Walnut Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.1% |
| Met Standard | 18.0% |
| Below Standard | 72.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Walnut Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.1% of students exceeded standard while 18.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.2 points below the La Habra City Elementary district average of 17.4%. The 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.3% exceeded — 17.2 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 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 13.4% | 14.9% | 28.4% |
| 4th | 72 | 6.9% | 16.7% | 23.6% |
| 5th | 64 | 10.9% | 17.2% | 28.1% |
| 6th | 53 | 11.3% | 30.2% | 41.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 67 | 9.0% | 22.4% | 31.3% |
| 4th | 73 | 5.5% | 19.2% | 24.7% |
| 5th | 64 | 3.1% | 12.5% | 15.6% |
| 6th | 53 | 13.2% | 11.3% | 24.5% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.4