Is Walnut Elementary a good school?

Walnut Elementary ranks 2880 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Walnut Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 387 students attended Walnut Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Elementary?

Students at Walnut Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Olive Middle High : Baldwin Park High

Walnut Elementary

Summary:

Walnut Elementary is a public elementary school in Baldwin Park, California, serving 412 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Baldwin Park Unified School District, which is ranked 966 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Walnut Elementary generally performs better than the district and the state of California in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics. The school also has consistently high rankings for its English Language Learner (ELL) and special education students, indicating effective support for these student groups. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.0% in 2020-2021 to 36.0% in 2021-2022, which is an area of concern.

Interestingly, some nearby schools within the Baldwin Park Unified School District, such as Vineland Elementary and Central Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts. Additionally, Walnut Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.81% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which may impact student performance and the resources available to the school.

Detail:

Public K-5

4701 North Walnut St.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706-2328

(626) 939-4368

District: Baldwin Park Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2880^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,362

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olive Middle
High:	Baldwin Park High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.8

Number of students: 387

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

Asian:

8.3%

White:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walnut Elementary ranks better than 50.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Baldwin Park Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.4%), Asian (8.3%), White (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Elementary is 25.8. 8 elementary schools in the Baldwin Park Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Elementary is $7,362, which is the 4^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Baldwin Park Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walnut Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Elementary 2880^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Walnut Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Hispanic students:

Baldwin Park Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Baldwin Park Unified 966^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walnut Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.58	3211^th	4809	33.2%
2005	37.82	2842^nd	4822	41.1%
2006	35.77	2955^th	4818	38.7%
2007	36.83	3116^th	5113	39.1%
2008	44.33	2697^th	5113	47.3%
2009	48.60	2571^st	5193	50.5%
2010	51.10	2513^th	5314	52.7%
2011	54.04	2350^th	5377	56.3%
2012	53.67	2414^th	5390	55.2%
2013	47.40	2835^th	5530	48.7%
2015	45.44	2714^th	5611	51.6%
2016	41.07	3014^th	5614	46.3%
2017	46.47	2738^th	5692	51.9%
2018	42.03	3026^th	5662	46.6%
2019	41.45	3102^nd	5789	46.4%
2021	27.77	984^th	1417	30.6%
2022	45.14	2788^th	5883	52.6%
2023	43.03	2945^th	5874	49.9%
2024	44.60	2880^th	5862	50.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.04	1812^th	3246	44.2%
2019	35.79	2068^th	3275	36.9%
2021	56.41	148^th	602	75.4%
2022	75.27	378^th	3311	88.6%
2023	76.08	344^th	3250	89.4%
2024	57.82	812^th	3160	74.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.52	1099^th	2420	54.6%
2024	57.99	759^th	2634	71.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.79	2183^rd	5084	57.1%
2019	45.13	2737^th	5173	47.1%
2021	41.04	631^st	1110	43.2%
2022	59.84	1694^th	5264	67.8%
2023	52.11	2225^th	5374	58.6%
2024	50.36	2369^th	5511	57.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	84.13	31^st	356	91.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.25	2581^st	5413	52.3%
2019	47.56	2638^th	5492	52.0%
2021	29.86	855^th	1267	32.5%
2022	46.87	2587^th	5635	54.1%
2023	45.86	2640^th	5617	53.0%
2024	41.36	2953^rd	5605	47.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.07	1697^th	2128	20.3%
2019	37.55	1400^th	2585	45.8%
2021	30.53	178^th	293	39.2%
2022	53.80	723^rd	2227	67.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.78	3355^th	5431	38.2%
2019	34.96	3399^th	5510	38.3%
2021	26.80	903^rd	1272	29.0%
2022	43.01	2831^st	5663	50.0%
2023	40.14	3062^nd	5650	45.8%
2024	48.50	2539^th	5636	55.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.58	1862^nd	4830	61.4%
2019	52.01	2154^th	4963	56.6%
2022	62.08	1515^th	5084	70.2%
2023	54.90	1951^st	5098	61.7%
2024	54.39	1982^nd	5102	61.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Wonderful school! Walnut enjoys a successful dual language program. They offer enrichment programs like "folklorico" dance, chorus, guitar club and violin class. They also still have 20 to 1 from K-3! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Walnut Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	82	8	32	505	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
1989	74	18	50	542	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
1990	93	16	55	596	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1991	83	17	67	622	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1992	73	20	78	682	0	n/a	n/a	0	853
1993	76	13	76	707	0	n/a	n/a	0	872
1994	72	8	88	730	0	n/a	n/a	0	898
1995	50	15	65	650	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1996	50	15	65	650	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
1997	36	15	64	682	1	n/a	n/a	0	798
1998	42	19	65	682	3	n/a	n/a	0	811
1999	36	21	59	716	2	n/a	n/a	0	834
2000	32	13	60	755	2	n/a	n/a	0	862
2001	41	9	69	793	1	n/a	n/a	0	913
2002	16	5	43	764	2	n/a	n/a	12	842
2003	16	5	43	764	2	n/a	n/a	12	842
2004	10	3	35	730	1	n/a	n/a	16	795
2005	8	2	37	689	0	n/a	n/a	14	750
2006	5	4	41	696	0	n/a	n/a	9	755
2007	6	2	45	665	2	n/a	n/a	8	728
2008	5	3	37	635	2	n/a	n/a	0	682
2009	5	3	29	662	2	0	5	0	706
2010	3	3	33	652	2	0	0	0	693
2011	5	2	36	617	2	0	0	0	662
2012	10	1	41	601	2	0	0	0	655
2013	13	1	40	583	2	0	0	0	639
2014	0	1	38	582	1	0	0	0	622
2015	2	1	35	566	0	0	0	0	604
2016	4	0	34	557	0	0	0	0	595
2017	3	0	34	559	0	0	0	0	596
2018	4	1	32	520	0	0	0	0	557
2019	5	1	32	518	0	0	0	0	556
2020	2	0	30	493	0	1	0	0	526
2021	3	1	30	434	0	2	0	0	470
2022	7	1	30	409	0	2	0	0	449
2023	5	2	28	375	0	1	1	0	412
2024	3	0	32	350	0	0	2	0	387

