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Vejar Elementary

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Vejar Elementary ranks 827 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

827^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vejar Elementary is a public elementary school in Walnut, California, serving 636 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 78 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vejar Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with strong academic performance on state assessments. The school excels in supporting male students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 10-20% and top 5-7% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these categories. Vejar also has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and its performance for low socioeconomic status students is in the top 10-20% of the state. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are also relatively high compared to other schools.

While Vejar Elementary's overall performance is impressive, there are some areas for improvement. The school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.5% to 24.9% in recent years. Additionally, the school's rankings for Asian and Hispanic student groups are more mixed, ranging from the top 30% to the bottom 30% of California elementary schools. Vejar's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other high-performing schools in the Walnut Valley Unified School District, but it outperforms nearby schools in the Rowland Unified School District.

631

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,935

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20222 Vejar Rd.
Walnut, CA 91789-2334

(909) 594-1434

District: Walnut Valley Unified

Students who attend Vejar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Suzanne Middle
High:	Walnut High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.7%

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of Walnut Valley Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg72%

California avg41%

827^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary 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	87.0	827 of 5857	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	738 of 5869	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	1051 of 5859	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	934 of 5883	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	738 of 5789	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	485 of 5662	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	647 of 5692	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.8	741 of 5614	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.7	683 of 5611	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	90.8	415 of 5530	92.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.2	540 of 5390	90.0%	★★★★☆
2011	87.6	592 of 5377	89.0%	★★★★☆
2010	89.4	477 of 5314	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	87.8	597 of 5193	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.9	758 of 5113	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	85.3	740 of 5113	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	86.2	679 of 4818	85.9%	★★★★☆
2005	84.9	730 of 4822	84.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	942 of 4809	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	607 of 1203	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.7	528 of 1205	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	764 of 1190	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	725 of 1154	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	589 of 1149	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.4	395 of 1071	63.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.3	170 of 3162	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	187 of 3245	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	231 of 3311	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	108 of 3275	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	73 of 3246	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	1080 of 5597	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	894 of 5612	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	1071 of 5609	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	973 of 5635	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	704 of 5492	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	417 of 5413	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	1398 of 5107	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	1591 of 5107	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	1777 of 5087	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	1095 of 5084	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	291 of 4963	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	227 of 4830	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	614 of 5460	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	369 of 5517	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	206 of 5363	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	348 of 5264	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	520 of 5173	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	94.0	156 of 5084	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	538 of 5628	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	540 of 5643	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	988 of 5638	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	879 of 5663	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	778 of 5510	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	596 of 5431	89.0%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics67%+29 vs state

Science55%+23 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)	% 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vejar Elementary	Public	K-5	20222 Vejar Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1434	631	27	23.0	32.2%	23 (3.6%)	5 (0.8%)	197 (31.2%)	383 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	87	827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.9%		89.2	738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.4%	89	55.5		55.5	71.3	61.8	67.8				67.0	78.7	64.8	57.1				66.6						$16,935	$16,226	$709
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary	Public	K-5	19875 East Calle Baja	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-0053	485	18	26.9	28.5%	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	116 (23.9%)	344 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	83.7	981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.7	654^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.9%	327	47.1		47.1	70.7	59.1	62.2				63.7	76.6	58.9	69.0				67.7						$18,557	$17,802	$755
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	841 South Glenwick	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1820	706	27	25.8	25.2%	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (14.7%)	550 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.7%)	94.2	382^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.5	307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	75	64.0		64.0	70.6	72.2	82.9				75.4	79.0	76.1	76.0				77.0						$17,942	$17,388	$554
Hollingworth Elementary	Public	K-6	3003 East Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3661	382	16	23.8	73.0%	9 (2.4%)	20 (5.2%)	274 (71.7%)	62 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	35.5	3543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		35.3	3495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	48	15.6		15.6	27.9	33.3	25.0	56.4			37.0	30.2	26.2	24.4	43.6			31.9						$14,634	$13,554	$1,080
Stanley G. Oswalt Academy	Public	K-8	19501 Shadow Oak Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 810-4109	879	35	24.7	56.8%	19 (2.2%)	11 (1.3%)	417 (47.4%)	385 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.8%)	81.9	1083^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.5%		83.3	1028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	55	45.4	62.2	53.9	72.5	67.4	65.3	66.7	67.0	72.5	68.6	74.0	63.0	44.3	48.0	44.3	61.2	55.8	97.3	98.2		98.2		$13,096	$13,082	$14
Telesis Academy of Science & Math	Public	K-8	2800 East Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-1696	621	26	23.8	81.6%	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.6%)	495 (79.7%)	90 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	48	2703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.9%		47.9	2671^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	32	26.2	26.7	26.5	37.5	35.3	53.3	50.0	45.9	52.2	47.2	43.8	30.9	35.4	42.0	26.5	17.0	29.4						$14,981	$14,308	$673
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary	Public	K-5	1323 Country Hollow	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-6483	654	25	26.4	20.3%	23 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	93 (14.2%)	515 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.4%)	94.7	356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.9%		95	348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	8	60.2		60.2	83.5	78.4	73.6				78.2	89.4	84.5	68.8				80.0						$15,767	$15,430	$337
Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	630	25	25.0	66.8%	27 (4.3%)	9 (1.4%)	354 (56.2%)	222 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	63.7	1894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		66.7	1745^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.3%	149	50.8	37.4	43.1	46.3	56.3	76.3	53.1	73.0	53.2	60.0	34.7	49.2	57.4	26.2	42.9	47.0	42.8	95.7		97.1	97.1	97.1	$15,319	$15,292	$27
Rorimer Elementary	Public	K-6	18750 East Rorimer St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 965-3333	405	20	20.7	91.6%	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	376 (92.8%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	24.8	4428^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		26.8	4224^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.0%	204	11.5		11.5	23.8	23.1	38.5	42.6			31.3	32.8	28.9	19.2	19.2			25.6	96.7		96.7	96.7	96.7	$17,001	$16,148	$853
Collegewood Elementary	Public	K-5	20725 East Collegewood Dr.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-5308	606	24	25.2	26.4%	19 (3.1%)	12 (2.0%)	182 (30.0%)	341 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.4%)	85.3	914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.5	1014^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	100	55.7		55.7	68.9	59.0	65.1				64.5	70.2	65.0	59.4				64.8						$16,199	$15,446	$753

Frequently Asked Questions about Vejar Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vejar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vejar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Suzanne Middle
High : Walnut High

Is Vejar Elementary a good school?

Vejar Elementary ranks 827^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vejar Elementary?

Students at Vejar Elementary are 61% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Vejar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Vejar Elementary.

What district is Vejar Elementary in?

Walnut Valley Unified

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