Public school · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified · Norwalk, California

Norwalk High — Rating & test scores

Norwalk · 9–12 · 2,075 students (2024–25)

11356 East Leffingwell Road, 90650norwalklancers.org ↗(562) 210-3830

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The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

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Norwalk Highhigher than 54 of the 100 California dots

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In 2024–25, 97% of the class graduated in four years (495 of 512); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 512
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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1.1% of students (23 of 2,047) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,047. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Norwalk-La Mirada Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Norwalk High a good high school?

Norwalk High scores higher than 54 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 54th percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 20 in 100 at the average Norwalk-La Mirada Unified high school. 1.1% of students (23 of 2,047) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 40 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 62% of low-income students in grade 11 at Norwalk High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

54 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

42% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English; below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 64% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 438
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 438 tested

Advanced: 28%
Proficient: 36%
Below the standard: 36%

This school64%

California57%

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified56%

64% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 438 tested

Advanced: 10%
Proficient: 14%
Below the standard: 76%

This school24%

California32%

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified29%

24% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 40 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 62% to 64% and math from 26% to 24%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202562%435 tested

→

202664%438 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202526%433 tested

→

202624%438 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	28%	36%	21%	15%	438
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	26%	30%	20%	24%	1,095
Math, grade 11 · This school	10%	14%	23%	53%	438
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	13%	16%	21%	50%	1,091

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

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Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202624%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 49% in 2017 to 64% in 2026. In math, it went from 18% in 2017 to 24% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	49% 489 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	51% 446 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	38% 468 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	56% 492 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	60% 452 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	63% 476 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	62% 435 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	64% 438 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	18% 488 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	16% 443 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	21% 468 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	18% 485 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	19% 441 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	24% 470 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	26% 433 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	24% 438 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Norwalk High’s results?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified’s board decides Norwalk High’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Norwalk High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
Read Norwalk-La Mirada Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

97% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 55% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 42% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

97%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 495 of 512 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

55%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 284 of 512 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

56%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 276 of 495 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

42% enrolled in college within 12 months · 484 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓33 · 7%
California State University CSU detail ↓94 · 19%
California community college60 · 12%
In-state private10 · 2%
Out-of-state, 4-year4 · 1%
Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
Not enrolled280 · 58%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 19 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

Math & Computer Science3
Sciences4
English2
History & Social Science5
World Languages & Cultures1
Arts2
AP Capstone2

Every approved AP course19 courses in 7 subjects

Math & Computer Science 3

Calculus AB
Computer Science Principles
Precalculus

Sciences 4

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 5

European History
Human Geography
Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History

World Languages & Cultures 1

Spanish Language and Culture

Arts 2

2-D Art and Design
Drawing

AP Capstone 2

Research
Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

54 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 495 of 512 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 284 of 512 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 276 of 495 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 100
Admitted: 71
Enrolled: 20

By campus · fall 2025

UC IrvineApplied 84 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 10
UCLAApplied 74 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC San DiegoApplied 62 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
UC RiversideApplied 50 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 3
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 37 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 35 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC MercedApplied 33 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 3
UC DavisApplied 22 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 16 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

Fall 2025Applied 100 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 20
Fall 2024Applied 91 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2023Applied 131 · Admitted 89 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2022Applied 91 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 24
Fall 2021Applied 89 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 32
Fall 2020Applied 92 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 17
Fall 2019Applied 94 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 20
Fall 2018Applied 116 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2017Applied 105 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 26
Fall 2016Applied 73 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 26

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 201
Admitted: 187
Enrolled: 100

