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Walker Junior High

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Walker Junior High ranks 1046 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 62% of California middle schools

Summary

Walker Junior High is a public middle school serving about 890 students in grades 7 and 8 in La Palma, operating within the mid-performing Anaheim Union High district.

The school stands out for its strong management of student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate significantly better than both the district and state averages, which likely supports its academic performance. While Walker consistently outperforms other schools in its own district like Orangeview Junior High, it generally ranks below middle schools in higher-performing neighboring districts such as Los Alamitos Unified. A notable strength is the school's exceptional support for specific student groups, including English Language Learners and homeless students, where it achieves very high percentile rankings.

However, the school faces challenges, including a significant drop in math proficiency between 7th and 8th grade that is more pronounced than at comparable schools. Walker operates with moderate per-student spending compared to nearby schools, achieving its results efficiently, though its performance has shown a slight decline from pre-pandemic levels. Parents may find it useful to compare Walker to Lexington Junior High, a higher-performing school within the same district, and to schools in the ABC Unified district like Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle and Ross (Faye) Middle, which show similar performance.

890

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,527

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8132 Walker St.
La Palma, CA 90623-2097

(714) 220-4051

District: Anaheim Union High

Students who attend Walker Junior High usually attend:

High:

John F. Kennedy High

Feeder schools for Walker Junior High:

Elementary:	Clara J. King Elementary
	George B. Miller Elementary
	Los Coyotes Elementary
	Raymond Temple Elementary
	More...
	Steve Luther Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

Asian:

28.1%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anaheim Union High

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,046^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the Anaheim Union High

861^st of 1,543Anaheim Union High 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	54.6	1046 of 2761	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	1079 of 2783	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	1002 of 2781	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	868 of 2740	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	215 of 894	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	977 of 2715	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	763 of 2480	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	900 of 2508	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	873 of 2497	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.4	656 of 2477	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	61.5	847 of 2379	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	757 of 2259	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.5	747 of 2236	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	713 of 2179	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	669 of 2063	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	530 of 2005	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	65.2	585 of 1999	70.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	359 of 1804	80.1%	★★★★☆
2005	75.3	361 of 1777	79.7%	★★★★☆
2004	70.5	415 of 1769	76.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	446 of 609	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	376 of 627	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	373 of 613	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	411 of 637	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	130 of 643	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	199 of 600	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	406 of 739	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	458 of 743	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	377 of 715	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	399 of 733	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	496 of 745	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	340 of 700	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	742 of 1531	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	85 of 354	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	544 of 1491	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	376 of 1369	72.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	211 of 1478	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	498 of 1521	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	603 of 1540	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	199 of 363	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	595 of 1442	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	336 of 1364	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	939 of 2533	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	927 of 2551	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	845 of 2531	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	866 of 2509	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	210 of 738	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	895 of 2380	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	797 of 2262	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1189 of 2395	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	1355 of 2388	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1192 of 2374	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	956 of 2359	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	993 of 2213	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	832 of 2072	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	34 of 477	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	52.1	127 of 336	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	929 of 2542	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	1087 of 2579	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	696 of 2531	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	615 of 2458	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	74 of 721	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	712 of 2369	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	519 of 2230	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1047 of 2534	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	1130 of 2552	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	998 of 2538	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	736 of 2527	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	178 of 763	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	920 of 2407	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	655 of 2273	71.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	118 of 194	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	142 of 192	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	120 of 197	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	507 of 726	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	517 of 701	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	464 of 677	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	415 of 665	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	396 of 554	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	342 of 462	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	780 of 1566	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	613 of 1552	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	792 of 1531	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1223 of 1520	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1107 of 1537	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	975 of 1543	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	980 of 1555	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1238 of 1602	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)39th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-32 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-35 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

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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)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	54.6	1046^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.1%		52.8	1079^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	33	29.9	29.9		55.2	46.4	50.7		42.5	26.5	34.3	$19,527	$969	$18,558
Orangeview Junior High	Public	7-8	3715 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4205	612	29	20.9	88.9%	51 (8.3%)	23 (3.8%)	444 (72.5%)	57 (9.3%)	12 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)	17 (2.8%)	30.2	1825^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.9%		25.1	2030^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.1%	205	22.4	22.4		41.9	34.1	37.8		24.2	13.2	18.4	$21,961	$2,145	$19,816
Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,188	44	26.8	56.2%	254 (21.4%)	37 (3.1%)	378 (31.8%)	439 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.2%)	79.1	492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	82.2%		83.6	408^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	84	45.6	45.6		65.5	61.0	63.3		46.4	50.4	48.4	$16,045	$668	$15,377
Buena Park Middle	Public	6-8	6931 Orangethorpe Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8491	633	27	23.6	91.0%	27 (4.3%)	28 (4.4%)	501 (79.1%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		29.2	1848^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	107	21.7	21.7	25.5	35.8	36.6	32.7	14.8	20.9	19.4	18.4	$21,009	$1,967	$19,042
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		88.2	316^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	165	55.5	55.5		60.2	68.8	64.4		43.1	47.1	45.0	$19,739	$1,988	$17,751
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	291	20	14.8	91.8%	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	242 (83.2%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	29.8	1836^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		34.9	1632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	41.4%	204	11.1	11.1		36.8	33.6	35.1		29.6	24.3	26.9	$22,788	$2,284	$20,504
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	4112 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3320	1,018	39	26.1	22.3%	368 (36.1%)	24 (2.4%)	343 (33.7%)	140 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (12.9%)	88.6	300^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		91.4	243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57	54.9	54.9	71.1	71.8	66.6	69.9	61.4	56.1	55.6	57.7	$15,031	$526	$14,505
Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	639	26	25.0	40.2%	37 (5.8%)	35 (5.5%)	181 (28.3%)	359 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	96.2	110^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		94.9	156^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	46	63.6	63.6		86.0	82.1	84.1		71.4	62.9	67.2	$18,534	$1,988	$16,546
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		66.4	756^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	446	23.5	23.5		57.1	46.9	52.1		30.9	28.1	29.5	$21,122	$2,206	$18,916
Ross (Faye) Middle	Public	7-8	17707 Elaine Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7785	528	24	22.4	66.5%	24 (4.5%)	48 (9.1%)	317 (60.0%)	107 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.7%)	54.5	1052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%		56.8	967^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.3%	85	30.5	30.5		52.3	50.8	51.5		32.0	34.3	33.1	$20,038	$2,209	$17,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Walker Junior High?

Students at Walker Junior High are 49% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Walker Junior High attend?

Students who attend Walker Junior High usually go on to attend John F. Kennedy High

How many students attend Walker Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 890 students attended Walker Junior High.

Is Walker Junior High a good school?

Walker Junior High ranks 1046^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Walker Junior High in?

Anaheim Union High

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