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Walnut Park Middle A School of Social Justice and

Middle School
Los Angeles UnifiedWalnut ParkLos Angeles County90255
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of middle schools
State Rank
of California middle schools

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased
+4.6 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+19.1 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
6.5%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 62 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Walnut Park Middle A School of Social Justice and
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard14.7%
Met Standard23.9%
Below Standard61.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Walnut Park Middle A School of Social Justice and and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.7% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.7 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.4 points higher (vs 9.2% 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 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 6.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
14.7%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
38.5%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
+0.4pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
14.6%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
707
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8
Math Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th8712.6%34.5%33.3%19.5%47.1%
7th13318.1%27.8%21.1%33.1%45.9%
8th1339.8%35.3%21.8%33.1%45.1%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th8713.8%12.6%27.6%46.0%26.4%
7th13417.2%20.1%28.4%34.3%37.3%
8th13316.5%12.8%27.1%43.6%29.3%
K-12 Feeder PathEstimate
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Walnut Park Middle A School of…
45.360th pctile
This school

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Nearby schools

Nearby Middle Schools

11 within ~3 mi · avg 37.1

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Nearby Elementary Schools

61 within ~3 mi · avg 40.4

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Nearby High Schools

22 within ~3 mi · avg 47.0

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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score