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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED·NCES 062769004176
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary
13323 South Goller Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650 · (562) 210-3650 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
407 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
26%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.8pp since 2014
Math
22.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 40.4% |
| Math | 6.6% | 15.3% | 26.6% | 51.5% |
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 | 34.2% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 23.3% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 19.3% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 16.1% |
| 2018-19 | 32.4% | 21.1% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 24.9% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 22.9% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary this school | 509 | 80.0% | 26.7% |
| Maple Elementary Fontana | 511 | 81.4% | 26.4% |
| Kempton Street Literacy Academy Spring Valley | 480 | 81.0% | 17.6% |
| Mission Preparatory San Francisco | 491 | 83.7% | N/A |
| Fenton Primary Center Pacoima | 489 | 79.6% | N/A |
| Sycamore Hills Elementary Fontana | 565 | 80.0% | 30.9% |
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 Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #3,895 of 5,151 | #966 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,100 of 5,172 ▼ 288 | #1,018 of 1,129 ▼ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,530 of 5,172 ▲ 522 | #867 of 1,129 ▲ 96 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #1,160 of 5,116 | #371 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,321 of 5,915 | #471 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,792 of 5,352 | #713 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #4,114 of 5,354 | #776 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #2,194 of 5,625 | #696 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #373 of 1,139 | #64 of 181 |
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
509
+121 (+31%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 509 | 22.4 | 22.8:1 | 80% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 24.4 | 21.6:1 | 83% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 23.7 | 23.6:1 | 78% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 17 | 22.8:1 | 82% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 16.9 | 26.3:1 | 88% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 16 | 28.6:1 | 84% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | N/A | N/A | 82% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 39 | 21.7:1 | 58% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 25 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (444 to 509); teachers up 32% (16.9 to 22.4).
About Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Norwalk, California, (ZIP code 90650). The school reports 509 students in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 25 schools in Norwalk-La Mirada Unified totals 14,560 students.
Federal enrollment data show Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is 85% Hispanic. Other groups make up 5% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% White. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary counts 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.8 students for each one. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. About 80% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is 6.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (26.7% versus 32.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Los Angeles County census figures show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Nettie L. Waite Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary's average proficiency of 26.7% compares with 43.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 31% from its 2020-21 level of 388.
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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 Norwalk
- Norwalk HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Los Alisos MiddleMiddle · 920 students
- John H. Glenn HighHigh · 882 students
- Corvallis MiddleMiddle · 663 students
- John Dolland ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Julia B. Morrison ElementaryElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Nettie L. Waite Middle0.6 mi · 462
- John H. Glenn High0.7 mi · 882
- Paddison Elementary1.0 mi · 296
- John Dolland Elementary1.0 mi · 586
- Julia B. Morrison Elementary1.1 mi · 548
- Earl E. Edmondson Elementary1.2 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas B. Moffitt ElementaryHow large is Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary?
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary enrolls approximately 509 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary serve?
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary.
How diverse is Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary?
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary?
Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is overseen by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.