How does John H. Nuffer Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Norwalk?

John H. Nuffer Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 38.9/100, placing it at the 35th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 594 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at John H. Nuffer Elementary?

10.7% of students at John H. Nuffer Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is John H. Nuffer Elementary improving or declining?

John H. Nuffer Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at John H. Nuffer Elementary?

9.1% of students at John H. Nuffer 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 H. Nuffer Elementary

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified Norwalk Los Angeles County 90650

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

594 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

370 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

84%

Teachers

15 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 84.6%

White 1.6%

Asian 4.3%

Black 1.9%

Other 7.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John H. Nuffer Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.7%
Met Standard	16.9%
Below Standard	72.4%

Exceeded

10.7%

Met

16.9%

Below

72.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for John H. Nuffer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.0 points below the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.2% exceeded — 12.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 9.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.