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Walnut Elementary

Public Grades K-5

382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 706 students in the high-performing Walnut Valley Unified school district, consistently earning top ratings and significantly outperforming state averages in English, Math, and Science.

Within its own district, Walnut Elementary is a strong, stable school that excels in a key area: supporting its most vulnerable students. While Maple Hill Elementary achieves slightly higher overall test scores, Walnut Elementary stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with English Learners and students in Special Education, ranking in the state's top 1% for these subgroups. It also maintains an excellent low rate of chronic absenteeism at 4.4%, similar to the top schools in the area, and spends more per student than several district peers like Castle Rock Elementary and Maple Hill Elementary.

The school's performance is put into sharp relief when compared to nearby schools in the Rowland Unified district. Walnut Elementary's academic proficiency rates are dramatically higher—often by 30 to 45 percentage points—than schools like Hollingworth Elementary and Telesis Academy of Science & Math, and its student absenteeism is far lower. This contrast highlights the significant impact of being part of the high-achieving Walnut Valley Unified district, where all schools in this analysis outperform those in the neighboring district, demonstrating consistent educational quality and community support.

706

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,942

Per pupil spending ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

841 South Glenwick
Walnut, CA 91789-3108

(909) 594-1820

District: Walnut Valley Unified

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Pointe Middle
High:	Walnut High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.9%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

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 school74%

District avg72%

California avg41%

382^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	94.2	382 of 5857	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	307 of 5869	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	368 of 5859	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	344 of 5883	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	401 of 5789	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	502 of 5662	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	561 of 5692	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	717 of 5614	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	88.1	722 of 5611	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	1164 of 5530	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	89.4	460 of 5390	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	814 of 5377	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	1160 of 5314	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	65.7	1652 of 5193	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	1622 of 5113	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.7	1218 of 5113	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	1143 of 4818	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	68.2	1410 of 4822	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	77.3	1016 of 4809	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	475 of 1203	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	451 of 1205	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	373 of 1190	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	338 of 1154	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	344 of 1149	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	362 of 1071	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	97.2	37 of 3162	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	108 of 3245	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	107 of 3311	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	28 of 3275	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	178 of 3246	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	407 of 5597	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	310 of 5612	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	310 of 5609	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	214 of 5635	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	497 of 5492	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	502 of 5413	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	961 of 5107	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	680 of 5107	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	718 of 5087	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	734 of 5084	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	308 of 4963	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	645 of 4830	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	216 of 5460	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	239 of 5517	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	109 of 5363	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	94 of 5264	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	188 of 5173	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	273 of 5084	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	328 of 5628	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	340 of 5643	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	431 of 5638	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	520 of 5663	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	322 of 5510	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	533 of 5431	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	27 of 2847	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.4	364 of 2420	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+40 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+27 vs state

Science64%+31 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 (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	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
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
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
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
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
Maple Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Maple Hill Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 861-6224	556	21	27.1	27.3%	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.6%)	445 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	97.1	142^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.1	155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	13	76.2		76.2	73.9	85.9	87.3				82.5	80.7	83.2	84.8				82.9							$16,342	$16,004	$338
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
Shelyn Elementary	Public	K-6	19500 East Nacora St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 444-0584	508	23	21.8	64.0%	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	108 (21.3%)	352 (69.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.7%)	77.9	1245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.7%		75.8	1341^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	96	34.4		34.4	83.3	62.7	61.3	56.7			65.5	78.0	67.7	53.1	41.8			59.6							$13,720	$13,544	$176
Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	2450 South Evergreen Springs	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1041	709	28	24.9	25.8%	22 (3.1%)	8 (1.1%)	146 (20.6%)	499 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.5%)	92.2	534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.9%		94.5	386^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	148	65.0		65.0	74.1	68.7	74.6				72.4	73.0	70.6	71.4				71.6	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3	$15,848	$15,262	$586
Castle Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	2975 Castle Rock Rd.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-5006	684	26	26.1	26.6%	20 (2.9%)	10 (1.5%)	132 (19.3%)	480 (70.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.4%)	90.9	613^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.4	791^st of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	178	59.0		59.0	71.6	65.1	76.6				71.2	77.5	71.0	65.0				70.5							$16,254	$15,832	$422

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Elementary

What district is Walnut Elementary in?

Walnut Valley Unified

What schools do graduates of Walnut Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walnut Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Pointe Middle
High : Walnut High

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Elementary?

Students at Walnut Elementary are 78% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Walnut Elementary a good school?

Yes. Walnut Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Walnut Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 706 students attended Walnut Elementary.

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