Walker Junior High School

8132 Walker St, La Palma, CA 90623 | (714) 220-4051

Grades: 7-8
Student Enrollment: 1,199

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,199 middle and high school students from grades 7-8
Ranks 779th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 8132 Walker St., La Palma, CA 90623

School District Details

Anaheim Union High School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,347
Graduation Rate: 62.3%
Dropout Rate: 2.3%
Students Per Teacher: 24.1
Enrolled Students: 33,158

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,199
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 47.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 25.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 608 (50.7%)
Females: 591 (49.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 170 (14.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 309 (25.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 479 (39.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Walker Junior High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	10	0.8%
Black	57	4.8%
Asian	374	31.2%
Hispanic	431	35.9%
White	290	24.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	573	47.8%
8th Grade	626	52.2%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

44.0%

District:

11.1%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 34.0%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 100.0%

Number of Certificated Staff: 50.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.5

Average Age

School:

39.5

District:

46.2

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Walker Junior High School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST Geometry
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	98.0%	74.0%	84.0%
2009	97.0%	75.0%	81.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	61.0%	46.0%	55.0%
2009	61.0%	47.0%	54.0%
2008	61.0%	44.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	49.0%	41.0%	48.0%
2009	43.0%	39.0%	43.0%
2008	50.0%	39.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	34.0%	27.0%	46.0%
2009	41.0%	27.0%	44.0%
2008	67.0%	45.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	63.0%	47.0%	54.0%
2009	58.0%	41.0%	48.0%
2008	54.0%	39.0%	45.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	95.0%	83.0%	85.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	58.0%	44.0%	47.0%
2009	57.0%	41.0%	42.0%
2008	48.0%	35.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	66.0%	60.0%	59.0%
2009	64.0%	58.0%	56.0%
2008	65.0%	56.0%	52.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2008	24.0%	23.0%	31.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	38.0%	24.0%	31.0%
2009	44.0%	21.0%	28.0%
2008	67.0%	24.0%	25.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	95.0%	29.0%	27.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2008	24.0%	22.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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