Is Cresson Elementary a good school?

Cresson Elementary ranks 2283 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cresson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 229 students attended Cresson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cresson Elementary?

Students at Cresson Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cresson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cresson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lake Center Middle High : Santa Fe High

Cresson Elementary

Summary:

Cresson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Norwalk, California, serving 237 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Little Lake City Elementary School District, which is ranked 427 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cresson Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,788 and 2,384 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with some notable exceptions. In 2023-2024, Cresson Elementary outperformed the state average in 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, and the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 25% and top 5% of California elementary schools, respectively. However, Cresson Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2017-2018 to 50.2% in 2021-2022, before dropping to 33.7% in 2022-2023, which may be impacting the school's overall academic performance.

When comparing Cresson Elementary to nearby schools, William W. Orr Elementary consistently outperforms Cresson on assessments, ranking in the top 20% of California elementary schools in 2023-2024. This suggests there may be successful practices at Orr that could be replicated at Cresson. Meanwhile, Jersey Avenue Elementary and Paddison Elementary have similar performance profiles to Cresson, with some variations in specific grade-level and subject-area results. Overall, Cresson Elementary appears to be a solid performer within its district, with particular strengths in supporting Hispanic and ELL students, but the school's high chronic absenteeism rate and relatively high student-teacher ratio are areas that warrant further attention and improvement efforts.

Detail:

Public K-5

11650 East Cresson St.
Norwalk, CA 90650-1618

(562) 868-6620

District: Little Lake City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2283^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,717

Students who attend Cresson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Center Middle
High:	Santa Fe High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.4

Number of students: 229

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

Two or more races:

4.4%

White:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cresson Elementary ranks better than 61.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Little Lake City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.97. (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 Cresson Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Little Lake City Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.2%), two or more races (4.4%), Asian (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Little Lake City Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cresson Elementary is 17.4, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Little Lake City Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Cresson Elementary employs 13.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cresson Elementary is $11,717, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Little Lake City Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cresson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cresson Elementary 2283^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cresson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Little Lake City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Little Lake City Elementary 427^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cresson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cresson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.36	2523^rd	4809	47.5%
2005	41.22	2647^th	4822	45.1%
2006	30.43	3277^th	4818	32.0%
2007	43.28	2714^th	5113	46.9%
2008	54.40	2141^st	5113	58.1%
2009	44.26	2807^th	5193	45.9%
2010	41.68	3073^rd	5314	42.2%
2011	46.76	2788^th	5377	48.1%
2012	46.67	2832^nd	5390	47.5%
2013	58.30	2218^th	5530	59.9%
2015	38.55	3098^th	5611	44.8%
2016	52.22	2384^th	5614	57.5%
2017	61.63	1940^th	5692	65.9%
2018	65.31	1796^th	5662	68.3%
2019	66.10	1788^th	5789	69.1%
2022	54.93	2299^th	5883	60.9%
2023	59.84	2060^th	5874	64.9%
2024	54.97	2283^rd	5862	61.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cresson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	85.93	162^nd	3160	94.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cresson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.00	1235^th	5084	75.7%
2019	79.42	747^th	5173	85.6%
2022	58.87	1740^th	5264	66.9%
2023	67.93	1336^th	5374	75.1%
2024	63.76	1582^nd	5511	71.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Cresson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.92	1331^st	5413	75.4%
2019	70.88	1461^st	5492	73.4%
2022	50.59	2385^th	5635	57.7%
2023	48.32	2500^th	5617	55.5%
2024	44.64	2749^th	5605	51.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Cresson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.29	2323^rd	5431	57.2%
2019	58.00	2036^th	5510	63.0%
2022	59.14	2006^th	5663	64.6%
2023	70.75	1474^th	5650	73.9%
2024	62.53	1862^nd	5636	67.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cresson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.99	648^th	4830	86.6%
2019	84.10	548^th	4963	89.0%
2022	70.80	1120^th	5084	78.0%
2023	70.19	1175^th	5098	77.0%
2024	69.62	1202^nd	5102	76.4%

