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Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) is a small public high school serving grades 9-12 in Walnut, California, part of the highly-ranked Walnut Valley Unified School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of California high schools over the past decade and struggling with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance.

Despite its small student population of just 41 students and a low student-teacher ratio of 5.8, Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) has a four-year graduation rate that has fluctuated between 45.5% and 78.6% in recent years, with the most recent rate at 75.0% - still lower than the state average. Correspondingly, the school's dropout rates have been high, ranging from 7.1% to 27.3%. Chronic absenteeism is also a major issue, with rates as high as 62.5% in recent years. Academically, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly lower than state and district averages, with only 26.67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 0% proficient or better in Mathematics.

Compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Diamond Bar High and Walnut High, which have higher percentages of Asian students, Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) has a more diverse racial composition, with significant Hispanic and Asian populations. The school also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to other nearby continuation schools like Santana High (Continuation). While the school's performance is slightly better than some other local continuation schools, it still faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes and overall standing.

Students ?

5.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$60,069

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

476 South Lemon Ave.
Walnut, CA 91789-2963

(909) 594-0776

District: Walnut Valley Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.2%

Asian:

36.1%

White:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2009 → 19th in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the California average (64% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (18% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school15%

District avg73%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

81^st of 1,543Walnut 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	1755 of 2170	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1579 of 2123	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1493 of 2133	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.4	1497 of 2039	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	1421 of 1994	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	2203 of 2426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1873 of 2354	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	1576 of 2367	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	819 of 2281	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.2	1187 of 2238	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.8	1145 of 2117	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	764 of 2063	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.0	924 of 1968	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	33.9	947 of 1901	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	35.9	791 of 1653	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.4	1350 of 1861	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	1427 of 1916	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)27th percentile~ school

Male (2022)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-20 vs state

Mathematics0%-35 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 (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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)	Public	9-12	476 South Lemon Ave.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0776	36	7	5.0	27.8%	5 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (47.2%)	13 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$60,069	$58,236	$1,833
Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,148	93	23.1	23.6%	80 (3.7%)	26 (1.2%)	663 (30.9%)	1,264 (58.8%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.8%)	94 (4.4%)	94.2	116^th of 2162 public high schools	94.6%		93.6	141^st of 2159 public high schools	93.5%	25		58.7		58.7	79.0	79.0	64.2	64.2	$21,189	$20,640	$549
Nogales High	Public	9-12	401 South Nogales St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3437	1,535	78	19.6	82.8%	13 (0.8%)	17 (1.1%)	1,376 (89.6%)	101 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	18 (1.2%)	43.7	1175^th of 2162 public high schools	45.7%		41.6	1203^rd of 2159 public high schools	44.3%	28		22.4		22.4	54.3	54.3	13.7	13.7	$20,001	$19,468	$533
Diamond Bar High	Public	9-12	21400 Pathfinder Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1405	2,563	99	26.0	22.6%	128 (5.0%)	36 (1.4%)	440 (17.2%)	1,843 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.4%)	105 (4.1%)	94.8	98^th of 2162 public high schools	95.5%		96.1	84^th of 2159 public high schools	96.1%	14			53.7	53.6	76.3	76.3	68.3	68.3	$19,649	$19,128	$521
John A. Rowland High	Public	9-12	2000 South Otterbein St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3448	2,016	83	24.3	68.1%	49 (2.4%)	32 (1.6%)	922 (45.7%)	953 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.6%)	82.2	377^th of 2162 public high schools	82.6%		86.5	295^th of 2159 public high schools	86.3%	82	26.8	61.0	48.6	48.3	66.5	66.5	42.3	42.3	$16,290	$16,204	$86
Santana High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	341 South La Seda Rd.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-5971	89	9	10.3	91.0%	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	86 (96.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	1758^th of 2162 public high schools	18.7%		23	1630^th of 2159 public high schools	24.5%	128		0.0	21.4	4.8	23.2	23.2	3.6	3.6	$63,875	$61,834	$2,041
Rowland Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	1928 Nogales St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 935-8202	28	3	9.3	53.6%	2 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (53.6%)	11 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$4,439	$00	$4,439
International Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	3851 West Temple Ave. Bldg. 12	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 839-2320	458	22	20.6	26.9%	18 (3.9%)	11 (2.4%)	296 (64.6%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	91	182^nd of 2162 public high schools	91.6%		84.6	332^nd of 2159 public high schools	84.6%	150		48.8		48.8	87.7	87.7	50.9	50.9	$30,936	$30,402	$534
South Hills High	Public	9-12	645 South Barranca St.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6220	1,568	71	22.0	62.3%	90 (5.7%)	40 (2.6%)	1,256 (80.1%)	149 (9.5%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.3%)	69.9	603^rd of 2162 public high schools	72.1%		59.4	782^nd of 2159 public high schools	63.8%	179		33.3	18.2	32.8	67.6	67.6	33.8	33.8	$23,707	$21,870	$1,837
Coronado High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1500 East Francisquito Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1810	120	12	9.6	90.0%	3 (2.5%)	2 (1.7%)	107 (89.2%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	1878^th of 2162 public high schools	13.1%		9.8	2087^th of 2159 public high schools	3.3%	209		3.2	18.2	5.4	12.1	12.1	4.6	4.6	$65,049	$61,652	$3,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)

What district is Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) in?

Walnut Valley Unified

How many students attend Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 36 students attended Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)?

Students at Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) are 47% Hispanic, 36% Asian, 14% White, 3% Not Specified.

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