Walnut Park Elementary

Walnut Park Elementary is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Huntington Park, California, operated by Los Angeles Unified, teacheing 555 students in grades K through 5.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Walnut Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Walnut Park Elementary lists that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.2:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Walnut Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walnut Park Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Academia Moderna, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Walnut Park Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 23%: 725 students in 2018 compared to 555 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 22.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.