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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 Cresson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	150	4	20	213	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1989	139	3	25	233	2	n/a	n/a	0	402
1990	133	7	32	257	1	n/a	n/a	0	430
1991	121	8	38	261	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1992	105	6	36	234	2	n/a	n/a	0	383
1993	87	7	33	242	6	n/a	n/a	0	375
1994	87	12	32	247	1	n/a	n/a	0	379
1995	86	13	26	312	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1996	86	13	26	312	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1997	82	8	22	344	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1998	80	10	22	392	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1999	70	9	19	390	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2000	57	10	19	387	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
2001	53	7	13	398	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2002	42	5	12	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
2003	42	5	12	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
2004	36	6	13	387	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2005	37	12	11	360	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2006	30	10	16	371	0	n/a	n/a	4	431
2007	30	10	12	325	0	n/a	n/a	3	380
2008	22	8	6	315	1	n/a	n/a	0	352
2009	21	9	5	327	1	1	14	0	378
2010	17	8	2	333	1	1	3	0	365
2011	22	5	1	318	2	0	6	0	354
2012	17	5	2	293	2	1	3	0	323
2013	15	0	3	300	0	2	5	0	325
2014	14	1	2	302	0	2	2	0	323
2015	8	0	2	289	1	0	1	0	301
2016	14	2	2	266	0	0	1	0	285
2017	13	1	2	273	0	1	2	0	292
2018	7	2	4	266	0	3	1	0	283
2019	11	1	2	253	0	1	3	0	271
2020	9	2	0	266	1	2	2	0	282
2021	8	1	3	225	0	1	3	0	241
2022	11	1	4	221	1	3	6	0	247
2023	9	3	6	206	1	3	9	0	237
2024	6	2	6	202	1	2	10	0	229

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 Cresson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	387	16.0	24.1	n/a
1989	402	16.0	25.1	n/a
1990	430	16.5	26.0	n/a
1991	428	17.0	25.1	n/a
1992	383	17.3	22.1	48
1993	375	14.5	25.9	72.5
1994	379	17.0	22.3	58.3
1995	437	18.0	24.3	57.2
1996	437	18.0	24.3	57.2
1997	456	22.0	20.7	48.2
1998	504	26.0	19.4	64.9
1999	488	27.0	18.1	75.2
2000	473	26.0	18.2	77.2
2001	471	24.0	19.6	69.9
2002	448	24.0	18.7	83.9
2003	448	24.0	18.7	83.9
2004	442	23.0	19.2	88.5
2005	420	26.0	16.2	87.9
2006	431	24.0	18.0	58.3
2007	380	21.0	18.1	76.4
2008	352	23.0	15.3	79
2009	378	21.0	16.4	75.1
2010	365	20.0	18.2	75.9
2011	354	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	323	14.5	22.2	73.1
2013	325	12.5	26.0	79.7
2014	323	13.0	24.8	76.5
2015	301	13.0	23.1	79.4
2016	285	13.0	21.9	74.7
2017	292	14.0	20.8	76.7
2018	283	14.1	20.0	77.7
2019	271	13.1	20.6	68.3
2020	282	n/a	n/a	69.5
2021	241	11.1	21.7	74.3
2022	247	11.1	22.2	68.4
2023	237	12.1	19.5	84.8
2024	229	13.1	17.4	86.9

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 Cresson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	387	16.0	24.1	n/a
1989	402	16.0	25.1	n/a
1990	430	16.5	26.0	n/a
1991	428	17.0	25.1	n/a
1992	383	17.3	22.1	48
1993	375	14.5	25.9	72.5
1994	379	17.0	22.3	58.3
1995	437	18.0	24.3	57.2
1996	437	18.0	24.3	57.2
1997	456	22.0	20.7	48.2
1998	504	26.0	19.4	64.9
1999	488	27.0	18.1	75.2
2000	473	26.0	18.2	77.2
2001	471	24.0	19.6	69.9
2002	448	24.0	18.7	83.9
2003	448	24.0	18.7	83.9
2004	442	23.0	19.2	88.5
2005	420	26.0	16.2	87.9
2006	431	24.0	18.0	58.3
2007	380	21.0	18.1	76.4
2008	352	23.0	15.3	79
2009	378	21.0	16.4	75.1
2010	365	20.0	18.2	75.9
2011	354	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	323	14.5	22.2	73.1
2013	325	12.5	26.0	79.7
2014	323	13.0	24.8	76.5
2015	301	13.0	23.1	79.4
2016	285	13.0	21.9	74.7
2017	292	14.0	20.8	76.7
2018	283	14.1	20.0	77.7
2019	271	13.1	20.6	68.3
2020	282	n/a	n/a	69.5
2021	241	11.1	21.7	74.3
2022	247	11.1	22.2	68.4
2023	237	12.1	19.5	84.8
2024	229	13.1	17.4	86.9

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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