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D. D. Johnston Elementary

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D. D. Johnston Elementary ranks 1880 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

D. D. Johnston Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 361 students in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district, known for its remarkable strength in science education and strong support for its students.

The school truly shines in its science program, where over 56% of students scored as proficient, dramatically outperforming both the district and state averages and even surpassing nearby schools like Cresson Elementary and William W. Orr Elementary. This excellence is particularly evident in 5th grade. Furthermore, the school has shown impressive, consistent improvement over the last decade and is highly effective in supporting its student community, achieving strong academic outcomes for its learners compared to similar schools across the state.

While the school has clear strengths, an important area for growth is chronic absenteeism, which at 25.5% is higher than at neighboring schools in other districts, such as those in Little Lake City Elementary. Performance can also vary by grade, with 4th-grade math scores being lower than other subjects. Compared to other schools in its own district like Julia B. Morrison Elementary and Loretta Lampton Elementary, D. D. Johnston delivers solid academic results, demonstrating a successful focus on specific subjects and student support.

361

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,079

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13421 South Fairford Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3630

(562) 210-3120

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend D. D. Johnston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Corvallis Middle
High:	Norwalk High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

Asian:

4.2%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,880^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	64.2	1880 of 5857	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	2919 of 5869	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	2556 of 5859	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	2697 of 5883	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2475 of 5789	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	2443 of 5662	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.4	3021 of 5692	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	3374 of 5614	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	3979 of 5611	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.0	2509 of 5530	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.1	3134 of 5390	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	2660 of 5377	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.1	2746 of 5314	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	14.5	4762 of 5193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	3867 of 5113	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	4418 of 5113	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	3704 of 4818	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	3472 of 4822	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.2	2931 of 4809	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	1178 of 2227	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	938 of 2585	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	1018 of 2128	52.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.8	366 of 3311	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	1650 of 5597	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	2479 of 5612	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1941 of 5609	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2355 of 5635	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	2084 of 5492	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	2423 of 5413	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	819 of 5107	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	1792 of 5107	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	1481 of 5087	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	1627 of 5084	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	1568 of 4963	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	1392 of 4830	71.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.0	58 of 364	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	54 of 335	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	63 of 356	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	1346 of 5460	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	2382 of 5517	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	1667 of 5363	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1619 of 5264	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	1354 of 5173	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	991 of 5084	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	2079 of 5628	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	3230 of 5643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	3178 of 5638	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2841 of 5663	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2638 of 5510	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	2337 of 5431	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.7	1289 of 2635	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2022)89th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2024)84th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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				$22,079	$1,250	$20,829
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				$24,355	$1,531	$22,824
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	$19,325	$1,829	$17,496
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				$22,507	$2,129	$20,378
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				$25,039	$1,021	$24,018
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				$27,049	$2,686	$24,363
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				$19,765	$1,699	$18,066
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		$22,643	$1,359	$21,284
Ernie Pyle Elementary	Public	K-6	14500 South Woodruff Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6528	341	16	20.9	80.9%	10 (2.9%)	43 (12.6%)	244 (71.6%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	50.2	2580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		36.1	3430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	850	20.6	20.6	46.8	43.3	44.1	45.3	44.9	66.0	37.3	44.1	26.4	42.5				$20,514	$2,504	$18,010
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				$22,948	$943	$22,005

Frequently Asked Questions about D. D. Johnston Elementary

Is D. D. Johnston Elementary a good school?

D. D. Johnston Elementary ranks 1880^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of D. D. Johnston Elementary?

Students at D. D. Johnston Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is D. D. Johnston Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

What schools do graduates of D. D. Johnston Elementary attend?

Students who attend D. D. Johnston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Corvallis Middle
High : Norwalk High

How many students attend D. D. Johnston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended D. D. Johnston Elementary.

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