Elementary Schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Summary:

The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified school district includes 16 elementary schools serving grades K-5, presenting a wide range of academic performance and resources for families in the area.

Among these schools, Gardenhill Elementary stands out as the top performer, with strong scores in both English and math and very low student absenteeism. Other schools like Julia B. Morrison Elementary and Escalona Elementary also show notable strengths in specific subjects. In contrast, schools such as Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary and Earl E. Edmondson Elementary face significant academic challenges and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.

An interesting finding across the district is that higher per-student spending does not always mean better results; for example, John H. Nuffer Elementary has the highest spending but low proficiency, while Gardenhill spends the least but performs the best. Mathematics is a particular challenge for most schools, with scores typically lower than in English. Parents should note that some schools with higher needs, like D. D. Johnston Elementary, excel in specific areas like science, demonstrating that effective teaching can lead to success in various contexts.

District Detail

12820 Pioneer Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650-2894

(562) 210-2000

SchoolDigger Rank:
710^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 14,560

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Dolland Elementary	Public	K-5	15021 South Bloomfield Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2560	586	26	22.4	73.7%	14 (2.4%)	9 (1.5%)	532 (90.8%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.5	2145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		56.4	2215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	70	22.7	22.7	59.3	46.1	49.5	51.6	69.2	47.7	33.0	49.6				$17,432	$1,153	$16,279
John Foster Dulles Elementary	Public	K-5	12726 Meadowgreen Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2610	250	11	22.6	56.4%	37 (14.8%)	3 (1.2%)	183 (73.2%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	52.4	2470^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.8%		53.7	2364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	106	43.2	43.2	34.1	42.2	61.4	45.9	45.5	35.6	36.4	39.1				$24,366	$1,766	$22,600
Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-5	15730 Pescados Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2650	351	15	23.1	55.8%	47 (13.4%)	10 (2.8%)	177 (50.4%)	90 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	55.7	2260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.4%		70	1596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	664	28.3	28.3	55.3	48.2	41.7	47.8	59.6	50.0	33.9	46.9				$18,990	$1,210	$17,780
Earl E. Edmondson Elementary	Public	K-5	15121 South Grayland Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4440	352	16	21.7	83.0%	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	325 (92.3%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28.3	4112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		21.4	4736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	624	19.0	19.0	36.2	33.9	33.3	34.5	44.8	19.4	15.5	26.4				$24,801	$2,130	$22,671
Escalona Elementary	Public	K-5	15135 Escalona Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2745	424	19	22.3	51.7%	58 (13.7%)	5 (1.2%)	304 (71.7%)	35 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	66.4	1769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		72.9	1455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	314	46.3	46.3	46.4	55.6	64.8	54.8	56.5	42.6	40.7	47.5				$21,214	$2,332	$18,882
Foster Road Elementary	Public	K-5	13930 East Foster Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2790	246	10	23.7	72.8%	11 (4.5%)	3 (1.2%)	214 (87.0%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	36.9	3413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		47.6	2694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	719	11.9	11.9	44.7	40.7	33.3	39.3	50.0	48.2	14.3	35.5				$25,973	$2,183	$23,790
Gardenhill Elementary	Public	K-5	14607 East Gardenhill Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2840	633	26	24.6	49.9%	70 (11.1%)	23 (3.6%)	406 (64.1%)	72 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.6%)	82.8	1034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		76.1	1333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	299	44.2	44.2	68.2	59.8	63.5	63.8	78.5	67.0	49.4	66.1				$16,073	$1,153	$14,920
Anna M. Glazier Elementary	Public	K-5	10932 East Excelsior Dr.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2890	388	17	23.5	80.4%	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.1%)	352 (90.7%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	35	3583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		21.5	4728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	1145	17.5	17.5	40.3	35.4	46.7	40.6	38.9	33.9	15.5	30.3	97.0	98.0		$22,643	$1,359	$21,284
D. D. Johnston Elementary	Public	K-5	13421 South Fairford Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3120	361	16	22.3	73.4%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	322 (89.2%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	64.2	1880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		44	2919^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	1039	56.3	56.3	53.3	42.6	66.7	53.7	48.9	31.5	52.1	43.5				$22,079	$1,250	$20,829
La Pluma Elementary	Public	K-5	14420 La Pluma Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3205	284	12	23.4	55.6%	41 (14.4%)	6 (2.1%)	195 (68.7%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (4.9%)	47.5	2733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.3%		69	1638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	1095	29.2	29.2	37.1	47.9	54.2	47.3	37.1	39.6	31.3	35.9				$22,420	$2,045	$20,375
Loretta Lampton Elementary	Public	K-5	14716 Elmcroft Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3255	406	18	22.5	73.4%	10 (2.5%)	18 (4.4%)	357 (87.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	50.6	2563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		56.7	2202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	361	24.3	24.3	35.4	55.9	45.7	45.8	47.7	50.0	33.3	43.6				$22,507	$2,129	$20,378
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary	Public	K-5	13323 South Goller Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3650	509	22	22.7	80.0%	14 (2.8%)	27 (5.3%)	435 (85.5%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	24.1	4487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%		23.1	4568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	81	16.1	16.1	28.6	31.3	42.2	34.2	26.0	23.5	16.9	22.0				$21,019	$1,585	$19,434
Julia B. Morrison Elementary	Public	K-5	13510 South Maidstone	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3710	548	23	23.6	74.8%	15 (2.7%)	12 (2.2%)	471 (85.9%)	33 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	75	1367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		64.5	1849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	482	34.1	34.1	65.5	53.2	50.6	56.4	70.1	60.6	67.1	65.8	98.0		98.0	$19,325	$1,829	$17,496
New River Elementary	Public	K-5	13432 South Halcourt Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3770	319	13	24.2	78.7%	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.4%)	271 (85.0%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	31.7	3821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		34.3	3585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	236	28.9	28.9	34.6	28.6	43.4	35.7	27.3	22.5	30.2	26.8				$24,355	$1,531	$22,824
Arturo Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-5	11960 East 162nd St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4315	239	10	23.9	87.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	224 (93.7%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	31.9	3807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		35.5	3480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	327	22.0	22.0	31.9	34.2	29.3	31.8	40.4	39.5	22.0	34.1				$25,568	$1,423	$24,145
John H. Nuffer Elementary	Public	K-5	14821 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4060	316	14	23.1	78.5%	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	277 (87.7%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.2%)	25.5	4351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		26.2	4273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	78	25.5	25.5	29.4	29.8	36.0	31.8	31.4	23.4	15.7	23.5				$27,049	$2,686	$24,363

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Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	1.92 mi	1
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.