Paddison Elementary

Paddison Elementary is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Norwalk, California, overseen by Little Lake City Elementary, with 296 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Within Little Lake City Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 3,535 students, Paddison Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Paddison Elementary shows that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Paddison Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Paddison Elementary sits in the top 10% of California schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.0%; actual is 51.3%, +19.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Paddison Elementary is one campus in the mix.

William W. Orr Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paddison Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 31%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Paddison Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.