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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA HABRA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062019002419
Walnut Elementary
625 North Walnut St., La Habra, CA 90631 · (562) 690-2369 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
22.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
405 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 51% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Walnut Elementary→Washington Middle
Based on grade levels within La Habra City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
24.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 19.1% | 20.7% | 49.6% |
| Math | 7.4% | 16.7% | 23.0% | 52.9% |
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 | 29.7% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 29.1% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 23.8% | 20.2% |
| 2018-19 | 31.1% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 27.6% | 26.5% |
| 2016-17 | 28.8% | 29.0% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Elementary
Walnut Elementary's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Elementary this school | 446 | 90.8% | 25.6% |
| Winfield Elementary Winton | 444 | 92.6% | 34.7% |
| Felicita Elementary Escondido | 478 | 91.6% | 22.1% |
| Franklin Elementary Santa Barbara | 424 | 91.0% | 52.3% |
| Landmark Elementary Watsonville | 419 | 91.2% | 11.0% |
| Carrillo Ranch Elementary Indio | 459 | 89.1% | 32.2% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #4,004 of 5,151 | #343 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #3,866 of 5,172 ▲ 62 | #334 of 382 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #4,018 of 5,172 ▲ 216 | #338 of 382 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #1,693 of 5,116 | #116 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #3,077 of 5,915 | #233 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,411 of 5,352 | #104 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #4,381 of 5,354 | #333 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #1,001 of 5,625 | #49 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #2,043 of 3,837 | #193 of 324 |
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
446
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
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 | 446 | 20 | 22.3:1 | 91% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 21.1 | 21.6:1 | 91% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 21 | 22.3:1 | 91% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 20 | 24.0:1 | 74% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 21 | 24.9:1 | 83% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 20 | 27.6:1 | 83% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | N/A | N/A | 83% (490) |
| 2000-01 | 665 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 83% (551) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 21 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (524 to 446); teachers down 5% (21 to 20).
About Walnut Elementary
Students in La Habra, California, attend Walnut Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 446 students.
La Habra City Elementary is the local district for Walnut Elementary. It runs 9 schools with 4,239 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Walnut Elementary is 89%. Enrollment also includes 5% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 55 points above the 34% share among Orange County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, Walnut Elementary has a ratio of 22.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Income data for the school show 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Walnut 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 31% of California public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Walnut Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.6%; the prediction is 26.3%.
The county, Orange County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $116,289 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Walnut Elementary, Orange County has 649 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, La Habra High is about 0.3 miles from Walnut Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Walnut Elementary ranks 9th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 480 students in 2020-21 to 446 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.3:1.
This page is set up for the Walnut Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 La Habra City Elementary
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Arbolita ElementaryElementary · 379 students
Other schools in La Habra
- La Habra HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Sonora HighHigh · 1,779 students
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
Other Walnut Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Walnut Elementary. Walnut Elementary is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Walnut ElementaryWalnut, CA · 706 students
- Walnut ElementaryBaldwin Park, CA · 541 students
- Walnut ElementaryNewbury Park, CA · 259 students
- Walnut Elementary SchoolAshville, OH · 469 students
- Walnut ElemEmporia, KS · 312 students
Nearby schools
- La Habra High0.3 mi · 1,881
- El Cerrito Elementary0.3 mi · 379
- El Portal Elementary0.9 mi · 469
- Washington Middle0.9 mi · 580
- Arbolita Elementary1.0 mi · 379
- Las Lomas Elementary1.2 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut ElementaryHow large is Walnut Elementary?
Walnut Elementary enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Walnut Elementary serve?
Walnut Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walnut Elementary is approximately 22.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Elementary?
At Walnut Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Elementary?
Walnut Elementary is overseen by La Habra City Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.