Is Walnut Elementary a good school?

Yes. Walnut Elementary ranks in the top 5.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Walnut Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 671 students attended Walnut Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Elementary?

Students at Walnut Elementary are 78% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : South Pointe Middle High : Walnut High

Walnut Elementary

Summary:

Walnut Elementary is a public elementary school located in Walnut, CA, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 671 students. It is part of the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 69 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Elementary has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top elementary schools in California. The school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with proficiency rates of 77.78% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 78.87% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 76.04% and 72.17%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. Walnut Elementary also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking among the top California elementary schools for Female Students, Male Students, English Language Learner Students, and Low Socio-Economic Status Students.

Compared to nearby schools, Maple Hill Elementary has higher proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics, but Walnut Elementary outperforms the nearby schools in the Rowland Unified School District. Additionally, Walnut Elementary has a relatively lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting it serves a more affluent student population compared to the surrounding schools. Overall, Walnut Elementary's consistent high performance, strong academic results, and commitment to equity and excellence make it a standout school in the region.

Detail:

Public K-5

841 South Glenwick
Walnut, CA 91789-3108

(909) 594-1820

District: Walnut Valley Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,997

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Pointe Middle
High:	Walnut High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 671

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

78.4%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Walnut Elementary ranks better than 94.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Walnut Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.46. (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: Asian (78.4%), Hispanic (14.9%), two or more races (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Elementary is 25.3, which is the 4^th best among 9 elementary schools in the Walnut Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Walnut Elementary employs 26.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Elementary is $7,997, which is the highest among 9 elementary schools in the Walnut Valley Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Walnut Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Elementary 307^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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Walnut Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Valley Unified 69^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	77.31	1016^th	4809	78.9%
2005	68.24	1410^th	4822	70.8%
2006	74.94	1143^rd	4818	76.3%
2007	73.71	1218^th	5113	76.2%
2008	65.09	1622^nd	5113	68.3%
2009	65.70	1652^nd	5193	68.2%
2010	76.52	1160^th	5314	78.2%
2011	83.57	814^th	5377	84.9%
2012	89.36	460^th	5390	91.5%
2013	77.92	1164^th	5530	79.0%
2015	88.10	722^nd	5611	87.1%
2016	88.37	717^th	5614	87.2%
2017	91.31	561^st	5692	90.1%
2018	92.16	502^nd	5662	91.1%
2019	93.53	401^st	5789	93.1%
2022	95.22	344^th	5883	94.2%
2023	94.80	369^th	5874	93.7%
2024	95.46	307^th	5862	94.8%

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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	90.17	178^th	3246	94.5%
2019	99.17	28^th	3275	99.1%
2022	95.16	107^th	3311	96.8%
2023	92.03	108^th	3250	96.7%
2024	97.17	37^th	3160	98.8%

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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	76.39	364^th	2420	85.0%

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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	90.27	273^rd	5084	94.6%
2019	93.38	188^th	5173	96.4%
2022	97.57	94^th	5264	98.2%
2023	97.08	110^th	5374	98.0%
2024	95.00	239^th	5511	95.7%

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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	91.20	502^nd	5413	90.7%
2019	91.11	497^th	5492	91.0%
2022	96.17	214^th	5635	96.2%
2023	94.63	311^th	5617	94.5%
2024	94.74	310^th	5605	94.5%

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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	90.62	533^rd	5431	90.2%
2019	93.72	322^nd	5510	94.2%
2022	91.83	520^th	5663	90.8%
2023	92.84	432^nd	5650	92.4%
2024	94.20	339^th	5636	94.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Walnut Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.03	362^nd	1071	66.2%
2019	71.43	344^th	1149	70.1%
2022	72.26	338^th	1154	70.7%
2023	71.38	373^rd	1190	68.7%
2024	67.78	451^st	1203	62.5%

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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	81.04	645^th	4830	86.6%
2019	89.84	308^th	4963	93.8%
2022	79.94	734^th	5084	85.6%
2023	80.40	719^th	5098	85.9%
2024	81.16	679^th	5102	86.7%