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Walnut Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	627	23.0	27.2	n/a
1989	684	23.0	29.7	n/a
1990	760	27.0	28.1	n/a
1991	789	28.0	28.1	n/a
1992	853	28.5	29.9	74.3
1993	872	29.0	30.1	78.7
1994	898	29.0	31.0	82.4
1995	780	25.0	31.2	69.9
1996	780	25.0	31.2	69.9
1997	798	26.5	30.1	84.7
1998	811	30.0	27.0	84
1999	834	34.5	24.2	83.2
2000	862	38.0	22.7	81.6
2001	913	45.0	20.3	72.9
2002	842	42.0	20.0	84.6
2003	842	42.0	20.0	84.6
2004	795	36.0	22.1	80.5
2005	750	35.0	21.4	83.7
2006	755	38.0	19.9	85
2007	728	37.0	19.7	85
2008	682	33.0	20.7	78.4
2009	706	34.0	20.2	79.6
2010	693	34.0	20.3	87.9
2011	662	n/a	n/a	83.1
2012	655	30.5	21.4	n/a
2013	639	27.5	23.2	84.5
2014	622	26.9	23.0	84.9
2015	604	26.0	23.2	84.6
2016	595	26.0	22.8	84.5
2017	596	26.0	22.9	82.9
2018	557	25.0	22.2	82.4
2019	556	24.0	23.1	83.5
2020	526	n/a	n/a	85.4
2021	470	21.0	22.3	84.9
2022	449	20.0	22.4	90.6
2023	412	17.0	24.2	89.8
2024	387	15.0	25.8	91

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Walnut Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	627	23.0	27.2	n/a
1989	684	23.0	29.7	n/a
1990	760	27.0	28.1	n/a
1991	789	28.0	28.1	n/a
1992	853	28.5	29.9	74.3
1993	872	29.0	30.1	78.7
1994	898	29.0	31.0	82.4
1995	780	25.0	31.2	69.9
1996	780	25.0	31.2	69.9
1997	798	26.5	30.1	84.7
1998	811	30.0	27.0	84
1999	834	34.5	24.2	83.2
2000	862	38.0	22.7	81.6
2001	913	45.0	20.3	72.9
2002	842	42.0	20.0	84.6
2003	842	42.0	20.0	84.6
2004	795	36.0	22.1	80.5
2005	750	35.0	21.4	83.7
2006	755	38.0	19.9	85
2007	728	37.0	19.7	85
2008	682	33.0	20.7	78.4
2009	706	34.0	20.2	79.6
2010	693	34.0	20.3	87.9
2011	662	n/a	n/a	83.1
2012	655	30.5	21.4	n/a
2013	639	27.5	23.2	84.5
2014	622	26.9	23.0	84.9
2015	604	26.0	23.2	84.6
2016	595	26.0	22.8	84.5
2017	596	26.0	22.9	82.9
2018	557	25.0	22.2	82.4
2019	556	24.0	23.1	83.5
2020	526	n/a	n/a	85.4
2021	470	21.0	22.3	84.9
2022	449	20.0	22.4	90.6
2023	412	17.0	24.2	89.8
2024	387	15.0	25.8	91

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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