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Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng

7500 Marbrisa Ave., Walnut Park, CA 90255 · (323) 277-2600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Enrollment
371
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
343 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Grade 6
92
Grade 7
135
Grade 8
144
Student demographics
White
62%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
36598%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19954%
Female
17246%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
47.8%
CA avg 47.1% . +24.8pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
CA avg 35.6% . +13.6pp since 2014
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
371
-146 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 23.7:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng

Set in Walnut Park, California, Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng is a close-knit intermediate school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified. It instructs 371 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng sits 44% smaller than that benchmark.

Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng is one of 784 schools operated by Los Angeles Unified, a district that educates 406,887 students overall.

Demographically, Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng lists that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. 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, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 517 (now 371). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
7500 Marbrisa Ave., Walnut Park, CA 90255
Phone
(323) 277-2600
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
371
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
19.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
343 (92%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062271013187
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng
How many students attend Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng?
Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng serve?
Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng is approximately 19.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng?
At Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng public or private?
Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng is a public K-12 school, overseen by Los Angeles Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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