Is Arturo Sanchez Elementary a good school?

Arturo Sanchez Elementary ranks 3474 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Arturo Sanchez Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 252 students attended Arturo Sanchez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Arturo Sanchez Elementary?

Students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Arturo Sanchez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arturo Sanchez Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Nettie L. Waite Middle High : John H. Glenn High

Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Summary:

Arturo Sanchez Elementary is a public elementary school in Norwalk, California, serving 258 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, which is ranked 756 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Arturo Sanchez Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 4.9% in 2017-2018 to 29.7% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby Earl E. Edmondson Elementary (28.3%) and John H. Nuffer Elementary (3.0%). The school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 38.21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 28.46% in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Arturo Sanchez Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.22% to 93.77%, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

The school's performance has been declining over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 3,612 out of 5,611 California elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 3,474 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Arturo Sanchez Elementary generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free and reduced lunch rates. However, the nearby schools in the ABC Unified School District, such as Niemes Elementary, Juarez Elementary, and Wittmann Elementary, tend to outperform Arturo Sanchez Elementary across various metrics.

Detail:

Public K-5

11960 East 162nd St.
Norwalk, CA 90650-7228

(562) 210-4315

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3474^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,283

Students who attend Arturo Sanchez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nettie L. Waite Middle
High:	John H. Glenn High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 252

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

Asian:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arturo Sanchez Elementary ranks worse than 59.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^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 35.51. (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 Arturo Sanchez Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.5%), Asian (4%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arturo Sanchez Elementary is 22.7, which is the 7^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Arturo Sanchez Elementary employs 11 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arturo Sanchez Elementary is $13,283, which is the 3^rd highest among 16 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arturo Sanchez Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Arturo Sanchez Elementary 3474^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Arturo Sanchez Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Arturo Sanchez Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.35	4085^th	4809	15.1%
2005	15.09	4329^th	4822	10.2%
2006	14.34	4397^th	4818	8.7%
2007	16.61	4531^st	5113	11.4%
2008	16.75	4546^th	5113	11.1%
2009	7.60	5092^nd	5193	1.9%
2010	17.11	4772^nd	5314	10.2%
2011	11.41	5154^th	5377	4.1%
2012	17.33	4827^th	5390	10.4%
2013	29.86	4053^rd	5530	26.7%
2015	31.13	3612^th	5611	35.6%
2016	25.09	4170^th	5614	25.7%
2017	27.00	4084^th	5692	28.3%
2018	15.87	5015^th	5662	11.4%
2019	27.18	4174^th	5789	27.9%
2022	31.66	3739^th	5883	36.4%
2023	32.75	3670^th	5874	37.5%
2024	35.51	3474^th	5862	40.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.79	1461^st	3246	55.0%
2019	38.48	1881^st	3275	42.6%
2022	41.07	1736^th	3311	47.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.33	4577^th	5084	10.0%
2019	38.37	3242^nd	5173	37.3%
2022	45.20	2583^rd	5264	50.9%
2023	45.52	2668^th	5374	50.4%
2024	41.43	3027^th	5511	45.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	48.09	156^th	356	56.2%
2023	63.98	84^th	336	75.0%
2024	56.45	127^th	364	65.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.65	5013^th	5413	7.4%
2019	23.41	4349^th	5492	20.8%
2022	32.71	3516^th	5635	37.6%
2023	41.04	2963^rd	5617	47.2%
2024	30.02	3791^st	5605	32.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.35	4634^th	5431	14.7%
2019	34.49	3426^th	5510	37.8%
2022	33.24	3524^th	5663	37.8%
2023	25.31	4222^nd	5650	25.3%
2024	43.86	2827^th	5636	49.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Arturo Sanchez Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.96	4113^th	4830	14.8%
2019	36.83	3178^th	4963	36.0%
2022	41.13	2818^th	5084	44.6%
2023	39.82	2919^th	5098	42.7%
2024	42.78	2782^nd	5102	45.5%

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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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by a parent
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