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Cal State Long BeachApplied 778 · Admitted 654 · Enrolled 226
Cal State FullertonApplied 632 · Admitted 507 · Enrolled 109
Cal State LAApplied 319 · Admitted 302 · Enrolled 14
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 317 · Admitted 301 · Enrolled 20
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 316 · Admitted 195 · Enrolled 30
San Diego StateApplied 224 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 60 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 52 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 8
San Francisco StateApplied 52 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 51 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled —
Fresno StateApplied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled —
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 28 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 27 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
Chico StateApplied 26 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
San José StateApplied 26 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 22 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
Cal State East BayApplied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
Cal State San MarcosApplied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
Sonoma StateApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 201 · Admitted 187 · Enrolled 100
Fall 2024Applied 163 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 72
Fall 2023Applied 200 · Admitted 193 · Enrolled 91
Fall 2022Applied 173 · Admitted 168 · Enrolled 93
Fall 2021Applied 139 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled 65

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

20 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 20 in 100 at the average Norwalk-La Mirada Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 396 of 2,020 students counted for it; suspension: 23 of 2,047 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Norwalk-La Mirada Unified high school 3.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

20 in 100This school

20 in 100At the average Norwalk-La Mirada Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

396 of 2,020 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.1%

of students were suspended at least once (23 of 2,047). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Norwalk High

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Norwalk-La Mirada Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and homeless students all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 62% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Norwalk HighSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students

Low-income386 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 62%Same group, California 49%
Hispanic or Latino380 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 62%Same group, California 49%
Homeless108 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 57%Same group, California 35%
English learners32 tested22%Same group, California 8%
Students with disabilities48 tested19%Same group, California 19%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 6% to 24%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino88%
Filipino3%
White2%
Black or African American2%
Asian2%
Two or more races1%
Not reported<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Unallocated share1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

30% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 54 of 181 English learners30%

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified · 666 of 1,53044%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

78%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,617 of 2,075. California: 63%.

94teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students and other student groups on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	vs California
Low-income · 386 tested
English	62%	+953%	+1349%
Math	24%	−226%	+123%
Hispanic or Latino · 380 tested
English	62%	+1052%	+1349%
Math	22%	−325%	+121%
English learners · 32 tested
English	22%	+814%	+148%
Math	9%	−918%	+18%
Students with disabilities · 48 tested
English	19%	+217%	019%
Math	6%	−28%	−28%
Homeless · 108 tested
English	57%	+849%	+2235%
Math	21%	−425%	+615%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian, Filipino and White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	88%
Filipino	3%
White	2%
Black or African American	2%
Asian	2%
Two or more races	1%
Not reported	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 89% of teaching positions, 77.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 86.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Norwalk High, and how do I get in?

From parts of Los Alisos Middle, Corvallis Middle and Nettie L. Waite Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area

Los Alisos Middle 54th · Solid · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area

Corvallis Middle 37th · Developing · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area

Nettie L. Waite Middle 42nd · Developing · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school

Norwalk High

3 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (10)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Los Alisos Middle

Anna M. Glazier Elementary50th · Solid · 2026
Loretta Lampton Elementary32nd · Developing · 2026
Julia B. Morrison ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Corvallis Middle and Nettie L. Waite Middle81st · Strong · 2026
John H. Nuffer ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Nettie L. Waite Middle56th · Solid · 2026

Into Corvallis Middle

D. D. Johnston Elementary68th · Solid · 2026
New River Elementary35th · Developing · 2026
Julia B. Morrison ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Los Alisos Middle and Nettie L. Waite Middle81st · Strong · 2026
Thomas B. Moffitt ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Nettie L. Waite Middle20th · Needs Support · 2026

Into Nettie L. Waite Middle

Julia B. Morrison ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Los Alisos Middle and Corvallis Middle81st · Strong · 2026
John H. Nuffer ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Los Alisos Middle56th · Solid · 2026
Thomas B. Moffitt ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Corvallis Middle20th · Needs Support · 2026

Reaching this zone only at its edges

John Dolland Elementary35th · Developing · 2026
Earl E. Edmondson Elementary22nd · Needs Support · 2026
Arturo Sanchez Elementary38th · Developing · 2026

