Is New River Elementary a good school?

New River Elementary ranks 3579 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend New River Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 320 students attended New River Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of New River Elementary?

Students at New River Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of New River Elementary attend?

Students who attend New River Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Corvallis Middle High : Norwalk High

New River Elementary

Summary:

New River Elementary is a public elementary school in Norwalk, California, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.

While the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.1% in 2017-2018 to 41.7% in 2022-2023, its academic performance is also a concern. New River Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 38.19% of New River Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools in these areas. However, the school's performance for Homeless students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 50% of California elementary schools.

Comparing New River Elementary to nearby schools, such as Julia B. Morrison Elementary and Loretta Lampton Elementary, reveals that these schools generally perform better across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. Addressing the challenges faced by New River Elementary, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism and the large percentage of students from low-income families, could potentially lead to improvements in the school's overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

13432 South Halcourt Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3562

(562) 210-3770

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3579^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,567

Students who attend New River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Corvallis Middle
High:	Norwalk High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.2

Number of students: 320

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.6%

Asian:

5.0%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details New River Elementary ranks worse than 61.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.6%), Asian (5%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New River Elementary is 24.2. 11 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare New River Elementary employs 13.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at New River Elementary is $12,567. 9 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

New River Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks New River Elementary 3579^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See New River Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Homeless students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Norwalk-La Mirada Unified 756^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for New River Elementary

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Rank History for all students at New River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.94	2880^th	4809	40.1%
2005	33.20	3098^th	4822	35.8%
2006	35.28	2979^th	4818	38.2%
2007	31.48	3461^st	5113	32.3%
2008	31.15	3505^th	5113	31.4%
2009	24.38	4111^th	5193	20.8%
2010	22.15	4449^th	5314	16.3%
2011	33.04	3758^th	5377	30.1%
2012	37.80	3408^th	5390	36.8%
2013	51.13	2616^th	5530	52.7%
2015	26.10	4025^th	5611	28.3%
2016	27.83	3942^nd	5614	29.8%
2017	29.86	3839^th	5692	32.6%
2018	29.16	3894^th	5662	31.2%
2019	26.78	4213^th	5789	27.2%
2022	30.86	3806^th	5883	35.3%
2023	29.63	3925^th	5874	33.2%
2024	34.25	3579^th	5862	38.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at New River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.98	1710^th	3246	47.3%
2019	36.56	2021^st	3275	38.3%
2022	23.64	3021^st	3311	8.8%
2023	39.06	1890^th	3250	41.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at New River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.65	3265^th	5084	35.8%
2019	38.87	3208^th	5173	38.0%
2022	39.57	3043^rd	5264	42.2%
2023	39.13	3131^st	5374	41.7%
2024	47.56	2558^th	5511	53.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at New River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	46.64	168^th	356	52.8%
2023	45.90	165^th	336	50.9%
2024	80.36	44^th	364	87.9%

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Rank History for Female students at New River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.46	3243^rd	5413	40.1%
2019	30.89	3763^rd	5492	31.5%
2022	25.40	4176^th	5635	25.9%
2023	22.72	4456^th	5617	20.7%
2024	29.68	3822^nd	5605	31.8%