The teachers seem friendly. Great positive attitudes, but the drop off locations are bad. Streets are narrow nowhere really safe to drop off your student. They have school safety which just tells you to drop your kid off in a red zone. If it's a drop off only then it should not be a red zone. Red meaning do parking what so ever. I guess they feel like they can change the rules to fit their needs. If the school safety was really concerned about Jay walking. Sorry for the spelling. Then why does the city nor the school have a crosswalk near these entrances. Especially since parking is bad on tge Street. Also street sweep comes by before school starts. Their is no need for any of this. I understand due to covid-19 but you can't even walk your kid to the line on the 1st day of school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Arturo Sanchez Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	59	6	32	609	2	n/a	n/a	708
1989	36	2	39	634	0	n/a	n/a	711
1990	32	1	36	642	1	n/a	n/a	712
1991	18	7	27	646	0	n/a	n/a	698
1992	26	17	32	624	0	n/a	n/a	699
1993	24	16	31	638	0	n/a	n/a	709
1994	20	9	27	502	0	n/a	n/a	558
1995	18	7	23	545	0	n/a	n/a	593
1996	18	7	23	545	0	n/a	n/a	593
1997	18	17	23	512	0	n/a	n/a	570
1998	22	16	24	545	0	n/a	n/a	607
1999	15	13	26	527	0	n/a	n/a	581
2000	18	16	22	534	0	n/a	n/a	590
2001	15	19	16	528	0	n/a	n/a	578
2002	13	11	8	540	2	n/a	n/a	574
2003	13	11	8	540	2	n/a	n/a	574
2004	13	9	10	517	4	n/a	n/a	553
2005	10	6	9	486	1	n/a	n/a	512
2006	12	5	9	461	1	n/a	n/a	488
2007	10	4	8	435	1	n/a	n/a	458
2008	9	6	13	436	1	n/a	n/a	465
2009	7	9	9	474	0	0	1	500
2010	2	4	7	459	0	0	0	472
2011	4	3	8	428	0	0	11	454
2012	3	5	11	382	1	0	5	407
2013	4	6	12	393	1	0	7	423
2014	9	6	13	361	0	0	5	394
2015	5	3	11	342	0	0	1	362
2016	4	1	12	331	0	0	1	349
2017	2	1	13	320	0	0	1	337
2018	2	3	16	309	0	0	1	331
2019	2	3	18	277	0	0	1	301
2020	3	2	11	275	0	0	1	292
2021	3	1	16	249	0	0	4	273
2022	2	1	15	231	0	0	5	254
2023	3	1	11	238	0	0	5	258
2024	2	3	10	233	0	0	4	252

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 Arturo Sanchez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	708	28.0	25.2	n/a
1989	711	31.0	22.9	n/a
1990	712	28.0	25.4	n/a
1991	698	29.0	24.0	n/a
1992	699	29.5	23.6	67.7
1993	709	30.4	23.3	74.8
1994	558	23.0	24.3	62.9
1995	593	22.0	27.0	70.8
1996	593	22.0	27.0	70.8
1997	570	23.0	24.8	66.8
1998	607	26.0	23.3	71.5
1999	581	29.0	20.0	78.8
2000	590	30.0	19.7	77.3
2001	578	30.4	19.0	73.2
2002	574	29.0	19.8	84.7
2003	574	29.0	19.8	84.7
2004	553	28.0	19.8	86.3
2005	512	26.0	19.7	86.1
2006	488	23.0	21.2	85.2
2007	458	21.0	21.8	82.5
2008	465	26.0	17.9	77
2009	500	23.0	19.2	88.6
2010	472	25.0	18.8	91.1
2011	454	n/a	n/a	86.1
2012	407	16.0	25.4	n/a
2013	423	16.0	26.4	95
2014	394	14.0	28.1	95.4
2015	362	14.0	25.8	92.5
2016	349	13.0	26.8	93.4
2017	337	13.0	25.9	93.8
2018	331	12.0	27.5	93.1
2019	301	12.0	25.0	93.7
2020	292	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	273	11.0	24.6	93.8
2022	254	11.4	22.2	86.2
2023	258	11.0	23.3	89.5
2024	252	11.0	22.7	91.7

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 Arturo Sanchez Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	708	28.0	25.2	n/a
1989	711	31.0	22.9	n/a
1990	712	28.0	25.4	n/a
1991	698	29.0	24.0	n/a
1992	699	29.5	23.6	67.7
1993	709	30.4	23.3	74.8
1994	558	23.0	24.3	62.9
1995	593	22.0	27.0	70.8
1996	593	22.0	27.0	70.8
1997	570	23.0	24.8	66.8
1998	607	26.0	23.3	71.5
1999	581	29.0	20.0	78.8
2000	590	30.0	19.7	77.3
2001	578	30.4	19.0	73.2
2002	574	29.0	19.8	84.7
2003	574	29.0	19.8	84.7
2004	553	28.0	19.8	86.3
2005	512	26.0	19.7	86.1
2006	488	23.0	21.2	85.2
2007	458	21.0	21.8	82.5
2008	465	26.0	17.9	77
2009	500	23.0	19.2	88.6
2010	472	25.0	18.8	91.1
2011	454	n/a	n/a	86.1
2012	407	16.0	25.4	n/a
2013	423	16.0	26.4	95
2014	394	14.0	28.1	95.4
2015	362	14.0	25.8	92.5
2016	349	13.0	26.8	93.4
2017	337	13.0	25.9	93.8
2018	331	12.0	27.5	93.1
2019	301	12.0	25.0	93.7
2020	292	n/a	n/a	95.5
2021	273	11.0	24.6	93.8
2022	254	11.4	22.2	86.2
2023	258	11.0	23.3	89.5
2024	252	11.0	22.7	91.7

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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