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George B. Miller Elementary

Q: Is George B. Miller Elementary a good school?

George B. Miller Elementary ranks 1062 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1062^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

George B. Miller Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 502 students in La Palma, part of the Centralia Elementary district, and it consistently ranks as a strong 4-star school, outperforming both district and state academic averages.

The school stands out for its effective support of students, achieving high test scores in English and Science while maintaining an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.9%, which is far better than the state average and nearby schools like Centralia Elementary (19.6%). It performs this well even though over half of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, a notable achievement compared to other schools in the area with similar student populations. Interestingly, the school's results are strong and efficient, as it spends less per student than some schools in the Cypress Elementary district, such as Steve Luther Elementary, for comparable or better outcomes.

Within its own district, there is a wide range of performance, with Los Coyotes Elementary ranking higher, but George B. Miller remains a solid and consistent choice. Its performance has been steady for years, with a strong recovery in student attendance after the pandemic. For parents, this school represents a community-focused environment that successfully promotes good attendance and strong academic achievement, particularly in science, making it a compelling option in the region.

502

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,267

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7751 Furman Rd.
La Palma, CA 90623-1536

(714) 228-3270

District: Centralia Elementary

Students who attend George B. Miller Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

Asian:

33.9%

White:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

California avg41%

1,062^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	82.3	1062 of 5857	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	975 of 5869	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	1075 of 5859	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	990 of 5883	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	579 of 5789	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	508 of 5662	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	86.2	863 of 5692	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	1033 of 5614	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	1277 of 5611	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	87.1	641 of 5530	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	84.7	746 of 5390	86.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	1221 of 5377	77.3%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	1054 of 5314	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	87.2	628 of 5193	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	960 of 5113	81.2%	★★★★☆
2007	81.2	928 of 5113	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	1040 of 4818	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	77.5	1034 of 4822	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	76.8	1044 of 4809	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	461 of 1203	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	466 of 1205	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	383 of 1190	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	527 of 1154	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.7	260 of 1149	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	244 of 1071	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	914 of 5597	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	784 of 5612	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	791 of 5609	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	767 of 5635	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	431 of 5492	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	353 of 5413	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	966 of 5107	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	949 of 5107	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	1336 of 5087	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	809 of 5084	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	207 of 4963	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	228 of 4830	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	1097 of 5460	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	717 of 5517	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	703 of 5363	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	372 of 5264	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	45 of 5173	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	18 of 5084	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	1202 of 5628	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	1132 of 5643	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	1358 of 5638	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	1275 of 5663	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	912 of 5510	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	697 of 5431	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1427 of 2847	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1870 of 2598	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1708 of 2651	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1712 of 2661	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	1572 of 2726	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1359 of 2834	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	1431 of 2737	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science56%+23 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
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
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
Arthur F. Corey Elementary	Public	K-5	7351 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8389	341	14	24.3	73.9%	34 (10.0%)	18 (5.3%)	201 (58.9%)	69 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	60.5	2035^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		67	1730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.5%	305	25.4	25.4	49.0	50.9	50.8		50.3	56.9	58.5	43.3		52.1							$21,988	$1,913	$20,075
Raymond Temple Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3290	431	18	23.9	78.2%	37 (8.6%)	8 (1.9%)	267 (61.9%)	83 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.2%)	60.1	2066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.7%		70	1594^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	472	28.8	28.8	55.9	49.1	38.6	53.6	49.3	60.0	47.4	42.4	42.9	48.3							$16,612	$1,934	$14,678
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
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
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
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	13600 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7845	612	22	28.0	35.6%	19 (3.1%)	42 (6.9%)	98 (16.0%)	404 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.4%)	96.1	236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		97.6	110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	126	58.4	58.4	83.5	76.7	82.8	89.6	83.2	89.4	76.1	71.9	83.3	80.1	97.3	97.3	97.3				$17,584	$2,006	$15,578
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

Frequently Asked Questions about George B. Miller Elementary

What district is George B. Miller Elementary in?

Centralia Elementary

What is the racial makeup of George B. Miller Elementary?

Students at George B. Miller Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is George B. Miller Elementary a good school?

George B. Miller Elementary ranks 1062^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of George B. Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend George B. Miller Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend George B. Miller Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended George B. Miller Elementary.

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