Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation)

Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) is one of the micro-enrollment four-year high schools in Walnut, California, operated by Walnut Valley Unified, with 36 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 96% smaller than typical.

Walnut Valley Unified runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 13,992 students. Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Asian, 14% White. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Walnut Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ron Hockwalt Academies (Continuation) has grew 33%, going from 27 students in 2018 to 36 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 0% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 in 2025.

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