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Best Public Schools in Walnut, CA

At a glance

Schools

8,944

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSouth Pointe Middle79^th of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Collegewood Elementary up 100 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Vejar Elementary 23 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Walnut, California is home to 11 public schools serving grades K-12, primarily within the high-performing Walnut Valley Unified School District, with two schools belonging to the Rowland Unified School District.

The standout schools in the area are South Pointe Middle, ranked in the top 3% of California middle schools, and Walnut High, with a 97% graduation rate. Among elementary schools, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary excels with very high test scores and the lowest chronic absenteeism. It's important to note that Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) serves a specialized at-risk population with different performance metrics.

There is a clear performance divide between the two districts; the nine Walnut Valley Unified schools are consistently top-rated, while the two Rowland Unified schools, Stanley G. Oswalt Academy and Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology, perform closer to the state average. Even within the high-performing district, schools like Vejar Elementary, Collegewood Elementary, and Cyrus J. Morris Elementary show slightly lower rankings and higher absenteeism than peers like Westhoff and Walnut Elementary, suggesting family research on individual schools is valuable.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	630	25	25.0	66.8%	27 (4.3%)	9 (1.4%)	354 (56.2%)	222 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	63.7	1894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		66.7	1745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	149	50.8	37.4		43.1	46.3	56.3	76.3	53.1	73.0	53.2		60.0	34.7	49.2	57.4	26.2	42.9	47.0		42.8	95.7		97.1	97.1	97.1	$15,319	$15,292	$27
Stanley G. Oswalt Academy	Public	K-8	19501 Shadow Oak Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 810-4109	879	35	24.7	56.8%	19 (2.2%)	11 (1.3%)	417 (47.4%)	385 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.8%)	81.9	1083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.5%		83.3	1028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	55	45.4	62.2		53.9	72.5	67.4	65.3	66.7	67.0	72.5		68.6	74.0	63.0	44.3	48.0	44.3	61.2		55.8	97.3	98.2		98.2		$13,096	$13,082	$14
Collegewood Elementary	Public	K-5	20725 East Collegewood Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-5308	606	24	25.2	26.4%	19 (3.1%)	12 (2.0%)	182 (30.0%)	341 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	85.3	914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.5	1014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	100	55.7			55.7	68.9	59.0	65.1					64.5	70.2	65.0	59.4					64.8						$16,199	$15,446	$753
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	19875 East Calle Baja	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0053	485	18	26.9	28.5%	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	116 (23.9%)	344 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	83.7	981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.7	654^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	327	47.1			47.1	70.7	59.1	62.2					63.7	76.6	58.9	69.0					67.7						$18,557	$17,802	$755
Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)	Public	9-12	476 South Lemon Ave.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0776	36	7	5.0	27.8%	5 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (47.2%)	13 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										$60,069	$58,236	$1,833
Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,190	45	26.3	24.5%	51 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (24.6%)	779 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	92.8	204^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		94	189^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.2%	15		63.6		63.6				70.9	72.4	76.5		73.3				63.8	65.5	62.0		63.7						$16,577	$16,068	$509
Vejar Elementary	Public	K-5	20222 Vejar Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1434	631	27	23.0	32.2%	23 (3.6%)	5 (0.8%)	197 (31.2%)	383 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	87	827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		89.2	738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.4%	89	55.5			55.5	71.3	61.8	67.8					67.0	78.7	64.8	57.1					66.6						$16,935	$16,226	$709
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	841 South Glenwick	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1820	706	27	25.8	25.2%	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (14.7%)	550 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.7%)	94.2	382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.5	307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	75	64.0			64.0	70.6	72.2	82.9					75.4	79.0	76.1	76.0					77.0						$17,942	$17,388	$554
Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,148	93	23.1	23.6%	80 (3.7%)	26 (1.2%)	663 (30.9%)	1,264 (58.8%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.8%)	94 (4.4%)	94.2	116^th of 2162 public high schools	94.6%		93.6	141^st of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	25			58.7	58.7							79.0	79.0							64.2	64.2						$21,189	$20,640	$549
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 Country Hollow	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-6483	654	25	26.4	20.3%	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	93 (14.2%)	515 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.4%)	94.7	356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		95	348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	8	60.2			60.2	83.5	78.4	73.6					78.2	89.4	84.5	68.8					80.0						$15,767	$15,430	$337
South Pointe Middle	Public	6-8	20671 Larkstone Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 595-8171	979	38	25.5	25.0%	19 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	156 (15.9%)	762 (77.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.5%)	97.1	79^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		96.9	95^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	16		67.3		67.3				79.4	80.6	79.3		79.8				77.8	79.0	79.1		78.6						$15,897	$15,164	$733

Cities Near Walnut

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Covina	0.99 mi	26	322^nd
La Puente	1.49 mi	28	645^th
Rowland Heights	1.73 mi	10	310^th
Diamond Bar	2.51 mi	10	118^th
Pomona	3.61 mi	37	663^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.