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Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is a public elementary school in Norwalk, CA, serving 528 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, which is ranked 704 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, with English Learners and Special Education students performing particularly poorly compared to their peers across the state. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 35.9% over the past few years.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district, such as John H. Nuffer Elementary and D.D. Johnston Elementary, as well as schools in the neighboring Little Lake City Elementary District, like Lakeland Elementary and Cresson Elementary, perform significantly better than Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary across various academic metrics, suggesting that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

509

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,019

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13323 South Goller Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3223

(562) 210-3650

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

African American:

5.3%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg41%

California avg41%

4,487^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	24.1	4487 of 5857	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4568 of 5869	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4809 of 5859	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4965 of 5883	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4846 of 5789	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4494 of 5662	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	4102 of 5692	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	4115 of 5614	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	3546 of 5611	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.6	4886 of 5530	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.8	4663 of 5390	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	4584 of 5377	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.0	4003 of 5314	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	4195 of 5193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.9	4198 of 5113	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	3250 of 5113	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.9	3247 of 4818	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.8	3296 of 4822	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	3002 of 4809	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	2192 of 2227	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1021 of 2585	60.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	3081 of 3162	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1614 of 3245	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	2777 of 3311	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2356 of 3275	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	1511 of 3246	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	4437 of 5597	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4542 of 5612	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4688 of 5609	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4617 of 5635	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4419 of 5492	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	4169 of 5413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3548 of 5107	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3698 of 5107	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3868 of 5087	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	4244 of 5084	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4100 of 4963	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3771 of 4830	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	94 of 429	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	156 of 364	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	172 of 335	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	206 of 356	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	4083 of 5460	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	4170 of 5517	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4322 of 5363	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4211 of 5264	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	4237 of 5173	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3893 of 5084	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4044 of 5628	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4166 of 5643	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4535 of 5638	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4903 of 5663	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4735 of 5510	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4455 of 5431	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2747 of 2847	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science16%-17 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)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$21,019	$1,585	$19,434
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
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						$17,432	$1,153	$16,279
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
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						$24,801	$2,130	$22,671
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
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	$20,765	$1,018	$19,747
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						$17,900	$3,544	$14,356
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary

Is Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary a good school?

Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

What schools do graduates of Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary?

Students at Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary.

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