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How has Walker Junior High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
890
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM UNION HIGH·NCES 060263000191
Walker Junior High
8132 Walker St., La Palma, CA 90623 · (714) 220-4051 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL890 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
570 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 438 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 452 | 51% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.3pp since 2014
Math
34.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.4% | 31.3% | 19.6% | 29.7% |
| Math | 17.7% | 16.6% | 26.6% | 39.1% |
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 | 50.7% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 52.3% | 30.9% |
| 2021-22 | 54.8% | 34.6% |
| 2020-21 | 58.5% | 42.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.5% | 36.5% |
| 2017-18 | 56.3% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 39.6% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Walker Junior High
Walker Junior High's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Junior High this school | 890 | 64.0% | 40.9% |
| Denman (James) Middle San Francisco | 807 | 64.8% | 27.4% |
| Helen Stacey Middle Huntington Beach | 947 | 64.9% | 57.0% |
| American Canyon Middle American Canyon | 1,074 | 66.9% | 37.6% |
| Ernest Lawrence Middle Chatsworth | 1,076 | 69.7% | 40.9% |
| Robert O. Townsend Junior High Chino Hills | 905 | 54.8% | 63.9% |
Matched among California middle 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 Walker Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #493 of 1,224 | #57 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #514 of 1,227 ▼ 3 | #62 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #475 of 1,227 ▲ 38 | #57 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.2pp | #186 of 1,214 | #10 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 890 | #313 of 1,377 | #23 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #1,105 of 1,279 | #71 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #251 of 1,278 | #23 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #790 of 1,329 | #42 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #392 of 930 | #48 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
890
-115 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 920
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 890 | 36.7 | 24.2:1 | 64% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 845 | 35.8 | 23.6:1 | 63% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 43.2 | 19.6:1 | 61% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 1,005 | 42 | 23.9:1 | 60% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 1,090 | 42 | 25.9:1 | 55% (599) |
| 2015-16 | 1,108 | 40 | 27.7:1 | 47% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 1,095 | N/A | N/A | 39% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 1,128 | 45 | 25.1:1 | 25% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 920 | 33 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,090 to 890); teachers down 13% (42 to 36.7).
About Walker Junior High
In La Palma, California, part of Orange County, Walker Junior High is a middle-grades school. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 890 students. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Anaheim Union High enrolls 26,076 students in 21 schools, including Walker Junior High.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Walker Junior High, 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 28% Asian, 13% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. Walker Junior High has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 24.2 students per teacher and 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 64%. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Walker Junior High receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Walker Junior High's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 42.0%. Walker Junior High scores 40.9%, 1.1 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Nearest public school: John F. Kennedy High, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.8%; Walker Junior High's is 40.9%, ranking 9th of 9.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 1,005 to 890 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Walker Junior High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anaheim Union High
- Cypress HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
- Katella HighHigh · 2,326 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
Other schools in La Palma
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Los Coyotes ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- George B. Miller ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Steve Luther ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Other Walker Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Walker Junior High. Walker Junior High is the largest of the 3.
- Walker Junior HighWalker, LA · 508 students
- Walker Junior High SchoolMONAHANS, TX · 318 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy High0.1 mi · 1,983
- George B. Miller Elementary0.5 mi · 502
- Los Coyotes Elementary0.5 mi · 568
- Clara J. King Elementary0.7 mi · 431
- San Marino Elementary0.8 mi · 465
- Steve Luther Elementary0.9 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Walker Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Walker Junior High?
Walker Junior High enrolls approximately 890 students in grades 07-08.
Is Walker Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walker Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Walker Junior High?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at Walker Junior High.
How diverse is Walker Junior High?
Walker Junior High reports a student body of 13% White, 49% Hispanic, 4% Black, 28% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Walker Junior High in?
Walker Junior High is part of Anaheim Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.