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Normont Elementary

1001 West 253rd St., Harbor City, CA 90710 · (310) 326-5261 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-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

Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
266 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6524%
Grade 14717%
Grade 23714%
Grade 33814%
Grade 44416%
Grade 53914%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 67% larger than its 5th grade class (39).

Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
145%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
17665%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
6022%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
83%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
124%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
13349%
Female
13751%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Normont Elementary→Alexander Fleming Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
34.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
32.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 21 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts11.8%22.7%25.4%40.0%
Math12.6%19.8%27.9%39.6%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.5%32.4%
2023-2428.5%25.8%
2022-2325.0%24.8%
2021-2227.7%22.3%
2018-1928.5%24.3%
2017-1827.6%24.4%
2016-1726.6%19.6%
2015-1616.0%13.0%
2014-1521.0%11.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Normont Elementary

Normont Elementary's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Normont Elementary this school27098.5%30.2%
Hoover Elementary
Oakland
28196.8%13.4%
Markham Elementary
Oakland
32798.8%5.4%
East Oakland Pride Elementary
Oakland
31497.8%4.4%
Hudnall (Claude) Elementary
Inglewood
33294.3%17.1%
Madison Park Academy Elementary
Oakland
24198.8%25.9%
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 Normont Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.2%#3,486 of 5,151#877 of 1,126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.4%#2,971 of 5,172
▲ 564
#772 of 1,129
▲ 108
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.5%#3,490 of 5,172
▲ 467
#851 of 1,129
▲ 92
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.5pp#828 of 5,116#290 of 1,116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
270#4,995 of 5,915#1,129 of 1,300
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.0:1#266 of 5,352#76 of 1,213
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.0%#2,609 of 5,354#419 of 1,214
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
98.5%#57 of 5,625#32 of 1,276
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.7%#2,186 of 3,837#647 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 2024-25
Enrollment
270
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252701518.0:199% (266)
2023-242731617.1:196% (261)
2022-232791518.6:197% (272)
2020-212781419.9:196% (268)
2017-183131520.9:193% (290)
2015-163611622.6:192% (332)
2010-11416N/AN/A38% (156)
2000-016113219.1:195% (582)
1990-916542724.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Normont Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (313 to 270); teachers unchanged (15 to 15).

About Normont Elementary

In Harbor City, California, Normont Elementary is a small elementary school. The school enrolls 270 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.

Los Angeles Unified counts 406,887 students in its 784 schools, and Normont Elementary is one of them.

The largest group at Normont Elementary is Hispanic students, at 65%. Other groups include 22% Black, 5% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Normont Elementary scores 52%.

There are 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at Normont Elementary, giving a ratio of 18.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. A total of 266 students, or 99%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.

Among California public elementary schools, Normont Elementary outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

Normont Elementary is 8.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (30.2% versus 21.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.

The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.

Harbor City Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Normont Elementary places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.9 to 18.0 over 4 years.

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Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Normont Elementary
District
Los Angeles Unified
Address
1001 West 253rd St., Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone
(310) 326-5261
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
270
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
18.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
266 (99%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
062271003229
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Normont Elementary
How large is Normont Elementary?
Normont Elementary enrolls approximately 270 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Normont Elementary serve?
Normont Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Normont Elementary?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Normont Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Normont Elementary?
Student demographics at Normont Elementary are roughly 5% White, 65% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Normont Elementary?
Normont Elementary is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
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