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Rank History for Male students at New River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.87	4289^th	5431	21.0%
2019	24.22	4262^nd	5510	22.6%
2022	37.80	3151^st	5663	44.4%
2023	35.94	3340^th	5650	40.9%
2024	39.67	3080^th	5636	45.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at New River Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.56	3034^th	4830	37.2%
2019	40.30	2943^rd	4963	40.7%
2022	43.13	2657^th	5084	47.7%
2023	41.72	2778^th	5098	45.5%
2024	50.11	2261^st	5102	55.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for New River Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	279	31	73	310	2	n/a	n/a	695
1989	269	39	60	318	2	n/a	n/a	688
1990	267	37	58	369	12	n/a	n/a	743
1991	262	60	73	402	3	n/a	n/a	800
1992	293	42	84	375	1	n/a	n/a	795
1993	252	55	80	437	2	n/a	n/a	826
1994	164	52	59	369	1	n/a	n/a	645
1995	177	46	55	437	4	n/a	n/a	719
1996	177	46	55	437	4	n/a	n/a	719
1997	151	51	57	425	4	n/a	n/a	688
1998	130	75	60	470	6	n/a	n/a	741
1999	125	72	59	494	3	n/a	n/a	753
2000	122	69	64	524	2	n/a	n/a	781
2001	93	68	119	529	4	n/a	n/a	813
2002	79	33	63	615	6	n/a	n/a	796
2003	79	33	63	615	6	n/a	n/a	796
2004	63	40	58	669	6	n/a	n/a	836
2005	56	44	51	661	4	n/a	n/a	816
2006	48	42	48	652	2	n/a	n/a	792
2007	41	27	54	591	2	n/a	n/a	715
2008	37	26	47	588	4	n/a	n/a	702
2009	37	19	33	558	3	6	0	656
2010	31	18	34	525	3	4	4	619
2011	21	18	21	514	2	1	21	598
2012	23	12	25	490	2	1	11	564
2013	29	15	25	454	1	3	11	538
2014	23	12	22	420	1	3	11	492
2015	23	12	26	370	1	3	6	441
2016	21	14	22	374	1	4	7	443
2017	18	10	18	365	1	3	4	419
2018	12	13	13	350	0	1	2	391
2019	9	8	14	315	0	3	5	354
2020	6	8	10	286	0	2	4	316
2021	8	9	10	287	0	2	4	320
2022	7	11	11	267	0	0	7	303
2023	9	7	14	276	0	0	12	318
2024	7	8	16	277	2	0	10	320

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at New River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	695	27.0	25.7	n/a
1989	688	29.0	23.7	n/a
1990	743	30.0	24.7	n/a
1991	800	30.0	26.6	n/a
1992	795	30.5	26.0	40.4
1993	826	30.0	27.5	51.3
1994	645	26.0	24.8	48.8
1995	719	27.0	26.6	55.1
1996	719	27.0	26.6	55.1
1997	688	29.0	23.7	47.1
1998	741	31.0	23.9	58.7
1999	753	34.0	22.1	60.2
2000	781	36.0	21.7	59.7
2001	813	40.0	20.3	52.4
2002	796	38.6	20.6	64.7
2003	796	38.6	20.6	64.7
2004	836	38.0	22.0	70.5
2005	816	36.0	22.7	68.6
2006	792	34.0	23.3	65.3
2007	715	29.0	24.7	68
2008	702	34.0	20.6	52.6
2009	656	32.9	18.3	69.8
2010	619	31.0	19.9	76.6
2011	598	n/a	n/a	81.9
2012	564	24.0	23.5	n/a
2013	538	22.5	23.9	85.3
2014	492	22.0	22.3	88.4
2015	441	18.0	24.5	85.7
2016	443	16.0	27.6	86
2017	419	15.5	27.0	88.3
2018	391	13.5	28.9	87
2019	354	13.0	27.2	89
2020	316	n/a	n/a	92.7
2021	320	12.1	26.2	88.1
2022	303	12.6	24.0	85.1
2023	318	13.3	23.8	82.4
2024	320	13.1	24.2	85.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio New River Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	695	27.0	25.7	n/a
1989	688	29.0	23.7	n/a
1990	743	30.0	24.7	n/a
1991	800	30.0	26.6	n/a
1992	795	30.5	26.0	40.4
1993	826	30.0	27.5	51.3
1994	645	26.0	24.8	48.8
1995	719	27.0	26.6	55.1
1996	719	27.0	26.6	55.1
1997	688	29.0	23.7	47.1
1998	741	31.0	23.9	58.7
1999	753	34.0	22.1	60.2
2000	781	36.0	21.7	59.7
2001	813	40.0	20.3	52.4
2002	796	38.6	20.6	64.7
2003	796	38.6	20.6	64.7
2004	836	38.0	22.0	70.5
2005	816	36.0	22.7	68.6
2006	792	34.0	23.3	65.3
2007	715	29.0	24.7	68
2008	702	34.0	20.6	52.6
2009	656	32.9	18.3	69.8
2010	619	31.0	19.9	76.6
2011	598	n/a	n/a	81.9
2012	564	24.0	23.5	n/a
2013	538	22.5	23.9	85.3
2014	492	22.0	22.3	88.4
2015	441	18.0	24.5	85.7
2016	443	16.0	27.6	86
2017	419	15.5	27.0	88.3
2018	391	13.5	28.9	87
2019	354	13.0	27.2	89
2020	316	n/a	n/a	92.7
2021	320	12.1	26.2	88.1
2022	303	12.6	24.0	85.1
2023	318	13.3	23.8	82.4
2024	320	13.1	24.2	85.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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