Walnut Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.4% |
| Met Standard | 19.8% |
| Below Standard | 64.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Walnut Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Baldwin Park Unified district average of 13.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 17.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 17.5% | 21.6% | 39.2% |
| 4th | 84 | 11.9% | 15.5% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 75 | 13.3% | 28.0% | 41.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 97 | 22.7% | 23.7% | 46.4% |
| 4th | 84 | 14.3% | 16.7% | 30.9% |
| 5th | 75 | 12.0% | 13.3% | 25.3% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.7