📍 8132 Walker St., La Palma, Orange County, 90623
Walker Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Palma, Orange County. The school has 846 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Sasai. It is part of the Anaheim Union High school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
Walker Junior High enrolls 846 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Asian and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 410 | 49% |
| Asian | 221 | 26% |
| White | 123 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 846 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walker Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Walker Junior High is one of 21 schools in Anaheim Union High, based in Anaheim, California. The district serves 26,120 students district-wide and employs 1,346 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 846 students, Walker Junior High is smaller than the district average of about 1,244 students per school.