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Cresson Elementary

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Cresson Elementary ranks 1479 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cresson Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 243 students in Norwalk, California, within the Little Lake City Elementary district, and it stands out as a rapidly improving school that excels at supporting its students.

The school has made remarkable progress, jumping from a 3-star to a 4-star rating and improving its statewide ranking from the 61st to the 75th percentile in just one year—the largest gain among nearby schools. This "Cresson Effect" is especially clear in mathematics, where 54% of students are proficient, outperforming both district and state averages. The school has also dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism from over 50% to 18.3%, showing a strong focus on student engagement and support.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts like Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and Downey Unified, Cresson and other Little Lake City Elementary schools often have better outcomes with smaller class sizes. While Julia B. Morrison Elementary has higher math scores, Cresson shows more balanced strength across subjects and excels in supporting specific student groups. With the highest per-student spending in its district, Cresson demonstrates how targeted resources can fuel significant academic growth and create a successful learning environment.

243

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,618

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11650 East Cresson St.
Norwalk, CA 90650-1618

(562) 868-6620

District: Little Lake City Elementary

Students who attend Cresson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Center Middle
High:	Santa Fe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

White:

2.9%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,479^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Little Lake City Elementary

336^th of 1,543Little Lake City 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	72.9	1479 of 5857	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	2287 of 5869	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	2056 of 5859	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	2299 of 5883	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	1788 of 5789	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	1796 of 5662	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	1940 of 5692	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	2384 of 5614	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.5	3098 of 5611	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.3	2218 of 5530	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.7	2832 of 5390	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	2788 of 5377	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.7	3073 of 5314	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	2807 of 5193	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.4	2141 of 5113	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.3	2714 of 5113	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3277 of 4818	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.2	2647 of 4822	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.4	2523 of 4809	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.9	162 of 3162	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	1517 of 5597	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	44.6	2754 of 5612	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2499 of 5609	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	2385 of 5635	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	1461 of 5492	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	1331 of 5413	75.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	572 of 5107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	1204 of 5107	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	1174 of 5087	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	1120 of 5084	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	548 of 4963	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	648 of 4830	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	559 of 5460	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	1585 of 5517	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1335 of 5363	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	1740 of 5264	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	747 of 5173	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	1235 of 5084	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	1426 of 5628	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1865 of 5643	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	1472 of 5638	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	2006 of 5663	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	2036 of 5510	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2323 of 5431	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics54%+17 vs state

Science44%+11 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 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	% 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
Cresson Elementary	Public	K-5	11650 East Cresson St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-6620	243	14	17.9	82.3%	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	216 (88.9%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	72.9	1479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		55	2287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	808	44.1	44.1	42.1	66.7	85.3	63.5	44.7	62.5	58.8	54.2	96.6						$26,618	$1,027	$25,591
Lakeland Elementary	Public	K-5	11224 Bombardier Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-8887	315	15	21.0	77.5%	17 (5.4%)	9 (2.9%)	258 (81.9%)	29 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	74.4	1401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		60.1	2061^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	660	41.1	41.1	60.7	65.9	53.6	59.6	64.3	63.6	42.9	56.4	85.0	90.3	85.0		85.0	90.3	$20,765	$1,018	$19,747
William W. Orr Elementary	Public	K-5	12130 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-7988	353	17	20.7	77.3%	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	323 (91.5%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	72.3	1506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%		80.9	1116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	390	43.8	43.8	72.1	69.2	68.8	69.9	54.6	40.4	37.5	43.8							$25,039	$1,021	$24,018
Paddison Elementary	Public	K-5	12100 Crewe St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-7741	296	15	19.6	79.7%	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.0%)	268 (90.5%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	72.9	1475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		62.5	1961^st of 5869 public elementary schools	66.6%	486	29.1	29.1	57.1	62.2	66.7	61.9	64.3	60.0	45.5	56.4							$22,948	$943	$22,005
Studebaker Elementary	Public	K-5	11800 Halcourt Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-7882	394	18	21.3	79.2%	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	356 (90.4%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	68	1687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		64.8	1834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	147	41.9	41.9	55.1	53.7	63.5	57.6	53.6	41.8	47.3	47.6							$19,765	$1,699	$18,066
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11500 East Joslin St.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-8655	457	21	21.7	72.2%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (91.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	59	2120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		60.8	2037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	83	23.7	23.7	52.9	50.6	57.7	54.0	57.1	50.6	35.1	46.4	86.6	91.5	90.2	90.2	91.5	90.2	$21,930	$993	$20,937
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
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
Rio San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	9338 Gotham St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3567	747	29	25.7	72.7%	60 (8.0%)	13 (1.7%)	637 (85.3%)	22 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	61.1	2011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.7%		57.7	2163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	152	29.9	29.9	59.0	53.9	53.2	55.3	57.6	41.4	37.8	45.4	91.2	94.7	97.4	95.6	92.9	96.5	$17,249	$1,846	$15,403
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cresson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cresson Elementary?

Students at Cresson Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Cresson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Cresson Elementary.

Is Cresson Elementary a good school?

Cresson Elementary ranks 1479^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cresson Elementary in?

Little Lake City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cresson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cresson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Center Middle
High : Santa Fe High

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