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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 064128006836
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
19875 East Calle Baja, Walnut, CA 91789 · (909) 594-0053 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
138 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 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
44%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
63.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.7pp since 2014
Math
67.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.7pp 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 68 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.7% | 20.0% | 12.7% | 23.7% |
| Math | 42.5% | 25.2% | 19.7% | 12.6% |
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 | 63.7% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.6% | 70.2% |
| 2022-23 | 66.5% | 66.9% |
| 2021-22 | 69.5% | 68.1% |
| 2018-19 | 78.0% | 73.7% |
| 2017-18 | 73.4% | 74.8% |
| 2016-17 | 68.2% | 71.4% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus J. Morris Elementary this school | 485 | 28.5% | 67.9% |
| Norwood Creek Elementary San Jose | 530 | 27.0% | 70.1% |
| Millbrook Elementary San Jose | 503 | 30.8% | 68.3% |
| Cherrywood Elementary San Jose | 529 | 24.2% | 69.7% |
| Longley Way Elementary Arcadia | 541 | 30.3% | 70.3% |
| Steven Millard Elementary Fremont | 455 | 31.0% | 61.3% |
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 Cyrus J. Morris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #747 of 5,151 | #167 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #701 of 5,172 ▼ 105 | #156 of 1,129 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #1,108 of 5,172 ▼ 364 | #253 of 1,129 ▼ 86 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #946 of 5,116 | #148 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #2,636 of 5,915 | #530 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #5,106 of 5,352 | #1,148 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #3,194 of 5,354 | #544 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #4,813 of 5,625 | #1,148 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #3,537 of 3,837 | #899 of 947 |
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
485
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 485 | 18 | 26.9:1 | 28% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 18.1 | 26.7:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 18.4 | 26.3:1 | 31% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 18.3 | 27.4:1 | 27% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 17 | 27.5:1 | 24% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | N/A | N/A | 26% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 26% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 24 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cyrus J. Morris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (500 to 485); teachers down 1% (18.3 to 18).
About Cyrus J. Morris Elementary
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary sits in Walnut, California, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 485 students.
The district, Walnut Valley Unified, has 13,992 students enrolled across 15 schools.
Asian students are the majority at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary, with 71% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Los Angeles County, the Asian share is about 15%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 18 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 26.9:1. This ratio sits 4.6 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 28%. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, higher than here.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cyrus J. Morris Elementary's results are 5.0 points above predicted: 67.9% against 62.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cyrus J. Morris Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Vejar Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 54.9% proficiency; Cyrus J. Morris Elementary posts 67.9%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 465. The ratio was 24.5:1 in 2020-21 and 26.9:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- Diamond Bar HighHigh · 2,563 students
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- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 709 students
Other schools in Walnut
- Walnut HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Suzanne MiddleMiddle · 1,190 students
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- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Leonard G. Westhoff ElementaryElementary · 654 students
Nearby schools
- Vejar Elementary0.5 mi · 631
- Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)0.7 mi · 36
- Hollingworth Elementary0.7 mi · 382
- Telesis Academy of Science & Math1.0 mi · 621
- Walnut Elementary1.1 mi · 706
- Walnut High1.2 mi · 2,148
Frequently asked questions
About Cyrus J. Morris ElementaryHow large is Cyrus J. Morris Elementary?
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cyrus J. Morris Elementary serve?
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary?
Approximately 26.9:1 students per teacher at Cyrus J. Morris Elementary.
How diverse is Cyrus J. Morris Elementary?
Cyrus J. Morris Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 71% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Cyrus J. Morris Elementary public or private?
Cyrus J. Morris 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.