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Anna M. Glazier Elementary
Assigned
50th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
D. D. Johnston Elementary
Assigned
68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Loretta Lampton Elementary
Assigned
32nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
New River Elementary
Assigned
35th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Julia B. Morrison Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
81st percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026
99% of the zone’s children
John Dolland Elementary
Assigned
35th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Earl E. Edmondson Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
22nd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
90% of the zone’s children
Arturo Sanchez Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
38th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
76% of the zone’s children
John H. Nuffer Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
56th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
44% of the zone’s children
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary
Assigned for part of the zone
20th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
26% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

Los Alisos Middle
Assigned for part of the zone
54th percentile · Solid · middle · 2026
93% of the zone’s children
Corvallis Middle
Assigned for part of the zone
37th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026
81% of the zone’s children
Nettie L. Waite Middle
Assigned for part of the zone
42nd percentile · Developing · middle · 2026
15% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Norwalk-La Mirada Unified which school serves your address.

School website: norwalklancers.org ↗Office: (562) 210-3830Administrator: David Olea

Location and visiting

Get directions

11356 East Leffingwell Road, Norwalk 90650

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Norwalk-La Mirada Unified.

Questions for your visit

How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 30% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (54 of 181 students); California: 47%
What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 76% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (438 students tested); California: 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
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Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Bellflower HighBellflower Unified · 1.6 mi
44thDevelopingScope Score 54
John H. Glenn High2.1 mi
24thNeeds SupportScope Score 47
Santa Fe HighWhittier Union High · 2.2 mi
73rdSolidScope Score 65

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #687 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 3 in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	97%	61	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	18%	52	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	55%	57	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	44%	56	18%
Chronically absent	23 in 100	55	5%
Suspension rate	1.4% (31 of 2,153)	60	5%
English learners: top level	13%	45	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	57	54	#687	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	13 in 100	6.0% (127 of 2,120)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	23 in 100	2.1% (43 of 2,086)
2024–25	23 in 100	1.4% (31 of 2,153)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	438	28%	36%	21%	15%	64%	57%	+7

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	438	10%	14%	23%	53%	24%	32%	−8

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	438	28%	64%
2026 · Math	438	10%	24%
2025 · English	435	28%	62%
2025 · Math	433	8%	26%
2024 · English	476	30%	63%
2024 · Math	470	7%	24%
2023 · English	452	25%	60%
2023 · Math	441	5%	19%
2022 · English	492	24%	56%
2022 · Math	485	5%	18%
2019 · English	468	16%	38%
2019 · Math	468	3%	21%
2018 · English	446	16%	51%
2018 · Math	443	2%	16%
2017 · English	489	17%	49%
2017 · Math	488	4%	18%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	435	62%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	433	26%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	476	63%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	470	24%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	452	60%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	441	19%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	492	56%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	485	18%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	468	38%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	468	21%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	446	51%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	443	16%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	489	49%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	488	18%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	456	6%	31%	56%	6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	386	62%	+9	+13
Hispanic or Latino	380	62%	+10	+13
Students with disabilities	48	19%	+2	0

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 23 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.4% (31 of 2,153) → 2025–26 · 1.1% (23 of 2,047) · −0.3 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	15 in 100	23 in 100	+8 in 100
Male	12 in 100	17 in 100	+5 in 100
Asian	11 in 100	8 in 100	−3 in 100
Black or African American	16 in 100	25 in 100	+9 in 100
Filipino	5 in 100	8 in 100	+3 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	13 in 100	20 in 100	+7 in 100
Two or more races	14 in 100	28 in 100	+14 in 100
White	19 in 100	31 in 100	+12 in 100
Students with disabilities	20 in 100	35 in 100	+15 in 100
English learners	15 in 100	23 in 100	+8 in 100
Foster youth	10 in 100	—	—
Homeless	14 in 100	23 in 100	+9 in 100
Military families	2 in 100	4 in 100	+2 in 100
Low-income	13 in 100	20 in 100	+7 in 100
All students	13 in 100	20 in 100	+7 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 55% · numerator 284 students classified Prepared · denominator 512 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 63% · AP-pathway numerator 178 · denominator 284 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 284 of 512 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

