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Lakeland Elementary

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Lakeland Elementary ranks 1401 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lakeland Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 315 students in Norwalk, California, and is part of the Little Lake City Elementary district, standing out for its strong academic improvement and supportive environment.

The school has shown impressive growth, recently moving up to a 4-star rating and now ranking in the top quarter of all California elementary schools. It excels in mathematics, where student scores are significantly higher than both the district and state averages. A key strength is the school's remarkable success in supporting all its students to achieve, with particularly high rankings for its effectiveness. Furthermore, Lakeland has the lowest rate of chronic student absences in the area at just 10.2%, a dramatic improvement that indicates a healthy and engaging school climate.

When compared to nearby schools like William W. Orr Elementary and Lakeview Elementary, Lakeland's balanced performance across subjects is notable. It also achieves these strong results while spending less per student than several peers in the district, such as Jersey Avenue Elementary and Cresson Elementary. While there is an opportunity to strengthen science instruction and support for 5th-grade math, Lakeland's trajectory of improvement and cost-effective outcomes make it a leading school within its district.

315

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,765

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11224 Bombardier Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-1830

(562) 868-8887

District: Little Lake City Elementary

Students who attend Lakeland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Center Middle
High:	Santa Fe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

Asian:

9.2%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,401^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	74.4	1401 of 5857	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	2061 of 5869	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2448 of 5859	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	1898 of 5883	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	2109 of 5789	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	2110 of 5662	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	2470 of 5692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	2310 of 5614	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.9	2135 of 5611	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.1	1771 of 5530	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.0	3076 of 5390	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	2196 of 5377	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	2489 of 5314	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.8	2560 of 5193	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.7	3154 of 5113	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.0	4130 of 5113	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	4223 of 4818	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	3932 of 4822	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.2	3681 of 4809	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	1504 of 5597	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	2057 of 5612	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	2116 of 5609	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	1427 of 5635	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	2364 of 5492	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	2429 of 5413	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	339 of 5107	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	865 of 5107	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	1301 of 5087	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	721 of 5084	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	982 of 4963	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	1021 of 4830	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	475 of 5460	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	70.4	1254 of 5517	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	1207 of 5363	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	763 of 5264	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	880 of 5173	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	855 of 5084	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	1247 of 5628	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	1931 of 5643	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	2703 of 5638	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2364 of 5663	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	1745 of 5510	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	1781 of 5431	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science41%+8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Carmela Elementary	Public	K-6	13300 Lakeland Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-2132	317	15	21.1	94.0%	13 (4.1%)	3 (0.9%)	297 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	5016^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.4%		17.9	5044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	15.9	15.9	18.0	36.0	34.9	18.2	27.3	24.0	21.6	9.3	8.8	16.9							$21,835	$3,592	$18,243
Jersey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Jersey Ave.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 948-3772	260	13	20.0	75.4%	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	243 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	74.6	1395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		56.1	2233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	838	43.8	43.8	62.8	64.9	64.6		64.1	62.8	56.8	35.4		50.8	95.4				95.4		$23,915	$1,059	$22,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lakeland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakeland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Center Middle
High : Santa Fe High

What is the racial makeup of Lakeland Elementary?

Students at Lakeland Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Lakeland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Lakeland Elementary.

Is Lakeland Elementary a good school?

Lakeland Elementary ranks 1401^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lakeland Elementary in?

Little Lake City Elementary

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