Walker Junior High School

Walker Junior High School

Public Middle School | Grade 7-8
8132 Walker St,  La Palma, CA
Anaheim Union High School District
4.0
3.8
846 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Jennifer Brown
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Math Proficiency
34%
Reading Proficiency
54%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
B
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
54%
Math Proficiency
34%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
43
Full Time Teachers
43
Teachers in First or Second Year
2.4%

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
15.4%
State Average
17.9%
Science
5.5%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
502:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.2%
Male
49.6%
Hispanic
48.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
26.1%
White
14.5%
Two or more races
6.1%
Black
3.5%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 3 Reviews
3.0 Junior
4/19/2021
Walker is an average middle school. There were too many fights when I was in 7th grade (4 fights that year), so our principal made double lunch, with 7th/8th having different lunches. If it is still the case there, sorry :(. Many teachers were upset about double lunch as well. It was a bit better in 2018 with double lunch and there were no lunch fights. The teachers I had were good. Everybody wanted Mrs. Green, and I got her :). I had honors in 8th grade for math and had Mr. Takehara, which was surprisingly easy. However in 9th grade at Kennedy, math got harder. I took STEAM in 8th grade and I did not enjoy it. The only good part was that I went to Disneyland. The school did get some facility improvements when I was in 8th grade, but it could have been better.
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3.8 12 Reviews
2.0 student
1/13/2024
lots of bullying and discrimination between students in this school, the staff "raises awareness", but it is not effective because they do not know how to handle actual bullying. the teachers are kind, but most of them do not know how to handle a chaotic classroom nor do they know how to show author...
5.0 parent
5/13/2022
I brought my son here on an interdistrict transfer after hearing about their great STEAM program. So glad I did. The program is amazing and continues on into high school. There are many opportunities for students to get involved (sports, eSports, the arts). Teachers are nice and communicative, admin...
5.0 student
1/19/2022
Walker prepared me for JFK really well.
5.0 parent
1/19/2022
Attentive teachers for my kids. School is setting them up for success in high school and beyond.

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