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William W. Orr Elementary

Q: Is William W. Orr Elementary a good school?

William W. Orr Elementary ranks 1506 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

William W. Orr Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 353 students in Norwalk, California, within the Little Lake City Elementary district, and it stands out as a 4-star school with particular strengths in supporting its students and teaching English Language Arts.

The school excels in helping all students succeed, with performance for key student groups ranking exceptionally high statewide. Its English Language Arts scores are the strongest among nearby schools, including close neighbor Cresson Elementary. The school also invests significantly more per student than most others in its district, which may contribute to these strong outcomes. While the school's math scores are solid and above the state average, they are an area for growth compared to some local schools like Lakeland Elementary and Paddison Elementary.

Orr Elementary is part of a higher-performing district compared to the neighboring Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district. The school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, and it maintains a consistent 4-star rating, though its statewide rank dipped slightly recently alongside a drop in math scores. For families, Orr represents a compelling choice, especially for its leading ELA program and effective support systems.

353

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,856

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12130 South Jersey Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-2316

(562) 868-7988

District: Little Lake City Elementary

Students who attend William W. Orr Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle
High:	Santa Fe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

Asian:

4.5%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,506^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	72.3	1506 of 5857	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	1116 of 5869	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	1317 of 5859	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	1874 of 5883	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	2771 of 5789	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1986 of 5662	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.4	1953 of 5692	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	1621 of 5614	71.1%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	1632 of 5611	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	55.7	2371 of 5530	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	2245 of 5390	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.8	2548 of 5377	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	1950 of 5314	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	1783 of 5193	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	2047 of 5113	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	30.1	3567 of 5113	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.1	3648 of 4818	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.5	3518 of 4822	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.5	3596 of 4809	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	67.8	591 of 3275	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	1723 of 5597	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	1337 of 5612	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	1481 of 5609	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1988 of 5635	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2710 of 5492	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	1915 of 5413	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	496 of 5107	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	239 of 5107	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	288 of 5087	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	695 of 5084	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	1608 of 4963	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	853 of 4830	82.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	5 of 364	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	732 of 5460	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	557 of 5517	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	409 of 5363	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	68.1	1269 of 5264	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	1812 of 5173	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	1072 of 5084	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	1245 of 5628	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	935 of 5643	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	1118 of 5638	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	1617 of 5663	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	2719 of 5510	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	1984 of 5431	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)99th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)82nd percentile+30 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+21 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 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 (2025)
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
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							$16,856	$15,382	$1,474
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						$18,944	$17,472	$1,472
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							$18,720	$17,128	$1,592
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	$15,752	$14,280	$1,472
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		$25,247	$24,164	$1,083
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							$18,253	$16,624	$1,629
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							$29,802	$29,232	$570
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							$30,256	$29,700	$556
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							$26,551	$25,218	$1,333
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	$16,072	$14,600	$1,472

Frequently Asked Questions about William W. Orr Elementary

Is William W. Orr Elementary a good school?

William W. Orr Elementary ranks 1506^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is William W. Orr Elementary in?

Little Lake City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of William W. Orr Elementary?

Students at William W. Orr Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of William W. Orr Elementary attend?

Students who attend William W. Orr Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside Middle
High : Santa Fe High

How many students attend William W. Orr Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended William W. Orr Elementary.

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