Walker Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · La Palma, California

Walker Junior High in La Palma, California enrolled 890 students in 2024-25 with 36.7 full-time teachers, 24.2 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

846 students in 2022-23, 845 students in 2023-24, 890 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.2 to 36.7.

Students enrolled at Walker Junior High by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 845, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238462023-248452024-25890
Students enrolled at Walker Junior High by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 845, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238462023-248452024-25890
Students enrolled at Walker Junior High by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 845, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238462023-248452024-25890
Students enrolled at Walker Junior High by school year2022-23: 846, 2023-24: 845, 2024-25: 89002505007501k2022-238462023-248452024-25890
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384643.219.6
2023-2484535.823.6
2024-2589036.724.2

24.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Walker Junior High 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWalker Junior High 24.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Walker Junior High 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWalker Junior High 24.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Walker Junior High 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWalker Junior High 24.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Walker Junior High 24.2; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherWalker Junior High 24.2state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 302 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walker Junior High enrolled 907 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 302 of the 907 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.8% of students were Hispanic, 28.1% Asian, 13.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic48.8%
  2. Asian28.1%
  3. White13.3%
  4. Two or more races4.3%
  5. Black3.7%
  6. Pacific Islander1.1%
  7. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Walker Junior High scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254%39%45%
Math, 2022-2331%23% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Walker Junior High

  1. Lexington Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 1,188 students, 26.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Buena Park MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 633 students, 23.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Walker Junior High with Lexington Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anaheim Union High spends per student$18,314 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,314
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaWalker Junior High is the number 312 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#312 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher24.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.24.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Walker Junior High

  1. How many students attend Walker Junior High?
    890 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 846 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in La Palma, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walker Junior High?
    24.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Walker Junior High a Title I school?
    Walker Junior High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Walker Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Walker Junior High scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Walker Junior High in?
    Anaheim Union High, NCES district ID 0602630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060263000191 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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