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What's the most underrated thing about Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 064128009653
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary
1323 Country Hollow, Walnut, CA 91789 · (909) 594-6483 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
26.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
133 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 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
36%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
78.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
80.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.8% | 22.4% | 12.7% | 9.1% |
| Math | 53.7% | 26.3% | 12.8% | 7.2% |
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 | 78.2% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 76.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.2% | 80.8% |
| 2021-22 | 76.8% | 79.2% |
| 2018-19 | 83.2% | 78.7% |
| 2017-18 | 81.3% | 82.1% |
| 2016-17 | 79.6% | 82.6% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
78.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary's state test result (78.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary this school | 654 | 20.3% | 78.1% |
| John Sinnott Elementary Milpitas | 686 | 22.6% | 79.2% |
| Ardenwood Elementary Fremont | 637 | 18.8% | 82.0% |
| Curtner Elementary Milpitas | 663 | 23.5% | 78.2% |
| Forest Park Elementary Fremont | 725 | 18.8% | 73.7% |
| Walnut Elementary Walnut | 706 | 25.2% | 77.2% |
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 Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #305 of 5,151 | #67 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #235 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #52 of 1,129 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #353 of 5,172 ▲ 48 | #83 of 1,129 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #3,002 of 5,116 | #741 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #999 of 5,915 | #181 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,009 of 5,352 | #1,129 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #3,670 of 5,354 | #664 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #5,135 of 5,625 | #1,205 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #598 of 1,139 | #99 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
654
+40 (+7%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 654 | 24.7 | 26.5:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 24.7 | 26.7:1 | 23% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 24.7 | 25.4:1 | 25% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 24 | 25.6:1 | 20% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 23.4 | 25.9:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 22 | 27.4:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | N/A | N/A | 9% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 24 | 23.4:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 11 | 30.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (605 to 654); teachers up 6% (23.4 to 24.7).
About Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Walnut, California. The school enrolls 654 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 41% larger than average.
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is part of Walnut Valley Unified, where 15 schools serve 13,992 students.
More than half of enrollment at Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is Asian: 79%. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is 26.5:1, based on 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary lands at A, ahead of 91% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary would score about 67.6%. It scores 78.1%, 10.5 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Among nearby public schools, Collegewood Elementary is closest at about 0.8 miles. Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Federal data place Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary enrolled 614 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 654.
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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
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- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 1,349 students
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- South Pointe MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 709 students
Other schools in Walnut
- Walnut HighHigh · 2,148 students
- Suzanne MiddleMiddle · 1,190 students
- South Pointe MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Stanley G. Oswalt AcademyElementary · 879 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 706 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Collegewood Elementary0.8 mi · 606
- Suzanne Middle1.2 mi · 1,190
- Walnut High1.4 mi · 2,148
- Stanley G. Oswalt Academy1.4 mi · 879
- Vejar Elementary1.6 mi · 631
- Cyrus J. Morris Elementary1.9 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Leonard G. Westhoff ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary?
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary enrolls approximately 654 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary serve?
Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is approximately 26.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary?
At Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 79% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary public or private?
Leonard G. Westhoff 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.