Walnut Park Elementary
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Walnut Park Elementary School is a public primary school located in Olive Street, Huntington Park, California. The school, established back in 1992, is part of Local District 2 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. It serves pre-kindergarten through grade 5 on a four track school calendar.
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Ranking
- State Rank: 3 (based on API...1 Being Lowest, 10 Being Highest)
- API Score: 694 (The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance)
From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report.
History
1992 - Walnut Park Elementary School opened.
Map & Directions
<googlemap lat="33.968652" lon="-118.224027" type="map" zoom="17"> 33.96824, -118.224022, 2642 Olive St
Huntington Park, CA </googlemap>
1] Head northeast on Florence Ave.
2] Turn left to stay on Florence Ave.
3] Turn left at State St.
4] Turn right at Olive St.
Faculty & Staff Information
- Lewin Dover - School Principal
- Teachers with full credential: 97%
- Teachers with emergency credential: 3%
- Average teaching experience: 12 years
- Average teaching in district: 11 years
- First year teachers: 0%
Ethnic Diversity
- 99% Hispanic
- <1% African American
- <1% White
- <1% Filipino
- <1% American Indian/Alaska Native
- <1% Asian
Parent & Staff Comments
(parents and staff members can post their comments about this school here)
About the Neighborhood
Walnut Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 16,180 at the 2000 census. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 16,180 people, 3,610 households, and 3,191 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 8,442.1/km² (21,919.0/mi²). There were 3,814 housing units at an average density of 1,990.0/km² (5,166.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 46.11% White, 0.36% African American, 0.90% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 47.53% from other races, and 4.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 95.77% of the population.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,837, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $23,211 versus $19,539 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,275. About 19.9% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
