Cresson Elementary

As a compact elementary-level community in Norwalk, California, Cresson Elementary educates 243 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Little Lake City Elementary. That puts it 48% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Cresson Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Little Lake City Elementary, a district that hosts 3,535 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cresson Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Other groups include 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Cresson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Cresson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Cresson Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 47.3%, a residual of +16.8 points.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Cresson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Lakeland Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cresson Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cresson Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

Cresson Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Cresson Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 243). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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