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Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Q: Is Arturo Sanchez Elementary a good school?

Arturo Sanchez Elementary ranks 3807 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3807^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arturo Sanchez Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 239 students in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district, showing notable strengths in improving student attendance and supporting vulnerable populations despite academic challenges.

The school has made impressive progress in getting students to class, with chronic absenteeism dropping to 12.3%, which is significantly better than both the district and state averages and better than most nearby schools like Earl E. Edmondson Elementary. A particular standout is its effectiveness in serving homeless students, where it has historically performed much higher than its overall state ranking. Academically, the school's performance is in the lower-middle tier statewide, with proficiency rates in English and math below average. An interesting pattern shows math scores are much stronger in 3rd and 4th grade but drop sharply in 5th grade, suggesting a specific challenge with upper-grade math curriculum.

When compared to other local schools, a key finding is the performance gap between different school districts. Schools in the neighboring ABC Unified district, such as Helen Wittmann Elementary and John F. Kennedy Elementary, consistently achieve higher rankings while often serving students with similar economic needs. Within its own district, John Dolland Elementary demonstrates that stronger outcomes are possible with a comparable student population. Arturo Sanchez spends more per student than many of these higher-performing schools, indicating that how resources are used may be as important as the amount of funding.

239

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,128

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11960 East 162nd St.
Norwalk, CA 90650-7228

(562) 210-4315

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Arturo Sanchez Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

Asian:

2.9%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,807^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	31.9	3807 of 5857	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3480 of 5869	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	3663 of 5859	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3739 of 5883	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4174 of 5789	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	5015 of 5662	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	4084 of 5692	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	4170 of 5614	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.1	3612 of 5611	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.9	4053 of 5530	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	4827 of 5390	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	5154 of 5377	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	4772 of 5314	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	5092 of 5193	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	4546 of 5113	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	4531 of 5113	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	4397 of 4818	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.1	4329 of 4822	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	4085 of 4809	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	1736 of 3311	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1881 of 3275	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1461 of 3246	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3870 of 5597	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3797 of 5612	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2961 of 5609	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3516 of 5635	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4349 of 5492	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	5013 of 5413	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	2957 of 5107	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2786 of 5107	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2915 of 5087	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	2818 of 5084	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3178 of 4963	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4113 of 4830	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	173 of 429	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	127 of 364	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	84 of 335	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	156 of 356	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	2962 of 5460	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	3031 of 5517	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2666 of 5363	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	2583 of 5264	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	3242 of 5173	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4577 of 5084	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	3415 of 5628	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2831 of 5643	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4215 of 5638	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3524 of 5663	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3426 of 5510	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4634 of 5431	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

The teachers seem friendly. Great positive attitudes, but the drop off locations are bad. Streets are narrow nowhere really safe to drop off your student. They have school safety which just tells you to drop your kid off in a red zone. If it's a drop off only then it should not be a red zone. Red meaning do parking what so ever. I guess they feel like they can change the rules to fit their needs. If the school safety was really concerned about Jay walking. Sorry for the spelling. Then why does the city nor the school have a crosswalk near these entrances. Especially since parking is bad on tge Street. Also street sweep comes by before school starts. Their is no need for any of this. I understand due to covid-19 but you can't even walk your kid to the line on the 1st day of school. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arturo Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-5	11960 East 162nd St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4315	239	10	23.9	87.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	224 (93.7%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	31.9	3807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		35.5	3480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	327																					22.0	22.0	31.9	34.2	29.3		31.8	40.4	39.5	22.0		34.1					$40,128	$36,432	$3,696
Niemes (John H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	16715 Jersey Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7890	631	27	23.3	76.2%	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.6%)	495 (78.4%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.2%)	53.8	2376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		51.4	2485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	109	42.2	35.9	7.9	8.7	26.2	71.1	43.6	44.7	30.4	50.3	57.8	59.0	13.2	39.1	43.5	22.2	35.9	7.9	8.7	20.0	28.4	28.4	52.5	43.7	44.2	57.1	49.2	51.5	40.2	28.4	43.0	40.9	98.3				$27,924	$26,504	$1,420
Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	11939 Aclare St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7870	295	17	17.8	72.5%	20 (6.8%)	24 (8.1%)	181 (61.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	44.9	2892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		35.2	3500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	608																					23.1	23.1	43.2	34.9	41.0	54.8	43.5	54.6	31.8	30.8	29.6	36.8	92.3		95.4	96.9	$27,475	$26,066	$1,409
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
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary	Public	K-6	17500 Belshire Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7875	398	18	22.1	67.1%	20 (5.0%)	28 (7.0%)	213 (53.5%)	99 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (9.3%)	76.3	1323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		66.3	1764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	441																					41.8	41.8	57.8	64.7	63.6	76.0	65.7	60.0	52.9	50.9	41.2	51.0	97.3	97.3		97.3	$27,563	$26,194	$1,369
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
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					$23,865	$23,270	$595
Burbank (Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	17711 Roseton Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7835	421	17	25.5	66.7%	18 (4.3%)	33 (7.8%)	208 (49.4%)	127 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	52.8	2446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		63	1928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	518																					33.9	33.9	34.0	46.6	45.2	63.8	48.7	39.6	37.9	30.8	44.9	38.3					$24,883	$23,606	$1,277
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
Wittmann (Helen) Elementary	Public	K-6	16801 Yvette Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7915	561	20	28.0	37.3%	26 (4.6%)	22 (3.9%)	130 (23.2%)	334 (59.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.4%)	97.4	123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.7	100^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	23																					73.8	73.8	77.9	86.6	88.6	89.6	85.7	82.1	87.8	72.5	76.6	79.8					$23,087	$21,998	$1,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Arturo Sanchez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Arturo Sanchez Elementary?

Students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Arturo Sanchez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Arturo Sanchez Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Arturo Sanchez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arturo Sanchez Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Arturo Sanchez Elementary a good school?

Arturo Sanchez Elementary ranks 3807^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Arturo Sanchez Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

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