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Loretta Lampton Elementary

Public Grades K-5
3130th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 46% of California elementary schools
Summary

Loretta Lampton Elementary is a 406-student K–5 school in Norwalk, California, part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified area. Its clearest academic strength is math, but the most important finding is that ELA and science proficiency are each about 10 percentage points below the state rate.

Math proficiency was 39%, just above California’s 38% and 3 points above the district’s 36%. It was also 3 points above the 36% average for seven nearby same-district K–5 schools, ranking third among those eight schools. In contrast, ELA proficiency was 39%—10 points below both the state and district rates, and 2 points below the nearby-school average of 42%. Science proficiency was 26%, 10 points below the state rate of 36%, 8 points below the district’s 35%, and 3 points below the nearby-school average of 30%. The school’s results therefore vary by subject rather than standing out as consistently strong or weak.

That contrast has sharpened over time: the math lead over the state narrowed from 9 points in 2022–23 to 1 point in 2025–26, while ELA and science gaps widened from 7 and 5 points to 10 points each. SchoolDigger’s statewide standing fell from the 62nd percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24 to the 46th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–26; it remains fifth-highest among 11 nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism improved from 24% in 2021–22 to 18% in 2025–26, slightly below the district and state. The student-teacher ratio was 22.5 in 2024–25, and 73% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible that year; California’s statewide free-meals policy does not change the reported measure. SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness for homeless students was notably high at the 93rd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 46th percentile. Its Special Education Students ranking, however, fell from the 74th percentile in 2024–25 to the 49th in 2025–26.

406
Students ?
22.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,391
Per pupil spending ?
73.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 14716 Elmcroft Ave.
       Norwalk, CA  90650-5626

(562) 210-3255

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified


Students who attend Loretta Lampton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Los Alisos Middle
High:    Norwalk High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.9%
African American:
4.4%
White:
2.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg41%
California avg42%
3,130th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 16Elementary Schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
434th of 968Norwalk-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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.53130 of 580446.1%★★☆☆☆
202550.62563 of 585756.2%★★★☆☆
202456.72202 of 586962.5%★★★☆☆
202348.72591 of 585955.8%★★★☆☆
202232.03694 of 588337.2%★★☆☆☆
201949.72609 of 578954.9%★★★☆☆
201847.52687 of 566252.5%★★★☆☆
201740.03105 of 569245.4%★★☆☆☆
201643.72846 of 561449.3%★★☆☆☆
201547.72580 of 561154.0%★★★☆☆
201369.51594 of 553071.2%★★★★☆
201275.81233 of 539077.1%★★★★☆
201171.61418 of 537773.6%★★★★☆
201059.52010 of 531462.2%★★★☆☆
200948.62570 of 519350.5%★★★☆☆
200846.32586 of 511349.4%★★☆☆☆
200749.52360 of 511353.8%★★★☆☆
200653.02048 of 481857.5%★★★☆☆
200549.62215 of 482254.1%★★★☆☆
200450.92109 of 480956.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202255.3698 of 222768.7%★★★☆☆
201944.81136 of 258556.1%★★★☆☆
201849.5785 of 212863.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202468.7445 of 316285.9%★★★★☆
202356.6925 of 324571.5%★★★★☆
202255.2957 of 331171.1%★★★★☆
201962.6746 of 327577.2%★★★★☆
201845.41481 of 324654.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.23303 of 556940.7%★★☆☆☆
202549.32507 of 559755.2%★★★☆☆
202459.21994 of 561264.5%★★★☆☆
202346.22623 of 560953.2%★★★☆☆
202234.23392 of 563539.8%★★☆☆☆
201941.82999 of 549245.4%★★☆☆☆
201839.63119 of 541342.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202661.71630 of 508567.9%★★★☆☆
202569.41238 of 510775.8%★★★★☆
202476.0897 of 510782.4%★★★★☆
202364.41430 of 508771.9%★★★★☆
202240.52866 of 508443.6%★★☆☆☆
201962.01581 of 496368.1%★★★☆☆
201859.51651 of 483065.8%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202683.125 of 36693.2%★★★★★
202576.351 of 42988.1%★★★★☆
202491.816 of 36495.6%★★★★★
202367.775 of 33577.6%★★★★☆
202262.788 of 35675.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202656.12108 of 541261.0%★★★☆☆
202563.21673 of 546069.4%★★★☆☆
202470.51244 of 551777.5%★★★★☆
202355.12031 of 536362.1%★★★☆☆
202243.12756 of 526447.6%★★☆☆☆
201966.11403 of 517372.9%★★★★☆
201862.81581 of 508468.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.82813 of 559049.7%★★☆☆☆
202551.12436 of 562856.7%★★★☆☆
202452.72327 of 564358.8%★★★☆☆
202350.32436 of 563856.8%★★★☆☆
202230.73729 of 566334.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.12192 of 551060.2%★★★☆☆
201853.72249 of 543158.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.61480 of 292049.3%★★☆☆☆
202562.4733 of 284774.3%★★★★☆
202347.7973 of 242059.8%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+47 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+23 vs school
Disabled (2022)69th percentile+31 vs school
Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+15 vs school
Male (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state
Mathematics39%~ state avg
Science26%-10 vs state

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Loretta Lampton Elementary ranks 3130th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Loretta Lampton Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Loretta Lampton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Alisos Middle
High : Norwalk High

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Loretta Lampton Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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