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Best kept secret at Walnut Canyon Elementary?
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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORPARK UNIFIED·NCES 062569007935
Walnut Canyon Elementary
280 Casey Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021 · (805) 517-1722 · Ventura County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
135 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
74.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.1pp since 2014
Math
61.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 9 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 | 42.3% | 31.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| Math | 32.7% | 29.1% | 25.9% | 12.3% |
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 | 74.1% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 71.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.6% | 73.6% |
| 2021-22 | 76.2% | 67.9% |
| 2020-21 | 71.0% | 64.7% |
| 2018-19 | 74.2% | 68.6% |
| 2017-18 | 70.2% | 70.8% |
| 2016-17 | 67.0% | 60.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Walnut Canyon Elementary
Walnut Canyon Elementary's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Canyon Elementary this school | 486 | 27.8% | 69.9% |
| Weston Elementary Ripon | 464 | 26.1% | 58.6% |
| De Laveaga Elementary Santa Cruz | 481 | 27.7% | 51.6% |
| Poinsettia Elementary Carlsbad | 481 | 28.9% | 83.9% |
| Abby Reinke Elementary Temecula | 559 | 25.9% | 71.7% |
| Tierrasanta Elementary San Diego | 500 | 31.2% | 68.9% |
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 Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Ventura County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #654 of 5,151 | #14 of 121 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #975 of 5,172 ▼ 424 | #18 of 122 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #536 of 5,172 ▲ 60 | #12 of 122 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.1pp | #714 of 5,116 | #17 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #2,622 of 5,915 | #48 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #4,701 of 5,352 | #114 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #1,504 of 5,354 | #18 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #4,851 of 5,625 | #109 of 127 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #403 of 1,139 | #10 of 21 |
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
486
+78 (+19%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 486 | 19 | 25.6:1 | 28% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 19 | 25.3:1 | 31% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 18.1 | 25.0:1 | 28% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 17 | 24.0:1 | 32% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 19.1 | 22.4:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 19 | 24.3:1 | 39% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | N/A | N/A | 38% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 29% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (428 to 486); teachers down 1% (19.1 to 19).
About Walnut Canyon Elementary
Walnut Canyon Elementary is an elementary school in Moorpark, California, according to federal school records. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 486 students.
Moorpark Unified, which runs Walnut Canyon Elementary, has 10 schools and 5,599 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Walnut Canyon Elementary is White, with 47% of students. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Walnut Canyon Elementary scores 63%.
Based on 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, Walnut Canyon Elementary has a ratio of 25.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ventura County is 59%.
Walnut Canyon Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Walnut Canyon Elementary is 6.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Census data for Ventura County show median household income comes to about $109,797, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 238 public schools and about 147,841 students.
Chaparral Middle is about 0.3 miles from Walnut Canyon Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Walnut Canyon Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.1% proficiency; Walnut Canyon Elementary posts 69.9%.
In the federal locale system, Walnut Canyon Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 78 students, from 408 to 486. Students per teacher increased from 24.0 in 2020-21 to 25.6 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Walnut Canyon Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Ventura County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
837,469
Census ACS
Median income
$109,797
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
238
147,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moorpark Unified
- Moorpark HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Mesa Verde MiddleMiddle · 574 students
- Campus Canyon ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Mountain Meadows ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Peach Hill AcademyElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Moorpark
- Moorpark HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Mesa Verde MiddleMiddle · 574 students
- Campus Canyon ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Chaparral MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Mountain Meadows ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Peach Hill AcademyElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Chaparral Middle0.3 mi · 542
- Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology0.6 mi · 411
- Moorpark High1.3 mi · 1,691
- Mountain Meadows Elementary1.4 mi · 424
- Peach Hill Academy1.5 mi · 420
- Mesa Verde Middle1.7 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Canyon ElementaryHow many students attend Walnut Canyon Elementary?
Walnut Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 486 students in grades KG-05.
Is Walnut Canyon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walnut Canyon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Walnut Canyon Elementary have?
Walnut Canyon Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Canyon Elementary?
At Walnut Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Canyon Elementary in?
Walnut Canyon Elementary is part of Moorpark Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.