Is Walnut Grove Elementary a good school?

Walnut Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Walnut Grove Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 141 students attended Walnut Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Grove Elementary?

Students at Walnut Grove Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walnut Grove Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Clarksburg Middle High : Delta High

Walnut Grove Elementary

Summary:

Walnut Grove Elementary is a public elementary school located in Walnut Grove, CA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 154 students. The school is part of the River Delta Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1214 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Grove Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has risen from 10.2% in 2018-2019 to 38.3% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the 24.4% rate at the nearby D.H. White Elementary. Walnut Grove's test scores consistently underperform the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.22% of Walnut Grove students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 27.12% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

Walnut Grove Elementary's performance lags behind nearby schools within the same district, such as Isleton Elementary, which has higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and a lower percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Isleton Elementary, in particular, stands out as a higher-performing school within the River Delta Joint Unified District, ranking 1688 out of 5862 California elementary schools in 2023-2024 with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Detail:

Public K-6

14181 Grove St.
Walnut Grove, CA 95690

(916) 776-1844

District: River Delta Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5120^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,198

Students who attend Walnut Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clarksburg Middle
High:	Delta High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 141

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

White:

12.1%

African American:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walnut Grove Elementary ranks worse than 87.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the River Delta Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.89. (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 (80.1%), White (12.1%), Asian (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Grove Elementary is 19.8, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the River Delta Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Walnut Grove Elementary employs 7.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Grove Elementary is $9,198. 2 elementary schools in the River Delta Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walnut Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Grove Elementary 5120^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Walnut Grove Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Hispanic students:

River Delta Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks River Delta Joint Unified 1214^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Walnut Grove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Walnut Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	29.28	3285^th	4809	31.7%
2005	28.74	3364^th	4822	30.2%
2006	25.28	3634^th	4818	24.6%
2007	43.24	2718^th	5113	46.8%
2008	29.78	3607^th	5113	29.5%
2009	36.71	3268^th	5193	37.1%
2010	33.61	3574^th	5314	32.7%
2011	45.77	2845^th	5377	47.1%
2012	36.92	3467^th	5390	35.7%
2013	25.00	4397^th	5530	20.5%
2015	37.84	3144^th	5611	44.0%
2016	46.53	2680^th	5614	52.3%
2017	32.23	3664^th	5692	35.6%
2018	49.08	2615^th	5662	53.8%
2019	64.45	1864^th	5789	67.8%
2022	35.18	3447^th	5883	41.4%
2023	22.19	4636^th	5874	21.1%
2024	16.89	5120^th	5862	12.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.29	1950^th	5084	61.6%
2019	75.04	917^th	5173	82.3%
2022	51.31	2199^th	5264	58.2%
2023	28.83	3994^th	5374	25.7%
2024	22.37	4583^rd	5511	16.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Walnut Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.72	3108^th	5413	42.6%
2019	42.60	2945^th	5492	46.4%
2022	47.03	2572^nd	5635	54.4%
2023	23.33	4397^th	5617	21.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Walnut Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.55	2475^th	5431	54.4%
2019	89.10	639^th	5510	88.4%
2022	28.53	3919^th	5663	30.8%
2023	8.51	5579^th	5650	1.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Walnut Grove Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.57	1699^th	4830	64.8%
2019	75.62	900^th	4963	81.9%
2022	51.05	2136^th	5084	58.0%
2023	26.77	3974^th	5098	22.0%
2024	20.75	4411^th	5102	13.5%

