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Los Coyotes Elementary

Public Grades K-6

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Coyotes Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school serving 568 students in La Palma, California, operating within the Centralia Elementary School District.

The school stands out for its exceptional and consistent academic performance, ranking in the 99th percentile of all California elementary schools. Students at Los Coyotes Elementary significantly outperform both district and state averages, with over 85% proficient in English and Math. This excellence is even more remarkable when compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as George B. Miller Elementary and San Marino Elementary, which have notably lower proficiency rates. Furthermore, Los Coyotes achieves these results with a lower per-student spending than several other high-performing schools in the area, like Cerritos Elementary.

One of the school's most impressive achievements is its outstanding success with economically disadvantaged students, ranking 2nd statewide in this category, which challenges common assumptions about the link between family income and academic outcomes. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.3%, a dramatic improvement and far better than rates at schools like Palms Elementary or Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary. This sustained, decade-long excellence, even with a diverse student population, suggests that school-specific factors like culture, teaching quality, and effective practices are key drivers of its success.

568

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,278

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8122 Moody St.
La Palma, CA 90623-2046

(714) 228-3260

District: Centralia Elementary

Students who attend Los Coyotes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walker Junior High
High:	John F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.1%

Hispanic:

21.5%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Centralia Elementary

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg56%

California avg41%

82^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Centralia Elementary

384^th of 1,543Centralia Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	82 of 5857	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	75 of 5869	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	44 of 5859	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	131 of 5883	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	33 of 5789	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	57 of 5662	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	145 of 5692	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	151 of 5614	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	213 of 5611	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	95.6	76 of 5530	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	95.4	69 of 5390	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	94.9	136 of 5377	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	96.0	81 of 5314	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	95.1	156 of 5193	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	95.1	178 of 5113	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.4	440 of 5113	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	310 of 4818	93.6%	★★★★★
2005	89.4	515 of 4822	89.3%	★★★★☆
2004	85.1	706 of 4809	85.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	33 of 1203	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	95 of 1205	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	30 of 1190	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	105 of 1154	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	101 of 1149	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	56 of 1071	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	104 of 5597	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	58 of 5612	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	64 of 5609	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	85 of 5635	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	28 of 5492	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	69 of 5413	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	27 of 5107	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	61 of 5107	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	77 of 5087	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	108 of 5084	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	132 of 4963	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	189 of 4830	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	2 of 5460	100.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	100 of 5517	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	41 of 5363	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	68 of 5264	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.7	9 of 5173	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	14 of 5084	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	82 of 5628	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	117 of 5643	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	56 of 5638	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	209 of 5663	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	57 of 5510	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	61 of 5431	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.5	215 of 2726	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	5 of 2834	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	117 of 2737	95.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2022)92nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Mathematics85%+48 vs state

Science72%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Coyotes Elementary	Public	K-6	8122 Moody St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3260	568	21	27.0	38.2%	55 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	122 (21.5%)	330 (58.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.0%)	97.9	82^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.1	75^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	7	71.8	71.8	87.3	82.8	83.3	90.0	85.8	91.1	86.2	75.3	88.8	85.2							$14,278	$1,950	$12,328
Steve Luther Elementary	Public	K-6	4631 La Palma Ave.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6918	403	18	22.3	58.1%	50 (12.4%)	16 (4.0%)	161 (40.0%)	126 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.7%)	74.4	1402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		75.3	1354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	48	47.6	47.6	59.1	47.7	59.5	63.3	57.9	56.8	47.7	59.5	51.7	53.7							$24,827	$951	$23,876
Clara J. King Elementary	Public	K-6	8710 Moody St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6980	431	17	25.3	77.0%	57 (13.2%)	17 (3.9%)	200 (46.4%)	116 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	36 (8.4%)	74	1419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		74.1	1407^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	12	51.3	51.3	56.3	55.4	52.7	72.1	58.9	63.3	56.7	42.1	46.8	51.2	95.7	97.1	97.1	95.7	97.1	97.1	$22,130	$1,531	$20,599
George B. Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	7751 Furman Rd.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3270	502	21	23.7	54.4%	72 (14.3%)	12 (2.4%)	206 (41.0%)	170 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	82.3	1062^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.9%		84.5	975^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.4%	87	55.6	55.6	58.1	61.8	66.7	70.6	64.3	59.5	58.2	54.2	58.8	57.6							$16,267	$1,918	$14,349
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	463	19	24.3	82.3%	9 (1.9%)	78 (16.8%)	274 (59.2%)	56 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.3%)	50.8	2559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	75	28.8	28.8	40.3	45.2	44.1	43.2	43.3	50.0	41.7	35.6	43.0	42.7							$19,084	$2,523	$16,561
San Marino Elementary	Public	K-6	6215 San Rolando Way	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3280	465	18	25.8	68.4%	50 (10.8%)	12 (2.6%)	263 (56.6%)	112 (24.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	53.6	2389^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		58.7	2117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.9%	272	48.3	48.3	42.9	36.8	54.2	43.8	44.1	47.7	40.0	47.5	32.6	40.9							$15,640	$2,421	$13,219
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	12920 Droxford St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7880	774	30	25.8	35.1%	20 (2.6%)	28 (3.6%)	149 (19.3%)	485 (62.7%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (10.3%)	97.9	73^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98	79^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	75.0	75.0	85.4	82.2	88.8	89.4	86.5	89.3	83.9	82.8	74.8	82.4							$17,049	$1,988	$15,061
A. E. Arnold Elementary	Public	K-6	9281 Denni St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6965	560	23	24.3	53.0%	125 (22.3%)	21 (3.8%)	215 (38.4%)	162 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	74.3	1410^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		78.2	1235^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	175	38.4	38.4	58.3	55.4	58.3	54.4	56.5	73.6	62.2	52.1	46.2	57.7	97.2						$18,687	$850	$17,837
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434	36.4	36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9	37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0	27.0	96.6				96.6		$21,580	$2,443	$19,137
Buena Terra Elementary	Public	K-6	8299 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3220	627	24	26.1	56.0%	105 (16.7%)	13 (2.1%)	242 (38.6%)	214 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	47 (7.5%)	93.2	460^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		94.3	408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.0%	52	57.0	57.0	62.9	82.8	82.8	72.1	74.7	75.3	81.3	76.3	76.7	77.1	96.7						$14,359	$1,924	$12,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Coyotes Elementary

How many students attend Los Coyotes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Los Coyotes Elementary.

What district is Los Coyotes Elementary in?

Centralia Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Los Coyotes Elementary?

Students at Los Coyotes Elementary are 58% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Los Coyotes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Coyotes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walker Junior High
High : John F. Kennedy High

Is Los Coyotes Elementary a good school?

Yes! Los Coyotes Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 82^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

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