Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED·NCES 062769004159
John Foster Dulles Elementary
12726 Meadowgreen Rd., La Mirada, CA 90638 · (562) 210-2610 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
141 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
39.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.6% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 30.1% |
| Math | 19.6% | 19.6% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
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 | 45.9% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.4% |
| 2022-23 | 50.4% | 46.5% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 40.3% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 34.7% | 42.3% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 John Foster Dulles Elementary
John Foster Dulles Elementary's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Foster Dulles Elementary this school | 250 | 56.4% | 43.8% |
| La Pluma Elementary La Mirada | 284 | 55.6% | 45.9% |
| Conejo Academy of Leadership and Language Immersion Thousand Oaks | 258 | 58.5% | 25.9% |
| Lynwood Elementary Novato | 260 | 59.2% | 35.1% |
| San Juan San Juan Bautista | 298 | 55.7% | 24.6% |
| Walnut Elementary Newbury Park | 259 | 54.4% | 53.8% |
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 John Foster Dulles Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #2,174 of 5,151 | #514 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,352 of 5,172 ▼ 108 | #592 of 1,129 ▼ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #2,377 of 5,172 ▼ 480 | #565 of 1,129 ▼ 143 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,985 of 5,116 | #736 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #5,116 of 5,915 | #1,153 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #2,677 of 5,352 | #693 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #3,208 of 5,354 | #548 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #3,625 of 5,625 | #956 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,928 of 3,837 | #789 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
250
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 250 | 11.1 | 22.6:1 | 56% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 13.1 | 20.9:1 | 59% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 12.2 | 22.3:1 | 49% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 12 | 22.1:1 | 54% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 11 | 24.7:1 | 48% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 8 | 29.1:1 | 49% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | N/A | N/A | 31% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 12% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 18 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Foster Dulles Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (272 to 250); teachers up 1% (11 to 11.1).
About John Foster Dulles Elementary
John Foster Dulles Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in California, located in La Mirada. The school had 250 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 46% smaller than that.
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified is the local district for John Foster Dulles Elementary. It runs 25 schools with 14,560 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at John Foster Dulles Elementary, at 73%. Other students are 15% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 22.6 students per teacher and 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
John Foster Dulles Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.5%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. John Foster Dulles Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Reginald M. Benton Middle, at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, John Foster Dulles Elementary ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 6% from its 2020-21 level of 265.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at John Foster Dulles Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- Los Alisos MiddleMiddle · 920 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Corvallis MiddleMiddle · 663 students
Other schools in La Mirada
- La Mirada HighHigh · 1,726 students
- Reginald M. Benton MiddleMiddle · 718 students
- Arlie F. Hutchinson MiddleMiddle · 646 students
- Gardenhill ElementaryElementary · 633 students
- Escalona ElementaryElementary · 424 students
- Eastwood ElementaryElementary · 351 students
Other John Foster Dulles Elementary schools
One other US public school is named John Foster Dulles Elementary. John Foster Dulles Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- John Foster Dulles Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 812 students
Nearby schools
- Reginald M. Benton Middle0.4 mi · 718
- Meadow Green Elementary0.4 mi · 470
- Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate0.6 mi · 687
- La Mirada High0.9 mi · 1,726
- Granada Middle1.0 mi · 989
- Olita Elementary1.0 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About John Foster Dulles ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Foster Dulles Elementary?
John Foster Dulles Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does John Foster Dulles Elementary serve?
John Foster Dulles Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does John Foster Dulles Elementary have?
John Foster Dulles Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Foster Dulles Elementary?
At John Foster Dulles Elementary, the student body is approximately 15% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is John Foster Dulles Elementary in?
John Foster Dulles Elementary is part of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.