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Walton Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Schools

Better than 14% of California schools

Summary

Walton Middle is a small public school serving 72 students in grades 7-8 within the Compton Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California middle schools with very low proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science.

Despite its academic struggles, the school has some unique features: it spends significantly more per student than nearby schools, including Willowbrook Middle in the same district, and has very small class sizes. Most notably, it has achieved a dramatic, successful reduction in chronic student absenteeism, now boasting a lower rate than all its local peers. However, these advantages have not yet translated into improved test scores, creating a puzzling gap between its resources and results.

The school's performance varies considerably for different groups of students, with some subgroups showing much stronger improvement than others. Compared to other schools in the area, like the high-performing Willowbrook Middle, Walton Middle's challenge is to leverage its small size, improved attendance, and higher funding to create similar academic success for all its students.

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,199

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 West Greenleaf Ave.
Compton, CA 90220-5101

(310) 898-6060

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Walton Middle usually attend:

High:

Compton High

Feeder schools for Walton Middle:

Elementary:	Ralph Bunche Elementary
	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.6%

African American:

18.1%

Not Specified:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg41%

California avg41%

2,371^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

634^th of 1,543Compton 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	16.6	2371 of 2761	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	2117 of 2783	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2290 of 2781	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2306 of 2740	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2357 of 2715	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	2351 of 2480	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	2275 of 2508	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	2211 of 2497	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	2209 of 2477	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	2314 of 2379	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	2138 of 2259	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	2119 of 2236	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	1980 of 2179	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	1872 of 2063	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.3	1905 of 2005	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	1827 of 1999	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	1699 of 1804	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.0	1557 of 1777	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	1652 of 1769	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	270 of 609	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	372 of 627	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	461 of 613	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	594 of 643	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	590 of 600	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	1351 of 1531	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1421 of 1491	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1306 of 1369	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	849 of 1478	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1466 of 1521	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1306 of 1540	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1270 of 1442	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1326 of 1364	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	2420 of 2533	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2161 of 2551	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2065 of 2531	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2080 of 2509	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	2119 of 2380	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2177 of 2262	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2090 of 2395	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1538 of 2388	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1780 of 2374	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1804 of 2359	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1690 of 2213	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1830 of 2072	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	2059 of 2542	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1903 of 2579	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1995 of 2531	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1768 of 2458	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	2019 of 2369	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	2057 of 2230	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1901 of 2534	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1738 of 2552	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2136 of 2538	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	2153 of 2527	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2132 of 2407	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	2146 of 2273	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	744 of 1566	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	1150 of 1552	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1513 of 1531	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)56th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

Science3%-30 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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 (2025)	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 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 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 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
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-8	1101 South Dwight St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6460	450	18	25.0	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	100 (22.2%)	341 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34.3	3630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.3	4087^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.4%	457	19.7	13.0	17.0	34.6	40.7	39.4	43.9	50.0	43.5	41.3	29.1	41.8	28.8	9.8	33.3	21.7	28.1	90.9					94.6	$19,038	$14,442	$4,596
Compton Community Day High	Public	9-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	6	2	2.6		0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	5 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$3,135	$00	$3,135
Compton Community Day Middle	Public	6-8	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6154	2	2	.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$3,135	$00	$3,135
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	610	27	22.5	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	557 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	40.8	3167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.2	3422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	255	13.9	15.4	14.3	40.3	37.2	42.2	57.4	49.0	57.7	45.5	46.3	33.3	25.0	29.5	30.0	34.6	33.2	96.5	96.5					$17,765	$13,090	$4,675
Laurel Street Elementary	Public	K-8	1321 West Laurel St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6440	377	15	25.1	87.5%	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	316 (83.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	78.6	1212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		64	1875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.1%	663	32.1	29.6	31.3	79.0	72.7	71.7	39.5	62.5	66.7	65.4	76.3	54.6	75.5	55.8	56.3	44.4	62.0							$19,894	$15,126	$4,768
Bursch Elementary	Public	K-8	2505 West 156th St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6130	370	15	25.4	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	73 (19.7%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.7	2518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.0%		42.4	3041^st of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	523	14.3	46.2	21.0	48.8	42.5	35.4	58.1	41.2	61.5	45.8	62.8	57.5	28.6	41.9	29.4	53.9	46.1	90.0	96.0	96.0		96.0	92.0	$19,255	$14,230	$5,025
Ralph Bunche Elementary	Public	K-8	16223 South Haskins Ln.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6120	217	9	24.2	82.0%	1 (0.5%)	84 (38.7%)	128 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	60.4	2045^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		34.6	3557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.4%	1512	20.7	22.2	21.3	61.3	40.0	55.2	47.6	37.5	50.0	50.4	74.2	65.0	34.5	28.6	0.0	50.0	45.2							$21,573	$15,814	$5,759
Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	554	22	24.7	90.1%	2 (0.4%)	146 (26.4%)	392 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	76.4	1320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		74.4	1391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.3%	71	19.3	15.2	17.8	71.6	49.2	62.7	79.6	89.3	57.6	68.7	79.7	63.9	39.0	75.5	57.1	51.5	62.4	87.9	90.9	87.9	92.4	90.9	90.9	$18,721	$14,258	$4,463
Davis Middle	Public	6-8	621 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6020	520	20	26.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	75 (14.4%)	437 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	65.6	771^st of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	1135^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.2%	364		9.9	9.9				50.8	63.0	49.4	55.2				56.2	57.2	44.2	52.6							$18,677	$14,430	$4,247
Enterprise Middle	Public	7-8	2600 West Compton Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6030	182	10	18.0	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	53 (29.1%)	123 (67.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	33.7	1687^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.9%		20.8	2228^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.9%	541		22.4	22.4				29.8	34.9	41.2	35.9				29.8	18.5	30.3	25.8							$30,838	$25,788	$5,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Walton Middle

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Walton Middle ranks in the bottom 14.1% of California schools.

What district is Walton Middle in?

Compton Unified

How many students attend Walton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 72 students attended Walton Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Walton Middle?

Students at Walton Middle are 81% Hispanic, 18% African American, 1% Not Specified.

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