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Los Alisos Middle

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Los Alisos Middle ranks 1320 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Los Alisos Middle is a public middle school in Norwalk, California, serving 1,011 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. While the school has seen a concerning trend of high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.4% to 26.7% over the past few years, its academic performance has been consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Compared to other middle schools in the same district and nearby districts, such as Nettie L. Waite Middle and Corvallis Middle, Los Alisos Middle generally performs worse across various metrics. However, the school's performance for certain subgroups, such as Migrant and Homeless students, is notably better than the state average, suggesting the school may be providing targeted support for these student populations. Despite the higher per-student spending at Los Alisos Middle, the school's academic outcomes remain below the district and state averages, raising questions about the efficient allocation of resources and the need for a deeper analysis of the school's instructional practices and support systems.

Over the past few years, Los Alisos Middle's performance has been relatively stagnant, with no significant improvements in test scores or other key metrics. Addressing the school's challenges will require a holistic approach, including a review of instructional practices, support systems, and resource allocation, to ensure that all students at Los Alisos Middle have the opportunity to succeed.

920

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,632

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14800 South Jersey Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-5849

(562) 210-3495

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Students who attend Los Alisos Middle usually attend:

High:

Norwalk High

Feeder schools for Los Alisos Middle:

Elementary:	Anna M. Glazier Elementary
	Loretta Lampton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

Asian:

4.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2017 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2025) from a 39th-percentile low (2017)

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,320^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle 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	45.3	1320 of 2761	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	1419 of 2783	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1354 of 2781	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	1534 of 2740	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1293 of 2715	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	1249 of 2480	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	1519 of 2508	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	1386 of 2497	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	1387 of 2477	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.2	986 of 2379	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	1031 of 2259	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.6	1186 of 2236	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	1174 of 2179	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.4	1383 of 2063	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	1330 of 2005	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1472 of 1999	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	1384 of 1804	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	1396 of 1777	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	1563 of 1769	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	62.1	328 of 745	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	596 of 1531	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	507 of 1491	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	704 of 1369	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	1328 of 1478	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	570 of 1521	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	497 of 1540	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	560 of 1442	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	577 of 1364	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	1229 of 2533	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	1355 of 2551	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1329 of 2531	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1485 of 2509	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1196 of 2380	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1147 of 2262	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	827 of 2395	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	863 of 2388	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	809 of 2374	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	993 of 2359	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	747 of 2213	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	679 of 2072	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	47 of 477	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	51 of 394	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	36 of 320	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	75 of 336	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	851 of 2542	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	991 of 2579	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	910 of 2531	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	1006 of 2458	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	811 of 2369	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	726 of 2230	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1264 of 2534	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	1285 of 2552	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	1182 of 2538	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	1335 of 2527	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1194 of 2407	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	1203 of 2273	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	78.7	12 of 86	86.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	752 of 1566	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	523 of 1552	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	708 of 1531	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	1321 of 1537	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	984 of 1602	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1283 of 1496	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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+38 vs school

Migrant (2023)86th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2019)56th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2024)14th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-3 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science26%-7 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 (2024)
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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Alisos Middle	Public	6-8	14800 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3495	920	35	26.5	78.2%	22 (2.4%)	22 (2.4%)	803 (87.3%)	38 (4.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.8%)	45.3	1320^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		41.3	1419^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.0%	99	25.8	25.8	38.7	54.3	43.0	45.5	31.9	30.0	27.6	29.8	$15,632	$922	$14,710
Nettie L. Waite Middle	Public	6-8	14320 South Norwalk Blvd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4370	462	24	19.4	82.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (1.9%)	420 (90.9%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	25	2004^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.4%		22.9	2132^nd of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	128	14.9	14.9	23.2	38.1	38.7	34.2	21.0	18.5	15.5	18.0	$18,628	$981	$17,647
Corvallis Middle	Public	6-8	11032 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4125	663	27	24.3	76.0%	9 (1.4%)	27 (4.1%)	582 (87.8%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.8%)	41.9	1434^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		34	1669^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.0%	235	20.4	20.4	45.4	48.5	44.1	46.0	24.9	27.8	28.3	27.0	$18,125	$1,078	$17,047
Ross (Faye) Middle	Public	7-8	17707 Elaine Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7785	528	24	22.4	66.5%	24 (4.5%)	48 (9.1%)	317 (60.0%)	107 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.7%)	54.5	1052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%		56.8	967^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.3%	85	30.5	30.5		52.3	50.8	51.5		32.0	34.3	33.1	$20,038	$2,209	$17,829
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	11000 East Kenney St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-9442	509	26	19.2	79.8%	18 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	450 (88.4%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	72.7	624^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.4%		73.4	624^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.6%		43.6	43.6	68.8	62.4	70.5	67.4	36.6	37.6	39.0	37.8	$24,787	$1,109	$23,678
Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	639	26	25.0	40.2%	37 (5.8%)	35 (5.5%)	181 (28.3%)	359 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	96.2	110^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		94.9	156^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	46	63.6	63.6		86.0	82.1	84.1		71.4	62.9	67.2	$18,534	$1,988	$16,546
Lake Center Middle	Public	6-8	10503 South Pioneer Blvd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-4977	708	37	19.3	80.1%	17 (2.4%)	12 (1.7%)	642 (90.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	63.3	821^st of 2761 public middle schools	70.3%		66.1	763^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	58	35.8	35.8	47.0	60.5	56.7	55.0	34.9	46.8	34.6	38.8	$21,928	$1,100	$20,828
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		66.4	756^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	446	23.5	23.5		57.1	46.9	52.1		30.9	28.1	29.5	$21,122	$2,206	$18,916
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Birchdale Ave.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3572	1,240	59	20.9	84.7%	34 (2.7%)	39 (3.1%)	1,130 (91.1%)	25 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	48.9	1211^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.1%		46.8	1255^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.9%	44	25.7	25.7	51.4	52.6	35.5	46.9	37.5	36.5	22.6	32.5	$18,654	$3,228	$15,426
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		88.2	316^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	165	55.5	55.5		60.2	68.8	64.4		43.1	47.1	45.0	$19,739	$1,988	$17,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Alisos Middle

What high school do graduates of Los Alisos Middle attend?

Students who attend Los Alisos Middle usually go on to attend Norwalk High

What is the racial makeup of Los Alisos Middle?

Students at Los Alisos Middle are 87% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Los Alisos Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 920 students attended Los Alisos Middle.

Is Los Alisos Middle a good school?

Los Alisos Middle ranks 1320^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Los Alisos Middle in?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

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