Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST COVINA UNIFIED·NCES 064200012337
Walnut Grove Intermediate
614 East Vine, West Covina, CA 91790 · (626) 919-7018 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
233 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 122 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 53% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Based on grade levels within West Covina Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
29.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 26.0% | 21.7% | 39.1% |
| Math | 17.7% | 11.3% | 22.3% | 48.7% |
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 | 39.1% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 30.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 26.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.5% | 25.3% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 31.3% |
| 2017-18 | 53.3% | 31.3% |
| 2016-17 | 54.2% | 32.3% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Grove Intermediate
Walnut Grove Intermediate's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Intermediate this school | 259 | 90.0% | 34.9% |
| Rise Kohyang Middle Los Angeles | 280 | 93.6% | N/A |
| Bridges Academy San Jose | 274 | 89.4% | 17.6% |
| Woodcrest Junior High Ontario | 324 | 87.7% | 48.2% |
| West Fresno Middle Fresno | 296 | 93.6% | 17.8% |
| Lairon College Preparatory Academy San Jose | 253 | 81.8% | 15.3% |
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 Walnut Grove Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #635 of 1,224 | #138 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #618 of 1,227 ▼ 71 | #138 of 248 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #742 of 1,227 ▼ 108 | #162 of 248 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #728 of 1,214 | #179 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,231 of 1,377 | #289 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #75 of 1,279 | #25 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #826 of 1,278 | #139 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #286 of 1,329 | #121 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #57 of 930 | #21 of 213 |
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
259
-72 (-22%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 259 | 15.8 | 16.4:1 | 90% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 16.6 | 16.3:1 | 74% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 18.1 | 16.9:1 | 78% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 76% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 17.6 | 22.7:1 | 77% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 78% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | N/A | N/A | 70% (354) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Grove Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (400 to 259); teachers down 10% (17.6 to 15.8).
About Walnut Grove Intermediate
Walnut Grove Intermediate serves students in West Covina, California, as a small middle school. The school reports 259 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in California is about 659 students.
West Covina Unified has 7,703 students spread across 15 schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at Walnut Grove Intermediate, with 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Walnut Grove Intermediate's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 15.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.4:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. Around 90% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Walnut Grove Intermediate a B. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Walnut Grove Intermediate is 8.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Walnut Grove Intermediate is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Walnut Grove Intermediate, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Wescove Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Walnut Grove Intermediate has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Walnut Grove Intermediate's average proficiency of 34.9% compares with 42.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Walnut Grove Intermediate as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 22% from 2020-21, when Walnut Grove Intermediate had 331 students, to 2024-25, when it had 259. Students per teacher fell from 17.4 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Covina Unified
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
- Merced ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Edgewood MiddleMiddle · 597 students
- Orangewood ElementaryElementary · 580 students
Other schools in West Covina
- West Covina HighHigh · 1,756 students
- South Hills HighHigh · 1,568 students
- San Jose Charter AcademyElementary · 1,255 students
- Mesa ElementaryElementary · 753 students
- Hollencrest MiddleMiddle · 737 students
- Edgewood HighHigh · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Wescove Elementary0.5 mi · 224
- Merlinda Elementary0.5 mi · 460
- California Elementary0.8 mi · 220
- Baldwin Academy0.8 mi · 519
- Cameron Elementary0.9 mi · 363
- Edgewood Middle1.1 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Grove IntermediateHow many students attend Walnut Grove Intermediate?
Walnut Grove Intermediate enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Walnut Grove Intermediate serve?
Walnut Grove Intermediate serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Grove Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walnut Grove Intermediate is approximately 16.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Grove Intermediate?
At Walnut Grove Intermediate, the student body is approximately 2% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Grove Intermediate?
Walnut Grove Intermediate is overseen by West Covina Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.