Enrollment
365
Middle
DISTRICT 835 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271013138
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad
7500 Marbrisa Ave., Walnut Park, CA 90255 · (323) 277-2600 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of California public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
346 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 110 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 125 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 36% |
Student demographics
6%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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.5pp since 2014
Math
22.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.0% | 30.5% | 22.4% | 34.1% |
| Math | 7.6% | 14.6% | 27.9% | 49.9% |
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 | 43.5% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 21.4% |
| 2022-23 | 39.2% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.3% | 26.5% |
| 2017-18 | 41.1% | 25.4% |
| 2016-17 | 43.3% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad this school | 365 | 94.8% | 31.5% |
| Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng Walnut Park | 371 | 92.5% | 37.1% |
| Vista Heritage Global Academy Santa Ana | 369 | 97.0% | N/A |
| Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 8 Los Angeles | 396 | 93.7% | N/A |
| Pajaro Middle Watsonville | 398 | 96.5% | 12.7% |
| Orchard Academies 2B Bell | 352 | 92.0% | 23.3% |
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 Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #702 of 1,224 | #150 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #793 of 1,227 ▼ 32 | #180 of 248 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #624 of 1,227 ▲ 48 | #136 of 248 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #74 of 1,214 | #29 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #1,129 of 1,377 | #260 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #541 of 1,279 | #127 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #1,219 of 1,278 | #278 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #111 of 1,329 | #55 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #101 of 930 | #36 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
365
-48 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 365 | 17.8 | 20.5:1 | 95% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 17.3 | 19.5:1 | 90% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 19.3 | 17.7:1 | 96% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 96% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 20.5 | 26.1:1 | 95% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 18 | 30.1:1 | 91% (495) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (534 to 365); teachers down 13% (20.5 to 17.8).
About Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Walnut Park, California, administered by Los Angeles Unified. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 365 students. That is 45% below the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad is in Los Angeles Unified, a district with 406,887 students across 784 schools.
Roughly 97% of students at Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad are Hispanic. Other groups make up 2% White. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad has a ratio of 20.5:1. The average for middle schools in California is about 20.7:1. Income data for the school show 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 25 points lower.
Among California public middle schools, Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 24.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Los Angeles County, 2,244 public schools serve about 1,265,907 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Walnut Park Mid A Sch of Soc Just and Service Lrng, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad places 4th out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 365, compared with 413 in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math AcadHow many students attend Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad?
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad serve?
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad have?
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad?
Student demographics at Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad?
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Tech Engr and Math Acad is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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