Walnut · Los Angeles County

Schools in Walnut

Walnut’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 71st to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 6 schools

from 71st to 97th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary: 97th percentile, Strong
  • Walnut Elementary: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Cyrus J. Morris Elementary: 88th percentile, Strong
  • Stanley G. Oswalt Academy: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Vejar Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology: 71st percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
4Strong

One dot per school.

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Middle · 4 schools

from 82nd to 97th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • South Pointe Middle: 97th percentile, Strong
  • Suzanne Middle: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Stanley G. Oswalt Academy: 83rd percentile, Strong
  • Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology: 82nd percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
4Strong

High · 1 school

at 93rd · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Walnut High: 93rd percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 9 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Walnut

9 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Walnut score highest?

Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary is highest, at the 97th percentile.

That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Walnut

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Walnut elementary school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Walnut score highest?

South Pointe Middle is highest, at the 97th percentile.

That’s higher than 97 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Walnut

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Show the other 1 middle school
Context

The average Walnut middle school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Walnut stand?

Walnut High is at the 93rd percentile.

That’s higher than 93 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Walnut.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Walnut HighWalnut Valley Unified · Broad base
    93rdStrongScope Score 80

8 private schools have a Walnut address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Walnut rank highest?

Elementary: Leonard G. Westhoff Elementary, 97th percentile (Strong). Middle: South Pointe Middle, 97th percentile (Strong). High: Walnut High, 93rd percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Walnut decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Walnut good?

Walnut’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 71st to the 97th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong and 2 Solid. Walnut’s 4 public middle schools run from the 82nd to the 97th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong. Walnut has one public high school we score, Walnut High, at the 93rd percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Walnut compare with California?

The average Walnut elementary school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Walnut middle school had 7 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Walnut address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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