Is P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy a good school?

P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 11.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 410 students attended P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy?

Students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy are 76% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Martin Murphy Middle High : Ann Sobrato High

P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Summary:

P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy is an elementary school located in Morgan Hill, CA, serving 423 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, which is ranked 740 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the same district, P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 16.22% of students proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course in 2023-2024, compared to 44.98% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 34% in 2022-2023, compared to 26.5% at San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy and 26.1% at Paradise Valley Engineering Academy. Additionally, 68.09% of P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

The analysis of P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy reveals significant challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors that set it apart from the surrounding schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. Despite being located near higher-performing schools such as Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM), Paradise Valley Engineering Academy, and Nordstrom Elementary, P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy has seen a steady decline in its academic performance over the past several years, with specific student subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, performing particularly poorly. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population could be crucial in improving academic outcomes at the school.

Detail:

Public K-5

353 West Main Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-4530

(408) 201-6500

District: Morgan Hill Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5174^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,501

Students who attend P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Murphy Middle
High:	Ann Sobrato High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 410

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

White:

11.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy ranks worse than 88.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.36. (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 (76.1%), White (11%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy is 18.9, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy employs 21.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy is $5,501, which is the 2^nd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy 5174^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy in the ranking list.)

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Morgan Hill Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Morgan Hill Unified 740^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

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Rank History for all students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.05	2545^th	4809	47.1%
2005	34.68	3024^th	4822	37.3%
2006	29.58	3331^st	4818	30.9%
2007	26.40	3841^st	5113	24.9%
2008	31.43	3490^th	5113	31.7%
2009	24.03	4132^nd	5193	20.4%
2010	21.05	4527^th	5314	14.8%
2011	18.52	4768^th	5377	11.3%
2012	29.50	3981^st	5390	26.1%
2013	23.89	4469^th	5530	19.2%
2015	29.20	3767^th	5611	32.9%
2016	21.28	4498^th	5614	19.9%
2017	13.17	5257^th	5692	7.6%
2018	11.24	5366^th	5662	5.2%
2019	14.70	5263^rd	5789	9.1%
2022	26.09	4242^nd	5883	27.9%
2023	21.99	4664^th	5874	20.6%
2024	16.36	5174^th	5862	11.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.71	2671^st	3246	17.7%
2019	34.01	2203^rd	3275	32.7%
2022	44.53	1502^nd	3311	54.6%
2023	40.06	1817^th	3250	44.1%
2024	36.75	2049^th	3160	35.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	17.95	2497^th	2634	5.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.90	4959^th	5084	2.5%
2019	15.15	4826^th	5173	6.7%
2022	20.84	4583^rd	5264	12.9%
2023	14.91	5050^th	5374	6.0%
2024	15.14	5134^th	5511	6.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	36.86	230^th	356	35.4%
2023	47.39	154^th	336	54.2%

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Rank History for Female students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.37	4949^th	5413	8.6%
2019	15.31	5010^th	5492	8.8%
2022	23.10	4409^th	5635	21.8%
2023	21.93	4538^th	5617	19.2%
2024	10.89	5427^th	5605	3.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.90	1928^th	2128	9.4%
2019	35.99	1483^rd	2585	42.6%
2022	50.98	781^st	2227	64.9%

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Rank History for Male students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.40	5248^th	5431	3.4%
2019	15.54	5014^th	5510	9.0%
2022	30.22	3761^st	5663	33.6%
2023	23.73	4381^st	5650	22.5%
2024	24.65	4302^nd	5636	23.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.42	4620^th	4830	4.3%
2019	18.16	4496^th	4963	9.4%
2022	27.26	3931^st	5084	22.7%
2023	19.40	4538^th	5098	11.0%
2024	14.39	4796^th	5102	6.0%

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Rank History for White students at P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.66	2305^th	2726	15.4%

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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
Saturday, September 29, 2018

Kids are included and loved here. ESL kids are going to score lower on tests because it is not their first language. Teachers are a rare gem here. Close Quote

