Walnut Valley Unified School District | |
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Address | |
880 South Lemon Avenue , California , 91789United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | "KIDS FIRST... Every Student, Every Day" |
Grades | K–12 [1] |
President | Layla Abou-Taleb |
Vice-president | Y. Tony Torng |
Superintendent | Robert P. Taylor [2] |
School board | Cynthia M. Ruiz Helen M. Hall Larry L. Redinger [3] |
Schools | See Schools |
NCES District ID | 0641280 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 13,493 (2020–2021) [1] |
Teachers | 557.49 (FTE) [1] |
Staff | 599.62 (FTE) [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 24.2:1 [1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
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