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Paddison Elementary

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Paddison Elementary ranks 1475 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Paddison Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 296 students in Norwalk, California, and is part of the higher-performing Little Lake City Elementary district.

The school is a standout for its strong math program, where over 56% of students are proficient, a rate that beats the district and state averages and is higher than nearby schools like Lakeview Elementary and William W. Orr Elementary. It achieves these results while using its resources efficiently, spending less per student than some neighbors like Cresson Elementary. The school has also made excellent progress in reducing chronic student absences since the pandemic.

While Paddison excels in math and English, its science scores are an area for improvement. Compared to other schools in its district, it ranks second overall, just behind Lakeland Elementary. Parents should note that performance can vary by grade, with math scores tending to dip in the upper grades while English scores rise.

296

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,720

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12100 Crewe St.
Norwalk, CA 90650-2443

(562) 868-7741

District: Little Lake City Elementary

Students who attend Paddison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle
High:	Santa Fe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.5%

Asian:

5.1%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,475^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	1475 of 5857	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	1961 of 5869	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	1732 of 5859	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	2244 of 5883	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	2182 of 5789	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	1604 of 5662	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	1776 of 5692	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	1801 of 5614	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.4	1919 of 5611	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.4	1656 of 5530	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.4	1657 of 5390	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	1866 of 5377	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.0	2620 of 5314	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	26.5	3937 of 5193	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.4	3303 of 5113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.9	3373 of 5113	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.9	3177 of 4818	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.8	3061 of 4822	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.1	2803 of 4809	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.0	1482 of 2227	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.5	501 of 2128	76.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	1212 of 3311	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	652 of 3246	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	1639 of 5597	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1177 of 5612	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	1052 of 5609	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	1562 of 5635	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	1711 of 5492	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	1596 of 5413	70.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	476 of 5107	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	936 of 5107	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	699 of 5087	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	1146 of 5084	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	987 of 4963	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	523 of 4830	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	635 of 5460	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	1067 of 5517	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	668 of 5363	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	1540 of 5264	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	1013 of 5173	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	710 of 5084	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	1348 of 5628	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	2398 of 5643	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	2417 of 5638	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	2774 of 5663	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2603 of 5510	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1599 of 5431	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	1609 of 2635	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1472 of 2420	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)91st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)39th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science29%-4 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)	% 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 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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						$25,414	$24,170	$1,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Paddison Elementary

What schools do graduates of Paddison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paddison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside Middle
High : Santa Fe High

What district is Paddison Elementary in?

Little Lake City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Paddison Elementary?

Students at Paddison Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 2% White.

Is Paddison Elementary a good school?

Paddison Elementary ranks 1475^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paddison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Paddison Elementary.

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