Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Walnut Elementary

Q: Is Walnut Elementary a good school?

Walnut Elementary ranks 1529 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 259 students in Newbury Park, part of the high-performing Conejo Valley Unified district, and it stands out for serving a student population with a higher level of economic need than most neighboring schools.

Despite this challenge, Walnut is a school on the rise, recently improving to a 4-star state rating with test scores that are above the California average, especially in mathematics where it even exceeds the district average. This progress is particularly strong for students from low-income families, whose rankings have improved significantly. The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to many nearby schools like Wildwood Elementary and Sycamore Canyon. However, it faces a persistent challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which, while improving, remains higher than the district average and is an area of focus.

When compared to its closest neighbors, such as ENV Academy of Research Technical and Earth Scis (0.84 miles away) and Maple Elementary (0.92 miles away), Walnut's story is one of effectively supporting its community to achieve solid academic results. Its trajectory shows that with targeted resources and instruction, a school can successfully help its students thrive within a demanding district.

259

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,338

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

581 Dena Dr.
Newbury Park, CA 91320-2999

(805) 498-3608

District: Conejo Valley Unified

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sequoia Middle
High:	Newbury Park High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

White:

24.3%

Asian:

8.1%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Walnut Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Conejo Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg59%

California avg41%

1,529^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Conejo Valley Unified

282^nd of 1,543Conejo Valley 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	1529 of 5857	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	2070 of 5869	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	2020 of 5859	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	2265 of 5883	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	3045 of 5789	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	2420 of 5662	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.9	1921 of 5692	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.3	2075 of 5614	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.0	1942 of 5611	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	1473 of 5530	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	70.7	1483 of 5390	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	54.3	2334 of 5377	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.6	2136 of 5314	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.9	1881 of 5193	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.1	1185 of 5113	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.0	1134 of 5113	77.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	1118 of 4818	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	80.9	892 of 4822	81.5%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	1017 of 4809	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.4	623 of 3311	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	1518 of 3275	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1365 of 5597	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	1618 of 5612	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	2135 of 5609	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	2320 of 5635	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	2677 of 5492	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	2126 of 5413	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	1291 of 5107	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	2047 of 5107	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1670 of 5087	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2078 of 5084	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	3364 of 4963	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2634 of 4830	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	1191 of 5460	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	2395 of 5517	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	2086 of 5363	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2307 of 5264	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	3187 of 5173	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	2142 of 5084	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	1682 of 5628	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	2299 of 5643	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	1766 of 5638	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	2082 of 5663	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	3073 of 5510	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	2495 of 5431	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.9	673 of 2651	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	1418 of 2661	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)81st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2024)75th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%+22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

★

No ratings yet

Be the first to rate Walnut Elementary and help other families decide.

Rate Walnut Elementary

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

Reviews

No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.

Schools Near Walnut Elementary

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

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	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
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	581 Dena Dr.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3608	259	14	18.4	54.4%	63 (24.3%)	2 (0.8%)	160 (61.8%)	21 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	71.6	1529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.9%		59.9	2070^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	541	35.6		35.6	62.9	59.6	46.7				55.9	74.3	59.6	46.7				59.1	82.1	94.6	96.4	89.3	91.1	94.6	$24,338	$23,200	$1,138
Env Academy of Research Technical and Earth Scis	Public	K-5	2626 Michael Dr.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3686	539	22	24.4	19.9%	248 (46.0%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (28.6%)	92 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	92.1	535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		94.4	399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.2%	136	59.3		59.3	73.5	80.7	70.3				74.9	88.0	71.3	60.4				72.8							$17,506	$16,738	$768
Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Kimber Dr.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6748	181	13	13.8	45.3%	64 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (50.8%)	7 (3.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	77.2	1276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.2%		69.1	1633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	357	61.1		61.1	55.6	48.2	66.7				55.6	70.4	55.6	52.6				60.3	88.9	91.1	91.1		91.1	93.3	$31,803	$30,672	$1,131
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	4200 Kimber Dr.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6683	325	14	23.2	14.2%	222 (68.3%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (19.7%)	15 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	93.2	458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.1	628^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.3%	170	67.2		67.2	85.1	73.3	73.8				77.1	80.9	86.7	57.4				73.2							$21,606	$20,836	$770
Sycamore Canyon	Public	K-8	4601 Via Rio	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-1573	937	41	22.7	5.4%	500 (53.4%)	8 (0.9%)	123 (13.1%)	218 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	82 (8.8%)	96.8	164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		96	268^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.4%	104	79.8	70.4	74.5	80.9	77.4	86.5	77.8	78.7	85.2	80.9	94.1	81.1	80.9	72.7	75.0	84.4	80.3	88.0	96.0	96.0	90.7	92.0	93.3	$21,874	$21,106	$768
Banyan Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Knollwood Dr.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6641	416	22	18.8	29.1%	231 (55.5%)	1 (0.2%)	138 (33.2%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	92.1	538^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		94.9	354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	184	59.0		59.0	71.4	81.9	77.1				77.5	75.0	75.0	57.4				69.1	97.3	97.3			97.3		$22,068	$21,300	$768
Madrona Academy of the Arts and Sciences	Public	K-5	612 Camino Manzanas	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6102	245	16	15.3	46.9%	97 (39.6%)	5 (2.0%)	128 (52.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	58.7	2131^st of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%		49.6	2582^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.0%	451	35.0		35.0	33.3	51.2	60.0				47.6	57.8	39.5	47.5				48.4	96.3	96.3			96.3		$29,701	$28,468	$1,233
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	620 West Velarde Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3531	390	19	20.5	20.0%	199 (51.0%)	6 (1.5%)	106 (27.2%)	34 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.5%)	92.5	508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.6	377^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.6%	131	57.9		57.9	75.4	75.9	80.7				77.3	76.9	74.1	59.7				70.5							$21,412	$20,644	$768
Aspen Elementary	Public	K-5	1870 Oberlin Ave.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-2810	332	20	16.6	19.6%	196 (59.0%)	3 (0.9%)	79 (23.8%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	77.3	1268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.4%		81.5	1090^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	178	54.8		54.8	40.5	60.4	66.1				57.3	57.1	54.7	64.5				59.2	96.7			96.7		96.7	$24,346	$23,578	$768
Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning	Public	K-5	55 Norman Ave.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-5550	352	18	19.4	36.6%	134 (38.1%)	3 (0.9%)	184 (52.3%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	71.3	1544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		57.5	2170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.0%	626	54.2		54.2	53.3	53.1	65.3				56.7	51.7	54.7	42.9				50.3	92.9				96.4		$22,397	$21,342	$1,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Elementary?

Students at Walnut Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 24% White, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Walnut Elementary in?

Conejo Valley Unified

How many students attend Walnut Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Walnut Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sequoia Middle
High : Newbury Park High

Is Walnut Elementary a good school?

Walnut Elementary ranks 1529^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Rate Walnut Elementary!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CACalifornia Elementary School Rankings

CACalifornia District Rankings

Schools in Newbury Park, CA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Walnut Elementary!

Latest California data All new data »

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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.