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Studebaker Elementary

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Studebaker Elementary ranks 1687 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of California elementary schools

Summary

Studebaker Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 394 students in Norwalk, California, and is part of the high-performing Little Lake City Elementary district.

The school consistently achieves above-average academic results, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science exceeding state averages. This is particularly notable as Studebaker serves a high-needs population and accomplishes this with lower per-student spending than several nearby schools like William W. Orr Elementary and Cresson Elementary, suggesting strong cost-effectiveness. The school has shown dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism rates cut in half since 2022, now outperforming other local schools.

Studebaker stands out for its exceptional mathematics and science instruction, with math scores above the district average and science proficiency significantly beating both district and state figures. When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as New River Elementary (Norwalk-La Mirada Unified) or Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary (Downey Unified), Studebaker's stable, high performance highlights the positive impact of its district's approach. The school has demonstrated resilience and effective teaching strategies that deliver strong outcomes for its students.

394

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,253

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11800 Halcourt Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-7512

(562) 868-7882

District: Little Lake City Elementary

Students who attend Studebaker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle
High:	Santa Fe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

Asian:

4.1%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Little Lake City Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,687^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	68.0	1687 of 5857	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	1834 of 5869	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	1682 of 5859	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	1747 of 5883	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	1644 of 5789	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	1830 of 5662	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	1886 of 5692	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	2086 of 5614	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.9	2085 of 5611	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	1571 of 5530	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	52.6	2465 of 5390	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	1899 of 5377	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	2025 of 5314	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	2235 of 5193	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	1735 of 5113	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.1	2615 of 5113	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.5	2796 of 4818	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.2	2648 of 4822	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.8	3314 of 4809	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	76.8	371 of 3275	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	322 of 3246	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	2174 of 5597	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1848 of 5612	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	1729 of 5609	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	1805 of 5635	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	1335 of 5492	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	1464 of 5413	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	581 of 5107	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	773 of 5107	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	568 of 5087	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	610 of 5084	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	466 of 4963	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	691 of 4830	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	871 of 5460	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	1314 of 5517	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	789 of 5363	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	1007 of 5264	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	915 of 5173	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	870 of 5084	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	1167 of 5628	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	1744 of 5643	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	1584 of 5638	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	1610 of 5663	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	2001 of 5510	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	2048 of 5431	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)89th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science42%+9 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
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
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
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
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	$22,862	$22,358	$504
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
Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Spry St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3582	641	29	22.1	89.4%	46 (7.2%)	23 (3.6%)	554 (86.4%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	38.3	3326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		30.3	3903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	577	30.4	30.4	36.9	31.1	45.1	37.7	40.8	29.8	30.7	33.8	90.0	90.9	94.6	90.9	90.9	92.7	$24,214	$23,652	$562
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
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
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 Studebaker Elementary

What district is Studebaker Elementary in?

Little Lake City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Studebaker Elementary?

Students at Studebaker Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Studebaker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Studebaker Elementary.

Is Studebaker Elementary a good school?

Studebaker Elementary ranks 1687^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Studebaker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Studebaker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeside Middle
High : Santa Fe High

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