Walnut Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 27.6% |
| Met Standard | 30.5% |
| Below Standard | 41.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "58% proficient" for Walnut Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
27.6% of students exceeded standard while 30.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.2 points below the Conejo Valley Unified district average of 34.8%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 43.7% exceeded — 16.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 21.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 34.3% | 28.6% | 62.9% |
| 4th | 47 | 34.0% | 25.5% | 59.6% |
| 5th | 45 | 15.6% | 31.1% | 46.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 37.1% | 37.1% | 74.3% |
| 4th | 47 | 25.5% | 34.0% | 59.6% |
| 5th | 45 | 20.0% | 26.7% | 46.7% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.7