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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 Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	268	27	128	153	2	n/a	n/a	0	578
1989	261	26	151	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1990	236	29	161	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1991	222	37	175	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	588
1992	181	35	156	170	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1993	163	44	161	164	1	n/a	n/a	0	533
1994	158	42	164	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	519
1995	154	48	185	179	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
1996	154	48	185	179	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
1997	145	50	173	182	2	n/a	n/a	0	552
1998	121	45	194	183	1	n/a	n/a	0	544
1999	132	36	199	207	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
2000	137	30	201	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
2001	111	27	206	231	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2002	114	31	184	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
2003	114	31	184	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
2004	120	30	162	230	0	n/a	n/a	10	552
2005	90	21	161	213	0	n/a	n/a	23	508
2006	88	28	170	193	0	n/a	n/a	32	511
2007	69	20	172	197	0	n/a	n/a	33	491
2008	63	25	178	172	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	438
2009	57	11	165	167	0	5	31	0	436
2010	48	14	177	168	1	1	11	0	420
2011	46	6	179	150	1	1	11	0	394
2012	51	7	186	140	0	4	22	0	410
2013	42	11	212	167	0	5	24	0	461
2014	43	10	250	169	0	4	26	0	502
2015	33	9	313	174	0	4	23	0	556
2016	31	7	348	180	0	6	32	0	604
2017	35	6	403	174	0	6	43	0	667
2018	39	3	429	177	0	1	37	0	686
2019	27	5	438	159	0	0	31	0	660
2020	20	5	476	135	0	0	30	0	666
2021	21	1	475	114	0	0	34	0	645
2022	13	2	494	101	0	1	33	0	644
2023	10	2	526	100	0	1	32	0	671

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	578	20.0	28.9	n/a
1989	555	19.0	29.2	n/a
1990	559	22.0	25.4	n/a
1991	588	20.0	29.4	n/a
1992	542	20.3	26.6	5.4
1993	533	17.0	31.4	6.6
1994	519	18.0	28.8	12.1
1995	567	19.0	29.8	16.9
1996	567	19.0	29.8	16.9
1997	552	24.0	23.0	21.7
1998	544	25.0	21.8	14.3
1999	574	28.0	20.5	18.8
2000	588	28.0	21.0	20.9
2001	575	28.5	20.2	19.3
2002	552	28.0	19.7	22.3
2003	552	28.0	19.7	22.3
2004	552	29.0	19.0	25.6
2005	508	25.0	20.3	28.7
2006	511	25.6	20.0	32.2
2007	491	25.8	19.0	28.2
2008	438	26.3	16.7	18.9
2009	436	24.8	16.3	25.7
2010	420	20.8	20.1	30.7
2011	394	n/a	n/a	29.9
2012	410	20.0	20.5	n/a
2013	461	19.0	24.2	28
2014	502	20.0	25.1	22.9
2015	556	22.0	25.2	21.8
2016	604	24.0	25.1	22.2
2017	667	26.1	25.4	17.8
2018	686	25.9	26.4	27.7
2019	660	27.3	24.1	25.5
2020	666	n/a	n/a	22.2
2021	645	26.9	23.9	25.1
2022	644	27.3	23.5	25.9
2023	671	26.4	25.3	27.9

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 Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	578	20.0	28.9	n/a
1989	555	19.0	29.2	n/a
1990	559	22.0	25.4	n/a
1991	588	20.0	29.4	n/a
1992	542	20.3	26.6	5.4
1993	533	17.0	31.4	6.6
1994	519	18.0	28.8	12.1
1995	567	19.0	29.8	16.9
1996	567	19.0	29.8	16.9
1997	552	24.0	23.0	21.7
1998	544	25.0	21.8	14.3
1999	574	28.0	20.5	18.8
2000	588	28.0	21.0	20.9
2001	575	28.5	20.2	19.3
2002	552	28.0	19.7	22.3
2003	552	28.0	19.7	22.3
2004	552	29.0	19.0	25.6
2005	508	25.0	20.3	28.7
2006	511	25.6	20.0	32.2
2007	491	25.8	19.0	28.2
2008	438	26.3	16.7	18.9
2009	436	24.8	16.3	25.7
2010	420	20.8	20.1	30.7
2011	394	n/a	n/a	29.9
2012	410	20.0	20.5	n/a
2013	461	19.0	24.2	28
2014	502	20.0	25.1	22.9
2015	556	22.0	25.2	21.8
2016	604	24.0	25.1	22.2
2017	667	26.1	25.4	17.8
2018	686	25.9	26.4	27.7
2019	660	27.3	24.1	25.5
2020	666	n/a	n/a	22.2
2021	645	26.9	23.9	25.1
2022	644	27.3	23.5	25.9
2023	671	26.4	25.3	27.9

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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