Is Walnut Canyon Elementary a good school?

Yes. Walnut Canyon Elementary ranks in the top 10.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Walnut Canyon Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 452 students attended Walnut Canyon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Canyon Elementary?

Students at Walnut Canyon Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 43% White, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Walnut Canyon Elementary

Summary:

Walnut Canyon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Moorpark, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 452 students. The school is part of the Moorpark Unified School District, which is ranked 305 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Canyon Elementary consistently outperforms the Moorpark Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 72.35% of Walnut Canyon students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 54.02% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 71.1% of Walnut Canyon students were proficient or better, compared to 43.74% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also significantly higher than the district and state averages. Walnut Canyon's high rankings for various student subgroups, including English Language Learners and Low Socio-Economic Status students, indicate a focus on equity and inclusivity.

While Walnut Canyon Elementary outperforms the Moorpark Unified School District and the state of California, it is interesting to note that some nearby schools, such as Wildwood Elementary in the Conejo Valley Unified School District, also demonstrate exceptional academic performance. This suggests that the Moorpark area may have a concentration of high-performing elementary schools, which could be an attractive feature for families considering the area. Additionally, Walnut Canyon Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.2% to 11.3% over the past several years, which is lower than the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public K-5

280 Casey Rd.
Moorpark, CA 93021-1131

(805) 517-1722

District: Moorpark Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,083

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 452

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.6%

White:

43.1%

Asian:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.3%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Walnut Canyon Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Walnut Canyon Elementary ranks better than 90% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Moorpark Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.79. (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 (43.6%), White (43.1%), Asian (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Canyon Elementary is 24.9, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Moorpark Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Walnut Canyon Elementary employs 18.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Canyon Elementary is $6,083, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Moorpark Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walnut Canyon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Canyon Elementary 585^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Walnut Canyon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Moorpark Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Moorpark Unified 305^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Walnut Canyon Elementary?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Walnut Canyon Elementary

Compare

Rank History for all students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	82.14	827^th	4809	82.8%
2005	79.62	938^th	4822	80.5%
2006	79.88	971^st	4818	79.8%
2007	74.37	1192^nd	5113	76.7%
2008	81.11	919^th	5113	82.0%
2009	78.85	1051^st	5193	79.8%
2010	71.89	1373^rd	5314	74.2%
2011	75.09	1254^th	5377	76.7%
2012	79.36	1066^th	5390	80.2%
2013	85.17	744^th	5530	86.5%
2015	83.25	967^th	5611	82.8%
2016	83.92	962^nd	5614	82.9%
2017	84.44	936^th	5692	83.6%
2018	88.26	727^th	5662	87.2%
2019	88.07	749^th	5789	87.1%
2021	90.46	152^nd	1417	89.3%
2022	89.26	731^st	5883	87.6%
2023	94.54	388^th	5874	93.4%
2024	91.79	585^th	5862	90.0%

See the entire list of California Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.02	90^th	3246	97.2%
2019	93.90	115^th	3275	96.5%
2021	85.90	39^th	602	93.5%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	56.62	799^th	2634	69.7%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.55	1152^nd	5084	77.3%
2019	83.68	556^th	5173	89.3%
2021	91.22	56^th	1110	95.0%
2022	78.91	799^th	5264	84.8%
2023	77.48	876^th	5374	83.7%
2024	92.47	348^th	5511	93.7%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.70	876^th	5413	83.8%
2019	89.61	582^nd	5492	89.4%
2021	90.01	140^th	1267	89.0%
2022	84.82	879^th	5635	84.4%
2023	92.91	445^th	5617	92.1%
2024	93.25	414^th	5605	92.6%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.40	605^th	5431	88.9%
2019	81.75	984^th	5510	82.1%
2021	86.84	170^th	1272	86.6%
2022	91.66	526^th	5663	90.7%
2023	93.81	377^th	5650	93.3%
2024	86.35	799^th	5636	85.8%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	90.71	4^th	1203	99.7%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.20	555^th	4830	88.5%
2019	85.08	501^st	4963	89.9%
2022	83.80	594^th	5084	88.3%
2023	93.55	215^th	5098	95.8%
2024	87.64	444^th	5102	91.3%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Walnut Canyon Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.19	97^th	2737	96.5%
2019	91.99	48^th	2834	98.3%
2022	92.34	50^th	2726	98.2%
2023	92.54	39^th	2662	98.5%
2024	86.39	200^th	2647	92.4%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for White Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Walnut Canyon Elementary.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Walnut Canyon Elementary, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Walnut Canyon Elementary

