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New River Elementary

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New River Elementary ranks 3821 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

New River Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 319 students in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district, operating in a high-need community where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, Math, and Science consistently below both district and state averages; its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 35th percentile. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 29.3% is much higher than nearby schools, though it has improved dramatically from over 54% just a few years ago. The school spends more per student than most comparable schools in the area, but this higher funding has not led to better academic outcomes when compared to neighbors like Julia B. Morrison Elementary or Studebaker Elementary, which achieve higher rankings with lower per-student costs.

Despite these struggles, New River has a notable area of excellence: it ranks in the 95th percentile statewide for its effectiveness in educating homeless students, suggesting it has developed very successful supports for this vulnerable group. The school's performance varies greatly by grade and subject, with math scores being a particular weak spot. For parents, the key takeaways are that the school is actively working to improve attendance, has a clear strength in supporting high-need students, but overall academic results lag behind other local options in the Little Lake City Elementary and Norwalk-La Mirada Unified districts.

319

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,256

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13432 South Halcourt Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3562

(562) 210-3770

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend New River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Corvallis Middle
High:	Norwalk High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

Asian:

4.4%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,821^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	31.7	3821 of 5857	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3585 of 5869	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3916 of 5859	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3806 of 5883	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4213 of 5789	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3894 of 5662	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	3839 of 5692	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.8	3942 of 5614	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	4025 of 5611	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.1	2616 of 5530	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.8	3408 of 5390	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.0	3758 of 5377	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.2	4449 of 5314	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	4111 of 5193	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	3505 of 5113	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.5	3461 of 5113	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.3	2979 of 4818	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.2	3098 of 4822	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.9	2880 of 4809	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	1888 of 3245	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3021 of 3311	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2021 of 3275	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1710 of 3246	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3645 of 5597	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3828 of 5612	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4450 of 5609	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4176 of 5635	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3763 of 5492	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3243 of 5413	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	2704 of 5107	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	2264 of 5107	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	2775 of 5087	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2657 of 5084	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	2943 of 4963	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	3034 of 4830	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	23 of 429	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	44 of 364	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	45.9	164 of 335	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	168 of 356	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	2668 of 5460	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	2562 of 5517	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	3128 of 5363	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	3043 of 5264	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	3208 of 5173	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	3265 of 5084	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3650 of 5628	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	3085 of 5643	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3337 of 5638	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3151 of 5663	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4262 of 5510	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4289 of 5431	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)95th percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 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)	% 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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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							$18,125	$16,038	$2,087
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			$31,398	$30,074	$1,324
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
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
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
Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Spry St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3582	641	29	22.1	89.4%	46 (7.2%)	23 (3.6%)	554 (86.4%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	38.3	3326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		30.3	3903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	577	30.4	30.4	36.9	31.1	45.1		37.7	40.8	29.8	30.7		33.8	90.0	90.9	94.6	90.9	90.9	92.7	$24,214	$23,652	$562

Frequently Asked Questions about New River Elementary

Is New River Elementary a good school?

New River Elementary ranks 3821^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is New River Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

How many students attend New River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended New River Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of New River Elementary?

Students at New River Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of New River Elementary attend?

Students who attend New River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Corvallis Middle
High : Norwalk High

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