Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary

Set in Norwalk, California, Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school, part of Norwalk-La Mirada Unified. It educates 509 students across grades K through 5.

Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Norwalk-La Mirada Unified, a district that serves 14,560 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary lists that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 5% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Nettie L. Waite Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Thomas B. Moffitt Elementary's enrollment has rose 15% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 509). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.