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	201	15	30	157	5	n/a	n/a	0	408
2000	288	21	39	199	4	n/a	n/a	7	558
2001	313	16	43	209	3	n/a	n/a	20	604
2002	332	9	44	226	2	n/a	n/a	20	633
2003	332	9	44	226	2	n/a	n/a	20	633
2004	278	10	52	238	5	n/a	n/a	58	641
2005	274	10	43	248	2	n/a	n/a	56	633
2006	260	13	40	246	2	n/a	n/a	56	617
2007	259	17	36	252	3	n/a	n/a	41	608
2008	241	11	41	247	2	n/a	n/a	0	542
2009	247	14	38	247	0	5	24	0	575
2010	255	12	40	258	0	6	4	0	575
2011	227	9	40	251	0	4	8	0	539
2012	209	6	38	252	1	4	11	0	521
2013	200	4	30	261	1	2	19	0	517
2014	196	3	24	262	1	0	18	0	504
2015	175	1	19	269	1	1	20	0	486
2016	160	2	15	261	2	1	20	0	461
2017	171	4	14	248	2	0	21	0	460
2018	152	4	21	231	1	0	19	0	428
2019	154	4	25	236	1	0	20	0	440
2020	160	4	25	218	1	0	19	0	427
2021	158	3	27	203	1	0	16	0	408
2022	174	3	27	193	0	0	19	0	416
2023	195	4	34	197	0	3	19	0	452

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 Canyon Elementary

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	408	20.6	19.8	31.6
2000	558	27.6	20.2	28.1
2001	604	31.6	19.1	30.1
2002	633	34.0	18.6	31.8
2003	633	34.0	18.6	31.8
2004	641	33.5	19.1	37
2005	633	33.6	18.8	37.8
2006	617	33.3	18.5	37.3
2007	608	32.0	19.0	37.6
2008	542	37.8	14.3	37.8
2009	575	30.0	17.7	36
2010	575	24.0	23.9	38.4
2011	539	n/a	n/a	37.7
2012	521	19.5	26.7	39.5
2013	517	20.1	25.7	40.8
2014	504	20.0	25.2	42.7
2015	486	19.0	25.5	39.1
2016	461	19.0	24.2	39.3
2017	460	21.1	21.7	41.3
2018	428	19.1	22.3	41.4
2019	440	20.1	21.8	38
2020	427	n/a	n/a	34.9
2021	408	17.5	23.2	32.4
2022	416	18.2	22.8	29.6
2023	452	18.1	24.9	28.3

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 Canyon Elementary

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	408	20.6	19.8	31.6
2000	558	27.6	20.2	28.1
2001	604	31.6	19.1	30.1
2002	633	34.0	18.6	31.8
2003	633	34.0	18.6	31.8
2004	641	33.5	19.1	37
2005	633	33.6	18.8	37.8
2006	617	33.3	18.5	37.3
2007	608	32.0	19.0	37.6
2008	542	37.8	14.3	37.8
2009	575	30.0	17.7	36
2010	575	24.0	23.9	38.4
2011	539	n/a	n/a	37.7
2012	521	19.5	26.7	39.5
2013	517	20.1	25.7	40.8
2014	504	20.0	25.2	42.7
2015	486	19.0	25.5	39.1
2016	461	19.0	24.2	39.3
2017	460	21.1	21.7	41.3
2018	428	19.1	22.3	41.4
2019	440	20.1	21.8	38
2020	427	n/a	n/a	34.9
2021	408	17.5	23.2	32.4
2022	416	18.2	22.8	29.6
2023	452	18.1	24.9	28.3

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates