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Walnut Grove Intermediate

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Walnut Grove Intermediate ranks 1592 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 42% of California middle schools

Summary

Walnut Grove Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 260 students in grades 7 and 8 within the West Covina Unified School District, notable for its small size and high level of student support.

The school stands out from others in the area for its significant resources, including the lowest student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending among comparable schools, which allows for more individualized attention. It also excels in keeping students engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate that is much lower than the state average and has improved dramatically in recent years. Furthermore, Walnut Grove has been exceptionally effective in supporting homeless students, ranking very high statewide in this area for multiple years.

Academically, the school's performance shows a mix of strengths and challenges, with its current statewide ranking having declined from previous years. While 8th grade English scores are competitive, overall proficiency in English, math, and science lags behind district and state averages. Performance varies considerably for different groups of students from year to year. Compared to other local schools like Hollencrest Middle and Edgewood Middle in the same district, or Las Palmas Middle in Covina-Valley Unified, Walnut Grove's academic results are middle-of-the-pack, raising questions about how effectively its substantial resources are translating into consistent academic achievement for all students.

259

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,713

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

614 East Vine
West Covina, CA 91790-5103

(626) 919-7018

District: West Covina Unified

Students who attend Walnut Grove Intermediate usually attend:

High:	Edgewood High
	West Covina High

Feeder schools for Walnut Grove Intermediate:

Elementary:	Merlinda Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

Asian:

15.4%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg40%

California avg41%

1,592^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the West Covina Unified

599^th of 1,543West Covina 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	36.8	1592 of 2761	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1282 of 2783	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	1344 of 2781	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	1499 of 2740	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	1153 of 2715	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	1045 of 2480	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	984 of 2508	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.2	1412 of 2497	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	1157 of 2477	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.8	1180 of 2379	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.0	1529 of 2259	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.0	1474 of 2236	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	1428 of 2179	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	537 of 739	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.8	367 of 743	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	260 of 715	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	299 of 733	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	486 of 745	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	384 of 700	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.0	928 of 1531	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	682 of 1491	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	736 of 1369	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	662 of 1478	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.5	1506 of 1540	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	940 of 1442	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1803 of 2533	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	1265 of 2551	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	1258 of 2531	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	1353 of 2509	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	1130 of 2380	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	1100 of 2262	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1349 of 2395	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	1052 of 2388	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	1149 of 2374	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	1382 of 2359	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	768 of 2213	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	761 of 2072	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	79 of 477	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	34 of 394	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	10 of 320	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	18 of 336	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1330 of 2542	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	1057 of 2579	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	870 of 2531	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1100 of 2458	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	578 of 2369	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	528 of 2230	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1229 of 2534	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	1155 of 2552	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	1181 of 2538	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	1401 of 2527	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	1032 of 2407	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	886 of 2273	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	176 of 192	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1150 of 1566	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.4	397 of 1552	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	37.1	850 of 1531	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2024)8th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science18%-14 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 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
Walnut Grove Intermediate	Public	7-8	614 East Vine	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 919-7018	259	16	16.3	90.0%	4 (1.5%)	9 (3.5%)	197 (76.1%)	40 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	36.8	1592^nd of 2761 public middle schools	42.3%		45.9	1282^nd of 2783 public middle schools	53.9%	310	18.2	18.2		35.3	42.5	39.2		28.7	29.4	29.1	$31,713	$29,250	$2,463
Edgewood Middle	Public	6-8	1625 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4900	597	29	20.8	82.4%	19 (3.2%)	12 (2.0%)	478 (80.1%)	76 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	29.3	1850^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.0%		31.2	1759^th of 2783 public middle schools	36.8%	91	20.0	20.0	30.8	35.0	34.2	33.5	31.4	23.0	18.0	23.5	$20,135	$17,440	$2,695
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
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	15801 Sierra Vista Ct.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4000	270	13	20.7	80.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (94.1%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	34.5	1665^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.7%		30.6	1789^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	124	16.9	16.9	24.0	46.6	35.4	35.9	13.5	45.5	20.5	27.4	$28,976	$27,114	$1,862
Sparks Middle	Public	6-8	15100 Giordano St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5001	600	24	25.3	78.0%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	553 (92.2%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	30.3	1817^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.2%		22.5	2148^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	331	13.0	13.0	31.2	44.0	43.2	39.7	18.8	22.3	20.5	20.6	$24,289	$22,326	$1,963
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
Charles D. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	14250 East Merced Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8312	423	26	16.0	95.7%	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (88.9%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	1881^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26.5	1975^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	94	25.0	25.0	38.1	33.8	34.3	35.4	24.1	15.6	15.0	18.3	$24,249	$19,692	$4,557
Traweek Middle	Public	6-8	1941 East Rowland Ave.	West Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7400	614	27	22.4	79.3%	22 (3.6%)	21 (3.4%)	494 (80.5%)	60 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	45.4	1317^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.3%		52	1107^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	210	30.8	30.8	46.0	40.2	47.5	44.5	36.9	24.1	25.8	29.2	$24,001	$22,208	$1,793
Las Palmas Middle	Public	6-8	641 North Lark Ellen Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-7200	887	39	22.6	78.7%	41 (4.6%)	17 (1.9%)	754 (85.0%)	64 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	61.5	865^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.7%		54.3	1035^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	170	29.6	29.6	56.2	57.9	53.2	55.8	37.1	39.3	36.9	37.8	$21,059	$19,250	$1,809
Torch Middle	Public	6-8	751 North Vineland Ave.	City Of Industry	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-2700	345	16	21.8	90.1%	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	307 (89.0%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	1651^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		34.8	1635^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	16	20.2	20.2	39.3	44.4	36.4	39.9	22.6	26.1	24.6	24.6	$17,469	$13,492	$3,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Grove Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Grove Intermediate?

Students at Walnut Grove Intermediate are 76% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Walnut Grove Intermediate in?

West Covina Unified

What high school do graduates of Walnut Grove Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Walnut Grove Intermediate usually go on to attend Edgewood High

How many students attend Walnut Grove Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Walnut Grove Intermediate.

Is Walnut Grove Intermediate a good school?

Walnut Grove Intermediate ranks 1592^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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