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South Pointe Middle

Public Grades 6-8

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 97% of California middle schools

Summary

South Pointe Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Walnut, CA, serving 949 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Walnut Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 78 out of 1,565 districts in California.

South Pointe Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in California, with 79.8% of its students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 78.61% proficient or better in Mathematics, outperforming both the district and state averages. The school's strong academic performance extends across diverse student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. South Pointe Middle's chronic absenteeism rate has also decreased significantly, from 24.9% in 2022-2023 to 7.5% in 2023-2024, indicating improved student attendance and engagement.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Chaparral Middle and Suzanne Middle, also part of the Walnut Valley Unified District, South Pointe Middle outperforms these schools in academic proficiency across various subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, South Pointe Middle has seen an increase in spending per student, from $11,624 in 2021-2022 to $14,881 in 2023-2024, suggesting a commitment to investing in the school's resources and programs.

979

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,897

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20671 Larkstone Dr.
Walnut, CA 91789-3863

(909) 595-8171

District: Walnut Valley Unified

Students who attend South Pointe Middle usually attend:

High:

Diamond Bar High

Feeder schools for South Pointe Middle:

Elementary:	Castle Rock Elementary
	Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
	Walnut Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.8%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2013 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 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 school78%

District avg72%

California avg41%

79^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	97.1	79 of 2761	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	95 of 2783	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	100 of 2781	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	85 of 2740	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	139 of 2715	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	111 of 2480	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	127 of 2508	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	120 of 2497	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	146 of 2477	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	83.5	234 of 2379	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	79.1	327 of 2259	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	289 of 2236	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	254 of 2179	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	255 of 2063	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	291 of 2005	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	253 of 1999	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	83.9	227 of 1804	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	85.2	195 of 1777	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	75.3	348 of 1769	80.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	172 of 739	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	163 of 743	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	130 of 715	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	161 of 733	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	193 of 745	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	150 of 700	78.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.3	80 of 1531	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	107 of 1491	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	158 of 1369	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.3	62 of 1478	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	55 of 1521	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	75 of 1540	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	45 of 1442	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	43 of 1364	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	72 of 2533	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	81 of 2551	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	67 of 2531	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	87 of 2509	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	170 of 2380	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	141 of 2262	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	164 of 2395	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	216 of 2388	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	232 of 2374	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	80 of 2359	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	252 of 2213	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	177 of 2072	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	31 of 2542	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	31 of 2579	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	38 of 2531	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	34 of 2458	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	60 of 2369	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	46 of 2230	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	90 of 2534	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	102 of 2552	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	122 of 2538	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	84 of 2527	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	101 of 2407	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	87 of 2273	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	110 of 726	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	107 of 701	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	181 of 677	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	196 of 665	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	13 of 554	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	6 of 462	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	110 of 1566	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	111 of 1552	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	164 of 1531	89.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.8	734 of 1537	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	507 of 1555	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	288 of 1602	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	294 of 1496	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-20 vs school

White (2024)52nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy80%+31 vs state

Mathematics79%+41 vs state

Science67%+35 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brea Junior High	Public	7-8	400 North Brea Blvd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7500	921	45	20.2	37.9%	199 (21.6%)	10 (1.1%)	378 (41.0%)	285 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	42 (4.6%)	89.4	289^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.5%		87.9	325^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.3%	36													53.3	53.3		69.9	67.0	68.5		65.1	58.3	61.8	$21,185	$19,986	$1,199
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
Canyon Hills Junior High	Public	7-8	2500 Madrugada Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 464-9938	1,070	40	26.7	46.8%	128 (12.0%)	28 (2.6%)	311 (29.1%)	554 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)	93.7	187^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.2%		95.1	149^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.6%	38													60.4	60.4		78.2	73.9	76.1		68.2	59.8	64.2	$16,952	$16,028	$924

Frequently Asked Questions about South Pointe Middle

What is the racial makeup of South Pointe Middle?

Students at South Pointe Middle are 78% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is South Pointe Middle in?

Walnut Valley Unified

Is South Pointe Middle a good school?

Yes! South Pointe Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 79^th of 2761 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of South Pointe Middle attend?

Students who attend South Pointe Middle usually go on to attend Diamond Bar High

How many students attend South Pointe Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 979 students attended South Pointe Middle.

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