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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271000453
Walnut Park Elementary
2642 Olive St., Huntington Park, CA 90255 · (323) 588-3145 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- 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.
- AThree-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
22.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
529 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 130 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
36.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.1pp since 2014
Math
32.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 23.7% | 25.3% | 38.5% |
| Math | 7.4% | 24.8% | 27.5% | 40.3% |
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 | 36.1% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 24.8% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 28.7% |
| 2021-22 | 25.8% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 26.3% | 23.3% |
| 2017-18 | 31.4% | 16.8% |
| 2016-17 | 23.3% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Park Elementary
Walnut Park Elementary's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Park Elementary this school | 555 | 95.3% | 32.7% |
| Corona Avenue Elementary Bell | 542 | 95.9% | 29.2% |
| Eastman Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 545 | 96.3% | 23.5% |
| Las Palmitas Elementary Thermal | 570 | 96.5% | 17.8% |
| Palm View Elementary Coachella | 561 | 94.8% | 26.3% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy Salinas | 577 | 96.2% | 21.6% |
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 Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #3,208 of 5,151 | #806 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #3,000 of 5,172 ▲ 648 | #780 of 1,129 ▲ 130 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #3,318 of 5,172 ▼ 283 | #801 of 1,129 ▼ 79 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #592 of 5,116 | #222 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,807 of 5,915 | #353 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #2,337 of 5,352 | #637 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #5,234 of 5,354 | #1,174 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #412 of 5,625 | #208 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #1,047 of 3,837 | #390 of 947 |
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
555
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
-60% since 2000-01, when it was 1,386
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
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 | 555 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 95% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 25 | 21.2:1 | 93% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 25 | 22.0:1 | 95% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 94% (563) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 29 | 25.0:1 | 94% (680) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 33 | 24.3:1 | 96% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 994 | N/A | N/A | 43% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 1,386 | 71 | 19.5:1 | 94% (1,303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (725 to 555); teachers down 14% (29 to 25).
About Walnut Park Elementary
Among the schools in Huntington Park, California, is Walnut Park Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 555 students in kindergarten through 5.
Walnut Park Elementary is one school in a 784-school district, Los Angeles Unified, which enrolls 406,887 students.
Hispanic students make up 98% of enrollment at Walnut Park Elementary. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.2:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 95% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Los Angeles County averages 70%, lower than here.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Walnut Park Elementary 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.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Walnut Park Elementary is 9.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 32.7%. Predicted: 23.7%.
Walnut Park Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Walnut Park Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Academia Moderna is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Walnut Park Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Walnut Park Elementary's enrollment declined from 599 in 2020-21 to 555 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 24.0 in 2020-21 to 22.2 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Other Walnut Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Walnut Park Elementary. Walnut Park Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Walnut Park Elementary SchoolGadsden, AL · 218 students
Nearby schools
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Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Park ElementaryHow many students attend Walnut Park Elementary?
Walnut Park Elementary enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-05.
Is Walnut Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walnut Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Walnut Park Elementary have?
Walnut Park Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Walnut Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Walnut Park Elementary are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Park Elementary?
Walnut Park Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.