Total enrollment
14,560
-937 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
California · 14,560 students · 2 cities
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified (California) covers 26 public K-12 schools and approximately 14,560 students, averaging 560 per school.
4-year change in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Norwalk-La Mirada Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #236 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,560 | #91 of 587 | #579 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 25 | #71 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #441 of 587 | #8,821 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.8% | #252 of 587 | #1,963 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #421 of 530 | #4,620 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
State test results across the district's 24 scored schools run from Gardenhill Elementary at 61.0% proficient to Nettie L. Waite Middle at 24.1%, a gap of 36.9 points. That is the 159th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 25 district schools that reported both years went from 17,047 to 14,560 students (down 15%) and from 712 to 638 full-time teachers (down 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified is a small public-school district in California. The district maintains 26 schools and enrolls approximately 14,560 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Norwalk-La Mirada Unified is made up of 17 elementary, 5 middle, and 4 high schools.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified has fell 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 15,497 students to 14,560.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Norwalk-La Mirada Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.