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John H. Nuffer Elementary

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John H. Nuffer Elementary ranks 3271 st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

John H. Nuffer Elementary is a K–5 school serving 316 students in Norwalk, within the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district. Its latest chronic absenteeism rate was notably low: 4% in 2025–2026, compared with 18% in the district and 18% statewide. Test results, however, show a different picture: proficiency was below state and district results in all three tested subjects. The most important finding is that Nuffer’s academic results remain below both benchmarks across ELA, math and science.

Compared with nearby same-district K–5 schools, Nuffer is strongest in ELA and weakest in math. In 2025–2026, 44% of students were proficient in ELA, about 2 percentage points above the nearby-school average of 41%, though below the state and district rates of 49%. Math proficiency was 31%, about 5 points below the nearby average of 36%, and science was 27%, about 3 points below the nearby average of 29%. Fifth-grade math stands out as a concern: 16% were proficient, compared with 43% in third grade and 37% statewide for fifth grade.

Results have risen since 2022–2023, especially in ELA: proficiency increased by 12 percentage points to 44%; math rose by 6 points to 31%, and science by 3 points to 27%. ELA and math narrowed their gaps with the state, while science’s gap widened by 3 points. SchoolDigger’s overall standing rose from the 26th percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025 to the 44th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026; Nuffer ranked sixth among 11 nearby schools. Its 23.1 student-teacher ratio was close to the nearby average of 23.0. In 2024–2025, 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby-school average of 79%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students was at the 60th percentile, and its ranking for Homeless Students was at the 86th percentile—both above the school’s overall ranking.

316

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,548

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

14821 South Jersey Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-5850

(562) 210-4060

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend John H. Nuffer Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

Asian:

4.4%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

California avg42%

3,271^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

691^st of 1,530Norwalk-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
2026	39.3	3271 of 5817	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	4351 of 5857	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	4273 of 5869	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3962 of 5859	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4490 of 5883	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	5088 of 5789	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4486 of 5662	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	4702 of 5692	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	4933 of 5614	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	4781 of 5611	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	4497 of 5530	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	3997 of 5390	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	4109 of 5377	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	4525 of 5314	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	4158 of 5193	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	4654 of 5113	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	4574 of 5113	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.6	3877 of 4818	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.6	3722 of 4822	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.3	3677 of 4809	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	2484 of 3162	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	1089 of 3245	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	1588 of 3311	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1610 of 3275	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	2546 of 3246	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	3093 of 5581	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	3965 of 5597	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3930 of 5612	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3861 of 5609	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4407 of 5635	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4593 of 5492	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3831 of 5413	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	2034 of 5094	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.9	3547 of 5107	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3710 of 5107	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2738 of 5087	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	3883 of 5084	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4271 of 4963	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3681 of 4830	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	53 of 366	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	32.3	333 of 429	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	184 of 364	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	190 of 335	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	215 of 356	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	2427 of 5423	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.4	3806 of 5460	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3872 of 5517	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3493 of 5363	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3764 of 5264	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4538 of 5173	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	3909 of 5084	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	3256 of 5603	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	4385 of 5628	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4293 of 5643	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3712 of 5638	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	4157 of 5663	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	4955 of 5510	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4749 of 5431	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)86th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	39.3	3271^st of 5817 public elementary schools	43.8%		25.5	4351^st of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%	1080																					26.5	26.5	42.9	41.7	46.9		43.8	42.9	33.3	16.3		30.8	94%	0%	$27,548	$822	$26,726
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%)	41.5	3137^th of 5817 public elementary schools	46.1%		50.6	2563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%	574																					26.1	26.1	34.4	46.2	37.7		39.5	42.6	40.0	34.8		39.0	≥ 98%		$22,941	$711	$22,230
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%)	22.5	4588^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.1%		28.3	4112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%	476																					16.4	16.4	32.3	29.3	34.4		32.0	33.9	22.4	13.1		23.2	≥ 98%		$24,023	$1,379	$22,644
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%)	37.8	3372^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	42.0%		35	3583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%	211																					24.6	24.6	31.5	44.4	47.7		41.9	37.7	31.4	27.7		31.9	97%	0%	$23,849	$1,324	$22,525
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%)	75.1	1362^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	76.6%		75	1367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%	5																					44.0	44.0	58.2	60.0	49.5		55.6	63.6	57.7	67.0		62.8	98%	0%	$19,182	$1,083	$18,099
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%)	30.6	3955^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.0%		31.9	3807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%	148																					23.7	23.7	29.4	22.2	44.7		31.6	35.3	31.1	31.6		32.5	≥ 98%		$30,983	$3,696	$27,287
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%)	63.1	1922^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	67.0%		64.2	1880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%	42																					46.4	46.4	53.3	46.5	55.4		52.2	56.7	37.2	41.1		45.9	≥ 98%		$22,465	$570	$21,895
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%)	51.3	2538^th of 5817 public elementary schools	56.4%		53.8	2376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%	162	27.5	25.0	7.9	11.1	18.4	67.5	29.6	42.1	16.7	39.2	47.5	56.8	21.1	19.4	37.3	10.0	18.2	10.5	5.6	11.4	24.7	24.7	50.6	47.5	43.7	44.3	46.5	57.8	46.5	22.5	41.8	42.1	97%	0%	$24,340	$1,420	$22,920
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%)	30.4	3975^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.7%		31.7	3821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%	154																					25.0	25.0	27.1	32.0	50.0		36.3	33.3	34.0	12.5		26.7	82%	0%	$22,801	$556	$22,245
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%)	52.6	2461^st of 5817 public elementary schools	57.7%		58.5	2145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%	316																					32.2	32.2	58.3	34.1	46.7		46.0	65.5	39.6	31.1		44.9	98%	0%	$18,024	$595	$17,429

Frequently Asked Questions about John H. Nuffer Elementary

How many students attend John H. Nuffer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended John H. Nuffer Elementary.

Is John H. Nuffer Elementary a good school?

John H. Nuffer Elementary ranks 3271^st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John H. Nuffer Elementary attend?

Students who attend John H. Nuffer Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is John H. Nuffer Elementary in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

What is the racial makeup of John H. Nuffer Elementary?

Students at John H. Nuffer Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% White.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

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