Norwalk-La Mirada Unified Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ La Mirada High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. B- John H Glenn High (High school, exceeds expectations)
3. C+ Norwalk High (High school, meets expectations)
4. D+ El Camino High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)
5. D+ John H Nuffer Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (4)

• D+ El Camino High Continuation, La Mirada
• B- John H Glenn High, Norwalk
• A+ La Mirada High, La Mirada
• C+ Norwalk High, Norwalk

Middle and junior high schools (5)

• Arlie F Hutchinson Middle, La Mirada
• Corvallis Middle, Norwalk
• Los Alisos Middle, Norwalk
• Nettie L Waite Middle, Norwalk
• Reginald M Benton Middle, La Mirada

Elementary and primary schools (16)

• Anna M Glazier Elementary, Norwalk
• Arturo Sanchez Elementary, Norwalk
• D D Johnston Elementary, Norwalk
• Earl E Edmondson Elementary, Norwalk
• Eastwood Elementary, La Mirada
• Escalona Elementary, La Mirada
• Foster Road Elementary, La Mirada
• Gardenhill Elementary, La Mirada
• John Dolland Elementary, Norwalk
• John Foster Dulles Elementary, La Mirada
• D+ John H Nuffer Elementary, Norwalk
• Julia B Morrison Elementary, Norwalk
• La Pluma Elementary, La Mirada
• Loretta Lampton Elementary, Norwalk
• New River Elementary, Norwalk
• Thomas B Moffitt Elementary, Norwalk

Cities and towns served (2)

• Norwalk (15)
• La Mirada (10)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Los Angeles County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 15,052 students with 652 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,494 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0627690
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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