Enrollment information for P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	245	3	17	192	5	n/a	n/a	0	462
1989	264	3	22	199	3	n/a	n/a	0	491
1990	258	4	21	216	2	n/a	n/a	0	501
1991	258	2	19	209	4	n/a	n/a	0	492
1992	276	6	15	232	2	n/a	n/a	0	531
1993	275	0	15	242	2	n/a	n/a	0	534
1994	228	1	11	231	2	n/a	n/a	0	473
1995	211	13	13	249	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
1996	211	13	13	249	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
1997	227	20	18	287	2	n/a	n/a	0	554
1998	197	11	19	312	5	n/a	n/a	0	544
1999	161	2	23	319	2	n/a	n/a	0	507
2000	173	7	20	295	4	n/a	n/a	6	505
2001	168	5	26	278	2	n/a	n/a	21	500
2002	152	11	23	244	1	n/a	n/a	3	434
2003	152	11	23	244	1	n/a	n/a	3	434
2004	134	15	23	222	1	n/a	n/a	8	403
2005	123	15	20	207	1	n/a	n/a	21	387
2006	107	11	23	218	1	n/a	n/a	6	366
2007	78	5	20	199	1	n/a	n/a	33	336
2008	69	5	21	228	1	n/a	n/a	0	324
2009	63	6	16	253	2	2	33	0	375
2010	94	6	44	503	7	7	15	0	676
2011	94	7	47	563	3	1	5	0	720
2012	73	10	39	514	3	1	5	0	645
2013	67	14	30	473	2	1	2	0	589
2014	51	17	27	483	1	0	1	0	580
2015	67	14	28	485	3	0	4	0	601
2016	83	15	33	477	1	1	5	0	615
2017	67	8	21	381	0	2	13	0	492
2018	64	3	20	367	4	1	11	0	470
2019	50	1	18	326	4	1	17	0	417
2020	52	1	15	297	2	1	16	0	384
2021	60	1	20	301	2	2	16	0	402
2022	58	2	21	278	3	0	18	0	380
2023	58	4	24	310	4	0	23	0	423
2024	45	7	18	312	3	0	25	0	410

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 P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	21.0	22.0	n/a
1989	491	21.9	22.4	n/a
1990	501	22.0	22.7	n/a
1991	492	21.0	23.4	n/a
1992	531	21.3	24.9	41.8
1993	534	21.5	24.8	48.9
1994	473	20.0	23.6	44.6
1995	489	19.5	25.1	56.6
1996	489	19.5	25.1	56.6
1997	554	21.5	25.8	46.4
1998	544	23.0	23.7	50.4
1999	507	25.0	20.3	50.3
2000	505	24.0	21.0	48.3
2001	500	25.0	20.0	52.8
2002	434	22.0	19.7	38.3
2003	434	22.0	19.7	38.3
2004	403	21.0	19.2	45.3
2005	387	21.0	18.4	52.2
2006	366	19.4	18.9	54.7
2007	336	16.8	20.0	57.8
2008	324	20.0	16.2	61.4
2009	375	19.0	17.0	60.3
2010	676	30.5	22.1	70.9
2011	720	n/a	n/a	70.7
2012	645	24.0	26.8	n/a
2013	589	21.7	27.1	75.7
2014	580	22.5	25.7	80.7
2015	601	24.0	25.0	73
2016	615	28.0	21.9	73.7
2017	492	23.5	20.9	65.9
2018	470	20.3	23.1	68.9
2019	417	18.0	23.1	69.1
2020	384	n/a	n/a	61.7
2021	402	17.1	23.5	63.7
2022	380	15.6	24.3	63.9
2023	423	18.7	22.5	68.1
2024	410	21.6	18.9	71.7

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 P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	462	21.0	22.0	n/a
1989	491	21.9	22.4	n/a
1990	501	22.0	22.7	n/a
1991	492	21.0	23.4	n/a
1992	531	21.3	24.9	41.8
1993	534	21.5	24.8	48.9
1994	473	20.0	23.6	44.6
1995	489	19.5	25.1	56.6
1996	489	19.5	25.1	56.6
1997	554	21.5	25.8	46.4
1998	544	23.0	23.7	50.4
1999	507	25.0	20.3	50.3
2000	505	24.0	21.0	48.3
2001	500	25.0	20.0	52.8
2002	434	22.0	19.7	38.3
2003	434	22.0	19.7	38.3
2004	403	21.0	19.2	45.3
2005	387	21.0	18.4	52.2
2006	366	19.4	18.9	54.7
2007	336	16.8	20.0	57.8
2008	324	20.0	16.2	61.4
2009	375	19.0	17.0	60.3
2010	676	30.5	22.1	70.9
2011	720	n/a	n/a	70.7
2012	645	24.0	26.8	n/a
2013	589	21.7	27.1	75.7
2014	580	22.5	25.7	80.7
2015	601	24.0	25.0	73
2016	615	28.0	21.9	73.7
2017	492	23.5	20.9	65.9
2018	470	20.3	23.1	68.9
2019	417	18.0	23.1	69.1
2020	384	n/a	n/a	61.7
2021	402	17.1	23.5	63.7
2022	380	15.6	24.3	63.9
2023	423	18.7	22.5	68.1
2024	410	21.6	18.9	71.7

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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