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Julia B. Morrison Elementary

Q: Is Julia B. Morrison Elementary a good school?

Julia B. Morrison Elementary ranks 1367 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Julia B. Morrison Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 548 students in Norwalk, CA, within the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, and it stands out as a high-performing school that has shown consistent improvement, now ranking in the top quarter of all California elementary schools.

The school excels in mathematics, where its students are nearly 30 percentage points more proficient than the district average, and it shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While the school has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism since the pandemic, it faces challenges in supporting its Special Education students and in science instruction. An interesting pattern shows that while math scores dip in 4th grade before recovering, English scores decline in the upper grades, suggesting a focus area for the school's curriculum.

What makes Julia B. Morrison particularly notable is its efficiency; it achieves these strong academic results with lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools like John H. Nuffer Elementary or New River Elementary, which spend more but rank lower. The school's performance is a bright spot within its district, as most other local schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, such as D. D. Johnston Elementary, rank significantly lower, while schools in the adjacent Little Lake City Elementary district, like William W. Orr Elementary, perform more comparably.

548

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,247

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13510 South Maidstone
Norwalk, CA 90650-3850

(562) 210-3710

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Julia B. Morrison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Corvallis Middle
High:	Norwalk High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

Asian:

6.0%

White:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,367^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	75.0	1367 of 5857	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1849 of 5869	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1974 of 5859	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1734 of 5883	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	2159 of 5789	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	1426 of 5662	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	1597 of 5692	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	61.4	1924 of 5614	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.6	2465 of 5611	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	1855 of 5530	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	1737 of 5390	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	1626 of 5377	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	2337 of 5314	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.8	2319 of 5193	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.2	1757 of 5113	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	2209 of 5113	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.2	1999 of 4818	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.6	1931 of 4822	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.8	2512 of 4809	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	62.0	679 of 2585	73.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	1218 of 3162	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	502 of 3245	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	444 of 3311	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	929 of 3275	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	462 of 3246	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	1452 of 5597	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	2064 of 5612	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1898 of 5609	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	1631 of 5635	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	1778 of 5492	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	1084 of 5413	80.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	500 of 5107	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	859 of 5107	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	907 of 5087	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	646 of 5084	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	1011 of 4963	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	447 of 4830	90.7%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	14 of 429	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	12 of 364	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	32 of 335	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	21 of 356	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	669 of 5460	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	1035 of 5517	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	1154 of 5363	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	710 of 5264	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	1120 of 5173	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	415 of 5084	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	1207 of 5628	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	1482 of 5643	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1934 of 5638	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	1768 of 5663	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	2410 of 5510	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	1729 of 5431	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)97th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)74th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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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)	% DTP (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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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			$29,802	$29,232	$570
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			$16,856	$15,382	$1,474
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			$30,256	$29,700	$556
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
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			$18,720	$17,128	$1,592
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
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
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
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			$18,253	$16,624	$1,629

Frequently Asked Questions about Julia B. Morrison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Julia B. Morrison Elementary?

Students at Julia B. Morrison Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Julia B. Morrison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Julia B. Morrison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Corvallis Middle
High : Norwalk High

How many students attend Julia B. Morrison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Julia B. Morrison Elementary.

Is Julia B. Morrison Elementary a good school?

Julia B. Morrison Elementary ranks 1367^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Julia B. Morrison Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

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