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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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Enrollment information for Walnut Grove Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	101	0	21	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	192
1989	104	2	20	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1990	111	2	20	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1991	115	2	21	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	225
1992	107	3	18	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
1993	103	1	13	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	217
1994	82	1	15	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
1995	77	4	13	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1996	77	4	13	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1997	87	2	15	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1998	93	3	13	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
1999	80	5	11	139	0	n/a	n/a	1	236
2000	73	2	13	132	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2001	76	3	14	153	1	n/a	n/a	3	250
2002	73	3	13	157	0	n/a	n/a	7	253
2003	73	3	13	157	0	n/a	n/a	7	253
2004	64	2	12	161	0	n/a	n/a	3	242
2005	66	3	13	163	1	n/a	n/a	4	250
2006	67	3	9	148	1	n/a	n/a	6	234
2007	43	2	9	120	1	n/a	n/a	3	178
2008	36	n/a	4	112	2	n/a	n/a	0	154
2009	38	0	5	114	3	0	4	0	164
2010	34	1	4	111	3	0	3	0	156
2011	11	4	3	90	3	0	2	0	113
2012	21	2	5	110	1	0	6	0	145
2013	25	6	7	126	0	1	2	0	167
2014	17	6	7	125	0	0	2	0	157
2015	24	4	6	138	0	0	2	0	174
2016	16	2	5	134	1	3	1	0	162
2017	14	6	2	146	0	2	1	0	171
2018	16	3	5	135	0	2	4	0	165
2019	17	7	6	136	0	1	2	0	169
2020	18	8	5	137	0	0	6	0	174
2021	16	6	4	140	0	0	4	0	170
2022	16	4	6	133	0	0	9	0	168
2023	14	5	7	123	0	0	5	0	154
2024	17	4	4	113	0	0	3	0	141

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 Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	192	7.0	27.4	n/a
1989	218	9.0	24.2	n/a
1990	218	9.0	24.2	n/a
1991	225	12.0	18.7	n/a
1992	221	12.2	18.1	55.7
1993	217	10.5	20.7	56.7
1994	211	10.0	21.1	59.2
1995	218	11.0	19.8	62.8
1996	218	11.0	19.8	62.8
1997	238	12.0	19.8	61.3
1998	240	14.5	16.6	61.7
1999	236	13.0	18.2	64.3
2000	220	13.0	16.9	59.5
2001	250	13.0	19.2	68.8
2002	253	11.8	21.4	63.4
2003	253	11.8	21.4	63.4
2004	242	12.0	20.2	70.3
2005	250	11.0	22.7	60.2
2006	234	10.0	23.4	0
2007	178	11.0	16.2	77.1
2008	154	13.0	11.8	77.9
2009	164	10.0	14.9	77.4
2010	156	11.0	14.1	77.6
2011	113	n/a	n/a	97.3
2012	145	10.0	14.5	n/a
2013	167	10.1	16.4	65.9
2014	157	7.0	22.4	79
2015	174	8.0	21.7	73.6
2016	162	8.0	20.2	84.6
2017	171	7.0	24.4	85.4
2018	165	8.0	20.6	84.8
2019	169	7.0	24.1	79.9
2020	174	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	170	9.0	18.8	82.9
2022	168	9.0	18.6	79.8
2023	154	6.1	25.2	74.7
2024	141	7.1	19.8	92.9

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 Grove Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	192	7.0	27.4	n/a
1989	218	9.0	24.2	n/a
1990	218	9.0	24.2	n/a
1991	225	12.0	18.7	n/a
1992	221	12.2	18.1	55.7
1993	217	10.5	20.7	56.7
1994	211	10.0	21.1	59.2
1995	218	11.0	19.8	62.8
1996	218	11.0	19.8	62.8
1997	238	12.0	19.8	61.3
1998	240	14.5	16.6	61.7
1999	236	13.0	18.2	64.3
2000	220	13.0	16.9	59.5
2001	250	13.0	19.2	68.8
2002	253	11.8	21.4	63.4
2003	253	11.8	21.4	63.4
2004	242	12.0	20.2	70.3
2005	250	11.0	22.7	60.2
2006	234	10.0	23.4	0
2007	178	11.0	16.2	77.1
2008	154	13.0	11.8	77.9
2009	164	10.0	14.9	77.4
2010	156	11.0	14.1	77.6
2011	113	n/a	n/a	97.3
2012	145	10.0	14.5	n/a
2013	167	10.1	16.4	65.9
2014	157	7.0	22.4	79
2015	174	8.0	21.7	73.6
2016	162	8.0	20.2	84.6
2017	171	7.0	24.4	85.4
2018	165	8.0	20.6	84.8
2019	169	7.0	24.1	79.9
2020	174	n/a	n/a	83.3
2021	170	9.0	18.8	82.9
2022	168	9.0	18.6	79.8
2023	154	6.1	25.2	74.7
2024	141	7.1	19.8	92.9

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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