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Earl E. Edmondson Elementary

Q: Is Earl E. Edmondson Elementary a good school?

Earl E. Edmondson Elementary ranks 4112 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of California elementary schools

Summary

Earl E. Edmondson Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 352 students in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with its statewide ranking declining over the past decade to the 30th percentile, and it shows particular difficulty in science and upper-grade math. Interestingly, Earl E. Edmondson Elementary spends more per student than several higher-performing nearby schools, such as John Dolland Elementary and Julia B. Morrison Elementary, suggesting that factors beyond funding are influencing outcomes. The school has a higher rate of chronic student absenteeism than some neighbors, though it has improved recently, and it shows a puzzling pattern where 3rd graders perform relatively well in math but proficiency drops sharply in 4th and 5th grades.

Despite these overall struggles, the school demonstrates a notable strength in effectively supporting its homeless students, who perform above the state average. The analysis suggests that learning from the practices of higher-performing schools within the same district and continuing to address attendance could be key pathways for improvement, as demographics alone do not explain the performance differences with schools like John Dolland Elementary that serve similar student populations.

352

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,611

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15121 South Grayland Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-6627

(562) 210-4440

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Earl E. Edmondson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nettie L. Waite Middle
High:	John H. Glenn High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

Asian:

4.0%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg41%

California avg41%

4,112^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

710^th of 1,543Norwalk-La Mirada Unified 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	28.3	4112 of 5857	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4736 of 5869	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4941 of 5859	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4982 of 5883	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4849 of 5789	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4567 of 5662	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	3753 of 5692	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	3178 of 5614	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.7	3223 of 5611	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	2890 of 5530	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	3156 of 5390	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.0	2357 of 5377	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.4	3395 of 5314	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.0	4214 of 5193	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	4362 of 5113	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.7	4592 of 5113	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	4253 of 4818	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.0	3899 of 4822	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	3971 of 4809	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1937 of 2585	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1334 of 2128	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	1922 of 3162	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1728 of 3245	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	2370 of 3311	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1830 of 3275	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	1470 of 3246	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	3962 of 5597	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4144 of 5612	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	4139 of 5609	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4367 of 5635	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4691 of 5492	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	4213 of 5413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	3229 of 5107	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3985 of 5107	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4039 of 5087	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3992 of 5084	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	3967 of 4963	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3579 of 4830	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	185 of 429	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	172 of 364	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	166 of 335	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	275 of 356	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	3128 of 5460	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	4255 of 5517	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4099 of 5363	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4045 of 5264	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4070 of 5173	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3824 of 5084	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	3919 of 5628	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4849 of 5643	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5161 of 5638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	5096 of 5663	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	4568 of 5510	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4394 of 5431	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1436 of 2847	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)57th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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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 (2025)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Earl E. Edmondson Elementary	Public	K-5	15121 South Grayland Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4440	352	16	21.7	83.0%	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	325 (92.3%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28.3	4112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		21.4	4736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	624																					19.0	19.0	36.2	33.9	33.3		34.5	44.8	19.4	15.5		26.4				$31,611	$30,232	$1,379
John H. Nuffer Elementary	Public	K-5	14821 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4060	316	14	23.1	78.5%	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	277 (87.7%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.2%)	25.5	4351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		26.2	4273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.2%	78																					25.5	25.5	29.4	29.8	36.0		31.8	31.4	23.4	15.7		23.5				$36,504	$35,682	$822
Arturo Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-5	11960 East 162nd St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4315	239	10	23.9	87.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	224 (93.7%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	31.9	3807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		35.5	3480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	327																					22.0	22.0	31.9	34.2	29.3		31.8	40.4	39.5	22.0		34.1				$40,128	$36,432	$3,696
John Dolland Elementary	Public	K-5	15021 South Bloomfield Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2560	586	26	22.4	73.7%	14 (2.4%)	9 (1.5%)	532 (90.8%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.5	2145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		56.4	2215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	70																					22.7	22.7	59.3	46.1	49.5		51.6	69.2	47.7	33.0		49.6				$23,865	$23,270	$595
Loretta Lampton Elementary	Public	K-5	14716 Elmcroft Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3255	406	18	22.5	73.4%	10 (2.5%)	18 (4.4%)	357 (87.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	50.6	2563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		56.7	2202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	361																					24.3	24.3	35.4	55.9	45.7		45.8	47.7	50.0	33.3		43.6				$30,391	$29,680	$711
Niemes (John H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	16715 Jersey Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7890	631	27	23.3	76.2%	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.6%)	495 (78.4%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.2%)	53.8	2376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		51.4	2485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	109	42.2	35.9	7.9	8.7	26.2	71.1	43.6	44.7	30.4	50.3	57.8	59.0	13.2	39.1	43.5	22.2	35.9	7.9	8.7	20.0	28.4	28.4	52.5	43.7	44.2	57.1	49.2	51.5	40.2	28.4	43.0	40.9	98.3			$27,924	$26,504	$1,420
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
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
Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	11939 Aclare St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7870	295	17	17.8	72.5%	20 (6.8%)	24 (8.1%)	181 (61.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	44.9	2892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		35.2	3500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	608																					23.1	23.1	43.2	34.9	41.0	54.8	43.5	54.6	31.8	30.8	29.6	36.8	92.3	95.4	96.9	$27,475	$26,066	$1,409
Anna M. Glazier Elementary	Public	K-5	10932 East Excelsior Dr.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2890	388	17	23.5	80.4%	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.1%)	352 (90.7%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	35	3583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		21.5	4728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	1145																					17.5	17.5	40.3	35.4	46.7		40.6	38.9	33.9	15.5		30.3	97.0	98.0		$31,398	$30,074	$1,324

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl E. Edmondson Elementary

What district is Earl E. Edmondson Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

How many students attend Earl E. Edmondson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Earl E. Edmondson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Earl E. Edmondson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Earl E. Edmondson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nettie L. Waite Middle
High : John H. Glenn High

Is Earl E. Edmondson Elementary a good school?

Earl E. Edmondson Elementary ranks 4112^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Earl E. Edmondson Elementary?

Students at Earl E. Edmondson Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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