Summary
John H. Nuffer Elementary is a public elementary school in Norwalk, California, serving 370 students in grades K-5. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and underperformance across various student subgroups compared to the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district and the state of California.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, which has increased from $16,539 in 2020-2021 to $27,049 in 2023-2024, it has not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are around 30% and 23%, respectively, significantly lower than the district's 49.54% and 36.32%. Additionally, the school's performance on various student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, is consistently lower than the state averages for those subgroups. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 29.9% over the past few years, are also significantly higher than the district and state averages.
When comparing John H. Nuffer Elementary to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Julia B. Morrison Elementary and D.D. Johnston Elementary, it generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, from around the 4,500th position in 2015-2016 to the 3,971st position in 2022-2023, indicating a worsening performance relative to other California elementary schools.
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