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Foster Road Elementary

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Foster Road Elementary ranks 3413 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Foster Road Elementary is a public elementary school in La Mirada, California, serving 261 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, which is ranked 704 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

While Foster Road Elementary has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,095 to $25,973 in recent years, its academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were around 10-20 percentage points below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th grade Mathematics, where only 14.29% of students were proficient or above, compared to 33.13% for the district and 36.03% for the state. However, the school's performance is relatively stronger in 3rd grade Mathematics, where 50% of students were proficient or above, compared to 51.01% for the district and 46.3% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Escalona Elementary in the same district consistently outperforms Foster Road Elementary in test scores, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Schools in the neighboring East Whittier City Elementary and South Whittier Elementary districts, such as La Colima Elementary and Carmela Elementary, also generally outperform Foster Road Elementary in test scores. However, the school has shown exceptional performance for its homeless student population, ranking among the top schools in California for this subgroup in recent years.

246

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,102

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13930 East Foster Rd.
La Mirada, CA 90638-2820

(562) 210-2790

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Foster Road Elementary usually attend:

High:

La Mirada High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.0%

Asian:

4.9%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,413^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	36.9	3413 of 5857	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2694 of 5869	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2530 of 5859	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2449 of 5883	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	2908 of 5789	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	2459 of 5662	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.2	1832 of 5692	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.7	1584 of 5614	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	56.0	2128 of 5611	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	2258 of 5530	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.5	2711 of 5390	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.2	2763 of 5377	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.9	2042 of 5314	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.1	1817 of 5193	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.5	2027 of 5113	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.1	2546 of 5113	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.0	2763 of 4818	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.9	2399 of 4822	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	32.6	3098 of 4809	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.8	1105 of 3275	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	664 of 3246	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	3232 of 5597	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	3120 of 5612	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2501 of 5609	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2439 of 5635	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	2697 of 5492	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	2463 of 5413	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2787 of 5107	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	1794 of 5107	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	1386 of 5087	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	1019 of 5084	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	1688 of 4963	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	1351 of 4830	72.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.0	100 of 364	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	22 of 335	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	27 of 356	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3271 of 5460	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	1845 of 5517	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	1366 of 5363	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	1383 of 5264	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	2065 of 5173	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	1416 of 5084	72.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3452 of 5628	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	2281 of 5643	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	2420 of 5638	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	2288 of 5663	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	2849 of 5510	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	2321 of 5431	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)73rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)66th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science12%-21 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)	% 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 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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foster Road Elementary	Public	K-5	13930 East Foster Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2790	246	10	23.7	72.8%	11 (4.5%)	3 (1.2%)	214 (87.0%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	36.9	3413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		47.6	2694^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	719	11.9	11.9	44.7	40.7	33.3		39.3	50.0	48.2	14.3		35.5					$40,102	$36,428	$3,674
Gardenhill Elementary	Public	K-5	14607 East Gardenhill Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2840	633	26	24.6	49.9%	70 (11.1%)	23 (3.6%)	406 (64.1%)	72 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.6%)	82.8	1034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		76.1	1333^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	299	44.2	44.2	68.2	59.8	63.5		63.8	78.5	67.0	49.4		66.1					$21,370	$21,282	$88
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	12001 Bona Vista Ln.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-3711	457	21	21.7	91.0%	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	431 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22.4	4639^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.8	4489^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	150	20.0	20.0	29.1	28.3	25.5	38.6	30.4	16.1	24.2	21.8	18.3	20.2					$18,890	$17,790	$1,100
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	13463 East Meyer Rd.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 941-4712	379	16	23.6	92.3%	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.1%)	362 (95.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.8	3297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.7%		37.2	3350^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	53	15.0	15.0	42.9	30.4	45.0	36.2	39.1	51.0	41.3	28.3	25.5	36.1					$20,814	$19,732	$1,082
La Colima Elementary	Public	K-5	11225 Miller Rd.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7200	378	18	20.8	77.2%	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	334 (88.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	62.1	1955^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		47.3	2718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	763	27.1	27.1	60.0	44.1	55.9		53.3	63.6	47.5	42.9		50.5	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	$3,329	$1,704	$1,625
Escalona Elementary	Public	K-5	15135 Escalona Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2745	424	19	22.3	51.7%	58 (13.7%)	5 (1.2%)	304 (71.7%)	35 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	66.4	1769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		72.9	1455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	314	46.3	46.3	46.4	55.6	64.8		54.8	56.5	42.6	40.7		47.5					$28,887	$28,398	$489
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
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
Ceres Elementary	Public	K-5	10601 South Ceres Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2200	492	22	22.3	67.1%	28 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (89.4%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	68.7	1654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.8%		68.2	1675^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	21	33.3	33.3	49.5	54.7	60.3		54.1	57.9	54.7	52.4		55.4					$2,760	$1,266	$1,494
La Pluma Elementary	Public	K-5	14420 La Pluma Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3205	284	12	23.4	55.6%	41 (14.4%)	6 (2.1%)	195 (68.7%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (4.9%)	47.5	2733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.3%		69	1638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	1095	29.2	29.2	37.1	47.9	54.2		47.3	37.1	39.6	31.3		35.9					$28,768	$28,580	$188

Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Road Elementary

What schools do graduates of Foster Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Foster Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : La Mirada High

What district is Foster Road Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Is Foster Road Elementary a good school?

Foster Road Elementary ranks 3413^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Foster Road Elementary?

Students at Foster Road Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Foster Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Foster Road Elementary.

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