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Suzanne Middle

Public Grades 6-8

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Suzanne Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving about 1,190 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Walnut Valley Unified School District in Walnut, CA, consistently earning top ratings and outperforming over 90% of California schools.

While it is the third-ranked middle school within its own district—trailing behind Chaparral Middle and South Pointe Middle in test scores—Suzanne Middle stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the state's top tiers for these groups. The school operates very efficiently, achieving strong academic results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools in other districts, such as Marshall Middle or Giano Intermediate.

A key strength is the school's stability and remarkably low chronic absenteeism, which is a fraction of the state average. All schools in the Walnut Valley Unified district, including Suzanne, significantly outperform nearby schools in other districts, highlighting a notable "district effect." For parents, Suzanne Middle represents a consistently excellent choice, with particular success in supporting diverse learners, though mathematics is an area where it has a slight gap compared to its immediate district peers.

1,190

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,577

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Suzanne Rd.
Walnut, CA 91789-1938

(909) 594-1657

District: Walnut Valley Unified

Students who attend Suzanne Middle usually attend:

High:

Walnut High

Feeder schools for Suzanne Middle:

Elementary:	Collegewood Elementary
	Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary
	Vejar Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

65.5%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg72%

California avg41%

204^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Walnut Valley Unified

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
2025	92.8	204 of 2761	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	189 of 2783	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	177 of 2781	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	173 of 2740	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	199 of 2715	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	219 of 2480	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	157 of 2508	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	160 of 2497	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.3	122 of 2477	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	90.0	86 of 2379	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.7	87 of 2259	96.1%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	80 of 2236	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.9	83 of 2179	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	90.4	102 of 2063	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.1	88 of 2005	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	91.0	99 of 1999	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	93.2	65 of 1804	96.4%	★★★★★
2005	91.1	103 of 1777	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.9	149 of 1769	91.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	269 of 739	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	276 of 743	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	237 of 715	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	231 of 733	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	190 of 745	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	222 of 700	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.7	223 of 1531	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	264 of 1491	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	187 of 1369	86.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.7	51 of 1478	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	38 of 1521	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	25 of 1540	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	40 of 1442	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	27 of 1364	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	204 of 2533	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	154 of 2551	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	158 of 2531	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	150 of 2509	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	183 of 2380	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	245 of 2262	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	296 of 2395	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	258 of 2388	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	266 of 2374	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	358 of 2359	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	338 of 2213	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	427 of 2072	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	149 of 2542	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	133 of 2579	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	72 of 2531	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	66 of 2458	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	71 of 2369	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	101 of 2230	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	198 of 2534	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	203 of 2552	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	186 of 2538	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	183 of 2527	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	187 of 2407	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	199 of 2273	91.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	274 of 726	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	201 of 701	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	187 of 677	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	185 of 665	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	64 of 554	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	115 of 462	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	330 of 1566	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	149 of 1552	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	194 of 1531	87.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	732 of 1520	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	634 of 1537	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	656 of 1543	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	387 of 1555	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	549 of 1602	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	500 of 1496	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-30 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+25 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

Science64%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Suzanne Middle	Public	6-8	525 Suzanne Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1657	1,190	45	26.3	24.5%	51 (4.3%)	7 (0.6%)	293 (24.6%)	779 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	92.8	204^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		94	189^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.2%	15													63.6	63.6	70.9	72.4	76.5	73.3	63.8	65.5	62.0	63.7	$16,577	$16,068	$509
South Pointe Middle	Public	6-8	20671 Larkstone Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 595-8171	979	38	25.5	25.0%	19 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	156 (15.9%)	762 (77.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.5%)	97.1	79^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.1%		96.9	95^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.6%	16													67.3	67.3	79.4	80.6	79.3	79.8	77.8	79.0	79.1	78.6	$15,897	$15,164	$733
Lorbeer Middle	Public	7-8	501 Diamond Bar Blvd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4527	688	29	24.0	74.3%	32 (4.7%)	25 (3.6%)	505 (73.4%)	90 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	48.4	1228^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.5%		46.9	1249^th of 2783 public middle schools	55.1%	21	7.1	5.6	6.5	14.3	11.1	13.0	14.3	5.6	10.9	7.1	5.6	6.5	28.3	28.3		49.3	45.4	47.4		31.3	30.0	30.6	$22,294	$21,034	$1,260
Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	1405 South Spruce Tree Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-6227	1,349	48	28.2	24.6%	48 (3.6%)	16 (1.2%)	195 (14.5%)	1,045 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	97.6	60^th of 2761 public middle schools	97.8%		98	49^th of 2783 public middle schools	98.2%	11													66.3	66.3	79.3	88.5	80.9	82.9	76.6	86.3	78.2	80.3	$14,509	$14,034	$475
Giano Intermediate	Public	7-8	3223 South Giano Ave.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-2461	463	23	19.9	94.6%	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	422 (91.1%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	33.2	1708^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.1%		35	1626^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	82													26.9	26.9		30.3	41.8	35.8		21.9	23.6	22.7	$17,144	$16,290	$854
Hollencrest Middle	Public	6-8	2101 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1760	737	30	24.5	80.9%	19 (2.6%)	15 (2.0%)	519 (70.4%)	163 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	55.5	1017^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		58.6	916^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.1%	101													29.8	29.8	53.2	53.2	46.6	50.9	35.2	35.7	34.4	35.1	$18,634	$16,856	$1,778
Alvarado Intermediate	Public	7-8	1901 South Desire Ave.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2358	624	28	22.4	79.8%	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	299 (47.9%)	290 (46.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	56.4	989^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.2%		60.7	867^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.8%	122													28.9	28.9		51.5	41.4	46.0		43.6	40.7	42.0	$15,835	$15,378	$457
Grandview College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	795 North Grandview Ln.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4901	388	20	19.0	84.8%	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	339 (87.4%)	29 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	29.5				21.7	2189^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.3%	(n/a)													19.9	19.9	31.4	44.2	32.9	35.6	14.1	28.9	21.3	21.0	$29,946	$28,080	$1,866
Royal Oak Middle	Public	7-8	303 South Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 967-6354	610	29	21.0	74.1%	71 (11.6%)	10 (1.6%)	455 (74.6%)	48 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	60.1	905^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.2%		61.6	850^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	55													28.6	28.6		48.5	54.7	51.5		40.4	42.8	41.5	$22,785	$21,456	$1,329
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	777 East Puente St.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7300	778	36	21.6	68.3%	47 (6.0%)	29 (3.7%)	592 (76.1%)	92 (11.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.5%)	55.5	1016^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.2%		48.6	1203^rd of 2783 public middle schools	56.8%	187													25.0	25.0	50.2	56.1	46.0	50.6	51.9	34.0	27.8	38.0	$22,872	$21,628	$1,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Suzanne Middle

Is Suzanne Middle a good school?

Yes. Suzanne Middle ranks in the top 7.4% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Suzanne Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,190 students attended Suzanne Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Suzanne Middle?

Students at Suzanne Middle are 65% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of Suzanne Middle attend?

Students who attend Suzanne Middle usually go on to attend Walnut High

What district is Suzanne Middle in?

Walnut Valley Unified

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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.

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