How does John Foster Dulles Elementary compare to other elementary schools in La Mirada?

John Foster Dulles Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 49.7/100, placing it at the 66th percentile statewide. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 532 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at John Foster Dulles Elementary?

21.1% of students at John Foster Dulles Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is John Foster Dulles Elementary improving or declining?

John Foster Dulles Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at John Foster Dulles Elementary?

17.6% of students at John Foster Dulles Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

John Foster Dulles Elementary

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified La Mirada Los Angeles County 90638

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

532 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

274 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

59%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 74.1%

White 15.0%

Asian 3.6%

Black 1.5%

Other 5.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Foster Dulles Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	21.1%
Met Standard	21.4%
Below Standard	57.5%

Exceeded

21.1%

Met

21.4%

Below

57.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for John Foster Dulles Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

21.1% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points above the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.4% exceeded — 7.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.