📍 900 W. Greenleaf Ave., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90220
Walton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
Walton Middle enrolls 216 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and <1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 216 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.
Walton Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Walton Middle is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 216 students, Walton Middle is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.