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Walnut Elementary Education Center

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Walnut Elementary Education Center ranks 1078 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Elementary Education Center is a large, high-performing K-6 public school serving about 900 students in Turlock, California, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

This school stands out dramatically from others in the area, including nearby Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary. Students at Walnut are far more proficient in English, math, and science—often by 20 percentage points or more compared to the Turlock Unified district average. Perhaps most impressive is the school's exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of about 4%, which is four to six times better than many surrounding schools like Wakefield Elementary and Crowell Elementary.

Walnut Elementary achieves this success in a noteworthy way: it has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than comparable schools, suggesting its strength comes from effective teaching and a strong school culture. The school excels with all student groups, including those in special education and from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and has maintained this high level of performance for over a decade, making it a true standout in the region.

900

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,155

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4219 North Walnut Rd.
Turlock, CA 95382-9678

(209) 664-9907

District: Turlock Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Asian:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,078^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Turlock Unified

1037^th of 1,543Turlock Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	1078 of 5857	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1074 of 5869	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	970 of 5859	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	989 of 5883	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	246 of 1417	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	1283 of 5789	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	1385 of 5662	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	1344 of 5692	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	67.9	1619 of 5614	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	67.0	1615 of 5611	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	1285 of 5530	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	1326 of 5390	75.4%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	1190 of 5377	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	1492 of 5314	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	869 of 1203	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	871 of 1205	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.6	601 of 1190	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	654 of 1154	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	668 of 1149	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	758 of 1071	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.8	119 of 2227	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	424 of 2585	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	236 of 2128	88.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	787 of 3162	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	524 of 3246	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	975 of 5597	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	951 of 5612	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	1015 of 5609	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	940 of 5635	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	201 of 1267	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	1321 of 5492	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	1340 of 5413	75.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	382 of 5107	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	567 of 5107	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	420 of 5087	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	337 of 5084	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	1131 of 4963	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	954 of 4830	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	582 of 5460	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	991 of 5517	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	503 of 5363	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	376 of 5264	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	27 of 1110	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	710 of 5173	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	852 of 5084	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	1143 of 5628	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	1170 of 5643	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	897 of 5638	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	1037 of 5663	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	268 of 1272	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	1213 of 5510	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	1393 of 5431	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	211 of 2847	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	46 of 2635	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	80 of 2420	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	1074 of 2598	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	933 of 2651	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	1102 of 2661	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1150 of 2726	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	1244 of 2834	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1405 of 2737	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Mathematics59%+21 vs state

Science54%+22 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walnut Elementary Education Center	Public	K-6	4219 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-9907	900	35	25.5	40.2%	397 (44.1%)	9 (1.0%)	273 (30.3%)	159 (17.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (6.2%)	82	1078^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.6%		82	1074^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	4																	54.4	54.4	67.7	57.0	60.8	73.3	64.6	66.9	59.8	44.0	64.7	58.7							$14,155	$1,464	$12,691
Sandra Tovar Medeiros Elementary	Public	K-6	651 West Springer Dr.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 668-9600	753	33	22.8	59.2%	239 (31.7%)	22 (2.9%)	356 (47.3%)	77 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	52.1	2490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		49.1	2603^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.6%	113																	36.6	36.6	42.0	27.7	52.1	55.1	45.3	50.0	30.1	35.5	40.5	39.6							$19,993	$1,842	$18,151
Walter M. Brown Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Georgetown St.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-7231	645	29	22.2	72.9%	173 (26.8%)	25 (3.9%)	351 (54.4%)	54 (8.4%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.0%)	19.5	4872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.5	4984^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.1%	112																	9.4	9.4	31.1	20.2	21.7	32.5	26.4	37.1	21.2	4.2	21.2	21.3	97.3	97.3		97.3	97.3	97.3	$19,018	$2,145	$16,873
Dennis G. Earl Elementary	Public	K-6	4091 North Olive Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-1090	817	35	23.2	66.3%	259 (31.7%)	15 (1.8%)	409 (50.1%)	83 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.8%)	26.3	4297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		36	3435^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.5%	862																	21.7	21.7	23.8	31.9	31.1	35.9	31.0	22.1	35.5	17.0	26.3	25.0	91.5	95.7	94.9	94.0	94.0	95.7	$16,581	$2,077	$14,504
Crowell Elementary	Public	K-6	118 North Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-2800	758	33	22.9	78.1%	173 (22.8%)	23 (3.0%)	470 (62.0%)	60 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	22 (2.9%)	17	5100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		15.3	5281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	181																	13.0	13.0	26.2	35.3	22.7	21.7	26.7	18.1	22.9	14.0	11.7	16.8							$19,949	$2,324	$17,625
Keyes Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Maud Ave.	Keyes	95328	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-1660	477	23	20.7	87.6%	47 (9.9%)	4 (0.8%)	393 (82.4%)	28 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31	3878^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.6	4059^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	181																	22.0	22.0	33.3	35.1	36.6		35.0	34.1	31.7	24.4		30.1	95.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	95.5	96.6	$19,052	$2,604	$16,448
Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	201 North Soderquist Rd.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-3200	831	35	23.7	56.8%	28 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	775 (93.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	23.8	4521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.6	4710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	189																	14.5	14.5	32.5	33.3	27.6		31.2	38.7	24.6	8.6		24.3	97.9				97.9		$16,531	$1,588	$14,943
Julien Elementary	Public	K-6	1924 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0891	826	35	23.6	56.7%	331 (40.1%)	4 (0.5%)	427 (51.7%)	32 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.4%)	43.6	2975^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.3	2910^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.4%	65																	31.9	31.9	42.5	42.4	46.0	33.0	41.1	50.0	36.7	31.9	21.9	35.5	98.4				98.4		$15,957	$1,564	$14,393
Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0895	601	29	20.7	78.9%	34 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	533 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	16.3	5166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		14.2	5374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	208																	8.1	8.1	13.0	31.8	22.4	31.0	23.1	22.8	25.6	11.6	21.9	20.3	97.4	98.3			97.4		$21,733	$3,254	$18,479
Denair Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3773 Madera Ave.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8887	554	30	18.6	64.8%	188 (33.9%)	3 (0.5%)	333 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	19.1	4908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		21.6	4711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.7%	197	10.7	6.5	3.5	6.8	25.0	6.5	13.8	14.8	14.3	16.1	3.5	11.4	7.1	6.5	0.0	4.6	19.8	19.8	23.6	25.6	32.6		27.2	25.8	15.1	17.4		19.5	94.3	98.1			97.1		$20,213	$1,506	$18,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Elementary Education Center

Is Walnut Elementary Education Center a good school?

Walnut Elementary Education Center ranks 1078^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Walnut Elementary Education Center in?

Turlock Unified

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Elementary Education Center?

Students at Walnut Elementary Education Center are 44% White, 30% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Walnut Elementary Education Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 900 students attended Walnut Elementary Education Center.

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