Walnut Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 52.5% |
| Met Standard | 23.6% |
| Below Standard | 23.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Walnut Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
52.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 31.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points above the Walnut Valley Unified district average of 48.5%. Compared to the 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.4 points higher (vs 33.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 4.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 47.1% | 23.5% | 70.6% |
| 4th | 115 | 49.6% | 22.6% | 72.2% |
| 5th | 123 | 55.3% | 27.6% | 82.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 54.6% | 24.4% | 79.0% |
| 4th | 117 | 47.0% | 29.1% | 76.1% |
| 5th | 125 | 61.6% | 14.4% | 76.0% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 56.1