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Joe Walker Middle School

5632 W. Ave. L-8

Tel: (661)943-3258

Joe Walker Middle School serves 870 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the CA average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 76%.
Joe Walker Middle School operates within the Westside Union Elementary School District.

The student population of 870 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 35 teachers has grown by 12% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 25:1 has decreased from 27:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.67 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	25:1	24:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	5%	11%

Hispanic	36%	54%

Black	13%	6%

White	43%	24%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.67	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	32%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	9%

Westside Union Elementary School District's student population of 8,938 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $8,290 in this district is less than the state average of $12,988. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,815 is less than the state average of $12,986. The district spending/student has grown by 17% over four years.

School District Name	Westside Union Elementary School District
Number of Schools Managed	13	4
Number of Students Managed	8,938	1,597

District Total Revenue	$74 MM	$21 MM

District Spending	$79 MM	$21 MM

District Revenue / Student	$8,290	$12,988

District Spending / Student	$8,815	$12,986

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores