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Walnut Park Elementary

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Walnut Park Elementary ranks 3812 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Huntington Park, California, serving 530 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 796 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Walnut Park Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.14% of Walnut Park students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.45% for Los Angeles Unified and 48.81% for California. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status. Additionally, Walnut Park Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.1% to 30.8% over the past few years.

While Walnut Park Elementary receives relatively high per-student funding, this does not seem to translate into significantly better academic outcomes. The nearby KIPP Corazon Academy, a charter school, outperforms Walnut Park Elementary and the other nearby district schools in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, with scores closer to the state averages. Another nearby charter school, Academia Moderna, also performs slightly better than Walnut Park Elementary but still lags behind the state and district averages.

555

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,078

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2642 Olive St.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-6324

(323) 588-3145

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Walnut Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy
High:	Huntington Park Senior High
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy
	Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

California avg41%

3,812^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

345^th of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	31.8	3812 of 5857	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3953 of 5869	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	4402 of 5859	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4473 of 5883	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	5157 of 5789	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4792 of 5662	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	5124 of 5692	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	4430 of 5614	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	4754 of 5611	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.5	3712 of 5530	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	2798 of 5390	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.5	4156 of 5377	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	3709 of 5314	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.5	3806 of 5193	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.0	3588 of 5113	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	3762 of 5113	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	3696 of 4818	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	3855 of 4822	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	3767 of 4809	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	1777 of 3162	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	3149 of 3245	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	2480 of 3311	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	2367 of 3275	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	3239 of 3246	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3599 of 5597	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3535 of 5612	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	4377 of 5609	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4516 of 5635	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4801 of 5492	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4627 of 5413	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	2659 of 5107	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2858 of 5107	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3215 of 5087	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3330 of 5084	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4250 of 4963	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3806 of 4830	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2895 of 5460	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3292 of 5517	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3404 of 5363	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3761 of 5264	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4284 of 5173	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3900 of 5084	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3780 of 5628	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4159 of 5643	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4034 of 5638	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3988 of 5663	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	5029 of 5510	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4648 of 5431	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1188 of 2847	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science15%-18 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 (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 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 Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2642 Olive St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-3145	555	25	22.2	95.3%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	31.8	3812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.9%		29.6	3953^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	141	15.0		15.0	31.3	40.3	37.1				36.1	39.8	33.3	25.0				32.2	93.8	95.5		95.5	94.6	96.4	$25,078	$4,449	$20,629
Academia Moderna	Public, Charter	K-5	2410 Broadway	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Academia Moderna District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-0383	408	20	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	406 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17	5099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		14.4	5366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	267	10.1		10.1	16.9	28.8	35.4				27.7	26.2	17.5	11.4				17.9							$22,246	$3,627	$18,619
Liberty Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	2728 Liberty Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-4196	410	22	18.6	96.8%	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39	3283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		36.3	3417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	134	24.6		24.6	39.4	34.6	36.9				37.1	51.5	29.8	29.2				37.4	94.2	94.2	98.1	97.1	96.1	97.1	$26,599	$5,031	$21,568
KIPP Corazon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8616 Long Beach Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	KIPP Corazon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 457-5051	1,070	44	24.3	87.4%	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1,041 (97.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	39	3284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		45.1	2858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.3%	426	33.3	28.7	31.3	21.6	39.3	44.5	39.2	44.4	48.5	39.6	34.2	45.5	31.0	23.6	31.3	25.7	31.8							$20,393	$1,774	$18,619
State Street Elementary	Public	K-5	3211 Santa Ana St.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-7358	396	19	20.8	95.2%	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	34.9	3592^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		25.6	4316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.5%	724	33.9		33.9	23.1	26.6	54.6				34.5	21.2	29.2	35.7				28.9	95.0			95.0	96.3	96.3	$27,780	$5,480	$22,300
Miles Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6720 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-8296	788	40	19.7	94.3%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	764 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	26.1	4307^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		24.3	4426^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.6%	119	16.1		16.1	29.0	29.1	41.5				32.8	25.8	30.5	23.2				26.6							$25,531	$4,430	$21,101
Hope Street Elementary	Public	K-5	7560 State St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 586-5700	338	16	21.1	93.2%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	24.5	4455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.9%		27.4	4168^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.0%	287	16.7		16.7	27.3	31.6	37.5				32.2	27.3	26.3	20.8				24.8	89.9	97.1	97.1	92.8	97.1	92.8	$25,439	$5,296	$20,143
Middleton Primary Center	Public	K-1	2410 Zoe Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9533	178	8	22.2	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (97.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)																								$28,501	$5,521	$22,980
Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	2777 Willow Pl.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5760	420	21	20.0	93.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	410 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	52	2498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.2	2440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	58	22.6		22.6	41.4	48.6	59.7				49.5	37.1	55.7	32.3				42.1							$24,658	$4,544	$20,114
Middleton Street Elementary	Public	1-6	6537 Malabar St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6387	601	28	21.4	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	592 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.6	3369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.5%		40.5	3151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	46.3%	218	16.8		16.8	26.6	28.1	36.2	57.0			36.5	38.6	30.1	27.7	47.0			35.7							$23,240	$5,003	$18,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Park Elementary

How many students attend Walnut Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Walnut Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Walnut Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walnut Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy
High : Huntington Park Senior High
High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High A Hntngtn Park Inst of Appl Med
High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy
High : Linda Esperanza Marquez High C School of Social Justice

Is Walnut Park Elementary a good school?

Walnut Park Elementary ranks 3812^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Walnut Park Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Park Elementary?

Students at Walnut Park Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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