Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 71.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.1 points below the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district average of 18.8%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.9% exceeded — 16.2 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 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 30.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 7.8% | 20.8% | 28.6% |
| 4th | 80 | 10.0% | 21.3% | 31.3% |
| 5th | 83 | 8.4% | 33.7% | 42.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 9.1% | 16.9% | 26.0% |
| 4th | 81 | 7.4% | 16.1% | 23.5% |
| 5th | 83 | 3.6% | 13.3% | 16.9% |
Nearby schools
29 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.2