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What's the biggest difference between Collegewood Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 064128006835
Collegewood Elementary
20725 East Collegewood Dr., Walnut Valley, CA 91789 · (909) 598-5308 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
160 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
64.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.8% | 22.7% | 14.1% | 21.4% |
| Math | 41.7% | 23.1% | 17.6% | 17.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.2% | 67.2% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 67.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.5% | 71.3% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 64.7% |
| 2016-17 | 67.1% | 64.9% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Collegewood Elementary
Collegewood Elementary's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collegewood Elementary this school | 606 | 26.4% | 62.9% |
| Vinci Park Elementary San Jose | 529 | 31.2% | 63.3% |
| Vejar Elementary Walnut | 631 | 32.2% | 67.8% |
| Hugo Reid Elementary Arcadia | 583 | 34.5% | 64.5% |
| Olinda Elementary Brea | 649 | 24.5% | 79.4% |
| Brightwood Elementary Monterey Park | 804 | 31.3% | 68.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Collegewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #981 of 5,151 | #225 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #832 of 5,172 ▲ 157 | #190 of 1,129 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #1,056 of 5,172 ▲ 68 | #241 of 1,129 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #818 of 5,116 | #128 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,354 of 5,915 | #263 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,558 of 5,352 | #1,032 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #1,988 of 5,354 | #300 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #4,917 of 5,625 | #1,161 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #551 of 1,139 | #92 of 181 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
606
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 26.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 606 | 24 | 25.3:1 | 26% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 23.3 | 26.0:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 23.3 | 25.0:1 | 32% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 22 | 26.3:1 | 27% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 21.7 | 25.6:1 | 24% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 21 | 28.7:1 | 17% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | N/A | N/A | 20% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 29 | 22.1:1 | 6% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 20 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Collegewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (556 to 606); teachers up 11% (21.7 to 24).
About Collegewood Elementary
Among the schools in Walnut Valley, California, is Collegewood Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 606 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The 15 schools in Walnut Valley Unified enroll 13,992 students altogether, Collegewood Elementary among them.
About 56% of the student body at Collegewood Elementary is Asian. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 15% Asian. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Collegewood Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. A total of 160 students, or 26%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
Among California public elementary schools, Collegewood Elementary outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 64.1% at Collegewood Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Among nearby public schools, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Collegewood Elementary. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Collegewood Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
Collegewood Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 5%. By 2024-25, the school had 25.3 students per teacher, compared with 26.3 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walnut Valley Unified
- Diamond Bar HighHigh · 2,563 students
- Walnut HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 1,349 students
- Suzanne MiddleMiddle · 1,190 students
- South Pointe MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary0.8 mi · 654
- Suzanne Middle1.7 mi · 1,190
- South Hills High1.9 mi · 1,568
- Walnut High1.9 mi · 2,148
- International Polytechnic High1.9 mi · 458
- Mesa Elementary2.0 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About Collegewood ElementaryHow many students attend Collegewood Elementary?
Collegewood Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-05.
Is Collegewood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Collegewood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Collegewood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Collegewood Elementary is approximately 25.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Collegewood Elementary?
At Collegewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 56% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Collegewood Elementary public or private?
Collegewood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walnut Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.