Walnut Heights Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 42.0% |
| Met Standard | 29.1% |
| Below Standard | 28.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Walnut Heights Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
42.0% of students exceeded standard while 29.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 21.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Walnut Creek Elementary district average of 42.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 42.4% 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.
Students here improve by 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 31.9% | 27.5% | 59.4% |
| 4th | 68 | 48.5% | 23.5% | 72.1% |
| 5th | 75 | 46.7% | 26.7% | 73.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 39.4% | 29.6% | 69.0% |
| 4th | 69 | 49.3% | 24.6% | 73.9% |
| 5th | 75 | 36.0% | 42.7% | 78.7% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 64.5