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Norwalk High

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Norwalk High ranks 759 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 65% of California high schools

Summary

Norwalk High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,075 students in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 35% of all California high schools.

The school demonstrates a notable pattern of strengths, particularly in graduating students and teaching English Language Arts, where it outperforms both its district and the state. It also shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and students experiencing homelessness. However, like many schools in the area, it faces a significant challenge with mathematics proficiency, which lags behind comparable averages. Interestingly, Norwalk High achieves these solid outcomes—including a 96.7% graduation rate—despite having a higher student-to-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several neighboring schools, such as John H. Glenn High in the same district.

When compared to nearby schools, Norwalk High generally outperforms others with similar student populations, like Bellflower High, while understandably trailing behind specialized top-ranked schools like Whitney (Gretchen) High. The school has shown steady improvement over recent years, maintaining a stable three-star rating. For parents, the key takeaways are the school's strong record of getting students to graduation, its effective English program, and its supportive environment, balanced against the acknowledged need for growth in math achievement.

2,075

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,609

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11356 East Leffingwell Rd.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3646

(562) 210-3830

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Feeder schools for Norwalk High:

Elementary:	Anna M. Glazier Elementary
	D. D. Johnston Elementary
	Julia B. Morrison Elementary
	Loretta Lampton Elementary
	More...
	New River Elementary
Middle:	Corvallis Middle
	Los Alisos Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

Asian:

4.8%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

California avg41%

759^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High 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	62.2	759 of 2162	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	671 of 2159	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	895 of 2170	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	934 of 2123	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	605 of 1290	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	1340 of 2133	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	1050 of 2017	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.0	1127 of 2021	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.2	1155 of 2039	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	974 of 1994	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.6	994 of 2426	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.1	1252 of 2354	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	1255 of 2367	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.8	1338 of 2281	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.1	1295 of 2238	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.4	1339 of 2117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.2	1295 of 2063	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.8	1345 of 1968	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.5	1187 of 1901	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1129 of 1653	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	361 of 517	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	231 of 592	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	347 of 582	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	44.8	370 of 582	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	415 of 581	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	512 of 1161	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	302 of 555	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	801 of 1117	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	657 of 1052	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	373 of 1085	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	183 of 1064	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	141 of 1044	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	20.0	428 of 467	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	619 of 941	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	293 of 938	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	700 of 1906	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	683 of 1915	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	830 of 1915	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	895 of 1858	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	567 of 1054	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1269 of 1833	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	994 of 1760	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	442 of 1900	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	378 of 1902	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	535 of 1917	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	625 of 1861	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	1122 of 1814	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	820 of 1742	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	42 of 410	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	34 of 328	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	68 of 299	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	79 of 290	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	519 of 2013	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	472 of 2026	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	645 of 2030	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	686 of 1943	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	416 of 1126	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	1177 of 1937	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	869 of 1862	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	743 of 1942	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	592 of 1948	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	831 of 1963	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	839 of 1916	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	561 of 1122	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	1193 of 1880	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	996 of 1834	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	621 of 1252	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	415 of 1216	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	782 of 1197	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	737 of 1173	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	945 of 1204	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	949 of 1222	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.3	634 of 1173	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)37th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2019)36th percentile~ school

African American (2024)30th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-12 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norwalk High	Public	9-12	11356 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3830	2,075	87	23.8	77.9%	50 (2.4%)	40 (1.9%)	1,835 (88.4%)	99 (4.8%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (1.8%)	62.2	759^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		64.2	671^st of 2159 public high schools	68.9%	88		33.2		32.7			61.6	61.6			25.6	25.6	$22,609	$21,812	$797
Bellflower High	Public	7-12	15301 South McNab Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 920-1801	1,997	100	19.9	84.2%	59 (3.0%)	225 (11.3%)	1,530 (76.6%)	129 (6.5%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	35 (1.8%)	52.5	981^st of 2162 public high schools	54.6%		53	931^st of 2159 public high schools	56.9%	50	14.2	24.3		18.9	37.5	37.4	65.7	47.0	19.4	14.0	17.6	17.0	$22,093	$20,012	$2,081
Columbus (Christopher) High	Public	9-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	368	23	16.2	89.9%	16 (4.3%)	9 (2.4%)	335 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10.4	2001^st of 2162 public high schools	7.4%		11.9	1955^th of 2159 public high schools	9.4%	46		3.3		4.6			15.5	15.5			0.8	0.8	$43,004	$42,388	$616
Woodruff Academy	Public	7-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	14	2	7.8	78.6%	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0									$43,004	$42,388	$616
John H. Glenn High	Public	9-12	13520 Shoemaker Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3000	882	48	18.4	74.9%	22 (2.5%)	24 (2.7%)	783 (88.8%)	35 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	42.9	1191^st of 2162 public high schools	44.9%		43	1168^th of 2159 public high schools	45.9%	23		23.4		22.9			43.7	43.7			21.0	21.0	$36,652	$35,342	$1,310
Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	9300 Imperial Hwy. Clark Bldg.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 922-6850	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	10400 South Orr and Day Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,865	77	24.1	77.6%	95 (5.1%)	16 (0.9%)	1,699 (91.1%)	42 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	79.4	421^st of 2162 public high schools	80.5%		77	456^th of 2159 public high schools	78.9%	35		37.6	9.5	36.4			68.9	68.9			49.3	49.3	$24,603	$24,142	$461
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7760	164	15	10.7	76.8%	14 (8.5%)	13 (7.9%)	114 (69.5%)	18 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	21.9	1654^th of 2162 public high schools	23.5%		11.4	1981^st of 2159 public high schools	8.2%	327		16.0		16.0			30.0	30.0			4.0	4.0	$44,942	$42,850	$2,092
Gahr (Richard) High	Public	9-12	11111 Artesia Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7730	1,631	73	22.4	61.2%	86 (5.3%)	187 (11.5%)	890 (54.6%)	374 (22.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (5.3%)	63.9	720^th of 2162 public high schools	66.7%		86.6	288^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	432		32.0	15.8	31.2			61.5	61.5			30.3	30.3	$26,266	$25,104	$1,162
ABC Secondary (Alternative)	Public	7-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7770	17	4	4.2	64.7%	2 (11.8%)	2 (11.8%)	11 (64.7%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$26,045	$24,914	$1,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwalk High

What district is Norwalk High in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

What is the racial makeup of Norwalk High?

Students at Norwalk High are 88% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Norwalk High?

Norwalk High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anna M. Glazier Elementary
Elementary : D. D. Johnston Elementary
Elementary : Julia B. Morrison Elementary
Elementary : Loretta Lampton Elementary
Elementary : New River Elementary
Middle : Corvallis Middle
Middle : Los Alisos Middle

How many students attend Norwalk High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,075 students attended Norwalk High.

Is Norwalk High a good school?

Norwalk High ranks 759^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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