97%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

63%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

56%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

42%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	100	71	20	3.80	3.90	4.06
2024	91	52	23	3.79	3.96	4.07
2023	131	89	35	3.84	3.97	4.07
2022	91	55	24	3.87	3.96	4.15
2021	89	64	32	3.76	3.89	3.95
2020	92	54	17	3.71	3.88	3.98
2019	94	46	20	3.59	3.81	3.95
2018	116	59	26	3.65	3.86	4.01
2017	105	57	26	3.65	3.88	3.98
2016	73	48	26	3.72	3.90	3.96

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	35	under 3	under 3
Berkeley	2024	31	under 3	under 3
Berkeley	2023	56	11	4
Berkeley	2022	42	10	6
Berkeley	2021	38	8	4
Davis	2025	22	3	under 3
Davis	2024	21	7	under 3
Davis	2023	27	7	under 3
Davis	2022	17	10	under 3
Davis	2021	15	5	under 3
Irvine	2025	84	17	10
Irvine	2024	72	17	5
Irvine	2023	117	15	3
Irvine	2022	78	16	4
Irvine	2021	74	9	5
Los Angeles	2025	74	3	under 3
Los Angeles	2024	63	5	4
Los Angeles	2023	96	5	under 3
Los Angeles	2022	66	5	5
Los Angeles	2021	60	6	4
Merced	2025	33	33	under 3
Merced	2024	8	6	under 3
Merced	2023	12	12	under 3
Merced	2022	11	11	under 3
Merced	2021	13	11	under 3
Riverside	2025	50	42	3
Riverside	2024	34	23	under 3
Riverside	2023	56	37	4
Riverside	2022	40	28	3
Riverside	2021	40	30	5
San Diego	2025	62	16	under 3
San Diego	2024	54	28	9
San Diego	2023	82	50	18
San Diego	2022	35	21	3
San Diego	2021	39	17	3
Santa Barbara	2025	37	15	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	32	13	under 3
Santa Barbara	2023	53	16	under 3
Santa Barbara	2022	36	16	under 3
Santa Barbara	2021	33	14	4
Santa Cruz	2025	16	12	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	26	19	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	17	9	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	21	11	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	31	23	6
Universitywide	2025	100	71	20
Universitywide	2024	91	52	23
Universitywide	2023	131	89	35
Universitywide	2022	91	55	24
Universitywide	2021	89	64	32

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations

Subject	Authorization recorded for
2-D Art and Design	this school
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
Drawing	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
European History	this school
Human Geography	this school
Physics 1	this school
Precalculus	this school
Psychology	this school
Research	this school
Seminar	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	17
AP enrollment (male/female)	413
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 54 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	1
Physics sections	18
Chemistry sections	16
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	1,973

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	33	7%
California State University	94	19%
California community college	60	12%
In-state private	10	2%
Out-of-state, 4-year	4	1%
Out-of-state, 2-year	3	1%
Not enrolled	280	58%

484 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 42% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,885 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 16,209 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$344 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,075

Central federal expenditures attributed here$453 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,075

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,215 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$170,248,284	58.62%	59%
Instruction support	$33,848,364	11.65%	12%
Student services	$31,999,094	11.02%	11%
Administration	$18,678,420	6.43%	6%
Buildings & maintenance	$31,804,270	10.95%	11%
Other	$3,858,187	1.33%	1%
Total	$290,436,619	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $290,436,619 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$14,885 per pupil

2020$14,048 per pupil

2019$13,962 per pupil

2018$13,203 per pupil

2017$12,115 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90650 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90650 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$100,085
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	21%
ZIP-area population	99,900
Median age	37.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90650 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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Sciences 4

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History & Social Science 5

World Languages & Cultures 1

Arts 2

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