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What's something George B. Miller Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060807000779
George B. Miller Elementary
7751 Furman Rd., La Palma, CA 90623 · (714) 228-3270 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
273 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
CA avg 47.1% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
61.3%
CA avg 35.6% . +13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% 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 16 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
502
-69 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 25.9:1
% White
14%
was 20%
% Hispanic
41%
was 27%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
34%
was 43%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About George B. Miller Elementary
George B. Miller Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in La Palma, California, operated by Centralia Elementary, with 502 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.
Centralia Elementary comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,990 students; George B. Miller Elementary is among them.
On demographics, George B. Miller Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Asian, 14% White, 8% multiracial, 2% Black.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at George B. Miller Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, George B. Miller Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.1%; actual is 62.8%, +15.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Orange County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $116,289 per year, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George B. Miller Elementary is one of 649 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students).
Nearest neighbor: Walker Junior High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George B. Miller Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 58.7%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 571 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 27% to 41%. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the George B. Miller Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia Elementary
- Buena Terra ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Los Coyotes ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Centralia ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Glen H. Dysinger Sr. ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- San Marino ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Danbrook ElementaryElementary · 433 students
Other schools in La Palma
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Walker Junior HighMiddle · 890 students
- Los Coyotes ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Steve Luther ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Nearby schools
- Walker Junior High0.5 mi · 890
- John F. Kennedy High0.6 mi · 1,983
- Los Coyotes Elementary0.7 mi · 568
- Raymond Temple Elementary0.8 mi · 431
- Arthur F. Corey Elementary0.8 mi · 341
- Buena Terra Elementary0.9 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About George B. Miller ElementaryHow many students attend George B. Miller Elementary?
George B. Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does George B. Miller Elementary serve?
George B. Miller Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does George B. Miller Elementary have?
George B. Miller Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the student diversity at George B. Miller Elementary?
Student demographics at George B. Miller Elementary are roughly 14% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 34% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is George B. Miller Elementary in?
George B. Miller Elementary is part of Centralia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.