 (18.5%)	700 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.2%)	96.9	94^th of 2777 public middle schools	96.6%		96.9	101^st of 2802 public middle schools	96.4%	7		59.1			59.1				76.0	79.3	78.1		77.7				78.4	79.3	73.7		77.1						$6,250

Cities Near Walnut

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Covina	0.99 mi	26	310^th
La Puente	1.49 mi	31	613^th
Rowland Heights	1.73 mi	10	326^th
Diamond Bar	2.51 mi	10	96^th
Pomona	3.61 mi	37	661^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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