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What's the one class at Walnut Avenue Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060846000847
Walnut Avenue Elementary
5550 Walnut Ave., Chino, CA 91710 · (909) 627-9817 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
23.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
443 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 113 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 82% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
32.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.1pp since 2014
Math
24.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.1% | 19.1% | 23.4% | 44.4% |
| Math | 5.9% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 54.5% |
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 | 32.1% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 18.9% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 26.3% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 24.4% |
| 2018-19 | 37.2% | 24.9% |
| 2017-18 | 33.0% | 23.8% |
| 2016-17 | 25.9% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Walnut Avenue Elementary
Walnut Avenue Elementary's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Avenue Elementary this school | 483 | 91.7% | 27.1% |
| Dover Elementary San Pablo | 458 | 91.9% | 12.1% |
| Kingsley Elementary Montclair | 494 | 91.3% | 34.2% |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary Stockton | 453 | 91.2% | 14.1% |
| Balboa Elementary San Diego | 457 | 92.1% | 28.7% |
| Roscoe Elementary Sun Valley | 481 | 90.9% | 30.2% |
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 Walnut Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,839 of 5,151 | #189 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #3,822 of 5,172 ▲ 471 | #184 of 321 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,765 of 5,172 ▼ 285 | #196 of 321 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #973 of 5,116 | #34 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #2,648 of 5,915 | #214 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,988 of 5,352 | #168 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #4,433 of 5,354 | #270 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #869 of 5,625 | #54 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #429 of 3,837 | #16 of 246 |
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
483
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 483 | 21 | 23.0:1 | 92% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 22.3 | 21.6:1 | 85% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 19.3 | 24.1:1 | 88% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 24 | 22.1:1 | 82% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 26 | 27.3:1 | 85% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 27 | 25.2:1 | 90% (611) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | N/A | N/A | 84% (741) |
| 2000-01 | 921 | 45 | 20.5:1 | 54% (493) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 35 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (710 to 483); teachers down 19% (26 to 21).
About Walnut Avenue Elementary
Walnut Avenue Elementary is an elementary school in Chino, California, and it is part of Chino Valley Unified. Students in kindergarten through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 483 students.
Chino Valley Unified has 35 schools; together they serve 25,548 students.
Roughly 89% of students at Walnut Avenue Elementary are Hispanic. Other students are 3% Asian and 3% Black. By comparison, San Bernardino County residents are about 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Walnut Avenue Elementary scores 20%.
The school had 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 92%. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County, the school's rate is higher.
Walnut Avenue Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Walnut Avenue Elementary would be expected to post about 25.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.1%.
The school's county is San Bernardino County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $85,478, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 583 public schools in the county, enrolling about 393,648, Walnut Avenue Elementary among them.
Walnut Avenue Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Chino High, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Walnut Avenue Elementary ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.1% against a local average of 37.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 531 to 483.
People who know Walnut Avenue Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chino Valley Unified
- Chino Hills HighHigh · 2,748 students
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- Canyon Hills Junior HighMiddle · 1,070 students
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Nearby schools
- Chino High0.2 mi · 2,077
- E. J. Marshall Elementary0.7 mi · 417
- Alicia Cortez Elementary0.8 mi · 390
- Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive0.9 mi · 950
- Anna A. Borba Fundamental Elementary0.9 mi · 362
- Vista Grande Elementary1.2 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Avenue ElementaryHow large is Walnut Avenue Elementary?
Walnut Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Walnut Avenue Elementary serve?
Walnut Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Avenue Elementary?
Approximately 23.0:1 students per teacher at Walnut Avenue Elementary.
How diverse is Walnut Avenue Elementary?
Walnut Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Walnut Avenue Elementary public or private?
Walnut Avenue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chino Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.