Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE LAKE CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062193002598
Cresson Elementary
11650 East Cresson St., Norwalk, CA 90650 · (562) 868-6620 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
200 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 86% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +30.5pp since 2014
Math
54.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +27.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 31 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.3% | 31.3% | 14.6% | 21.9% |
| Math | 22.9% | 31.3% | 21.9% | 24.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 44.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.3% | 35.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% | 34.2% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 52.7% |
| 2017-18 | 58.8% | 47.1% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 50.4% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cresson Elementary
Cresson Elementary's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresson Elementary this school | 243 | 82.3% | 53.5% |
| Garvanza Elementary School Technology and Leadership Magnet Los Angeles | 239 | 81.6% | 45.4% |
| Cleveland Elementary Santa Barbara | 254 | 80.7% | 31.6% |
| Mariano Castro Elementary Mountain View | 248 | 82.7% | 16.3% |
| Los Altos Elementary San Diego | 263 | 82.1% | 27.6% |
| Romero Elementary Santa Nella | 225 | 82.7% | 31.6% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cresson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,487 of 5,151 | #339 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,355 of 5,172 ▲ 503 | #313 of 1,129 ▲ 117 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #1,113 of 5,172 ▲ 856 | #255 of 1,129 ▲ 187 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.8pp | #185 of 5,116 | #79 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #5,155 of 5,915 | #1,162 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #254 of 5,352 | #72 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #4,383 of 5,354 | #857 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #1,935 of 5,625 | #642 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #2,138 of 3,837 | #640 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
243
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 243 | 13.6 | 17.9:1 | 82% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 13.1 | 17.5:1 | 87% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 12.1 | 19.6:1 | 85% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 11 | 21.9:1 | 74% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 14.1 | 20.1:1 | 78% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 13 | 21.9:1 | 75% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | N/A | N/A | 75% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 70% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 17 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cresson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (283 to 243); teachers down 4% (14.1 to 13.6).
About Cresson Elementary
Cresson Elementary is a public small elementary school in Norwalk, California. The school had 243 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Little Lake City Elementary is the local district for Cresson Elementary. It runs 9 schools with 3,535 students.
The large majority of students at Cresson Elementary, 89%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. By the diversity index, Cresson Elementary comes in at 21%.
Cresson Elementary counts 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.9 students for each one. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is higher.
Cresson Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 31.3%, so the school is 22.2 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Federal survey data for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
The next-closest public school is Lakeland Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cresson Elementary. On proficiency, Cresson Elementary is ahead of the 53.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Cresson Elementary enrolled 241; in 2024-25, 243. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.9 to 17.9 over 4 years.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Little Lake City Elementary
- Lake Center MiddleMiddle · 708 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 509 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Studebaker ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- William W. Orr ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Lakeland ElementaryElementary · 315 students
Other schools in Norwalk
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Los Alisos MiddleMiddle · 920 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Corvallis MiddleMiddle · 663 students
- John Dolland ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Julia B. Morrison ElementaryElementary · 548 students
Other Cresson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cresson Elementary. Cresson Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Cresson Elementary SchoolCRIPPLE CREEK, CO · 136 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeland Elementary0.5 mi · 315
- William W. Orr Elementary0.5 mi · 353
- Lake Center Middle0.7 mi · 708
- Lakeside Middle0.7 mi · 509
- Santa Fe High0.8 mi · 1,865
- Paddison Elementary0.8 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Cresson ElementaryHow large is Cresson Elementary?
Cresson Elementary enrolls approximately 243 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cresson Elementary serve?
Cresson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Cresson Elementary?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Cresson Elementary.
How diverse is Cresson Elementary?
Cresson Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cresson Elementary public or private?
Cresson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Little Lake City Elementary.
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