Is William W. Orr Elementary a good school?

William W. Orr Elementary ranks 1113 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William W. Orr Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 356 students attended William W. Orr Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of William W. Orr Elementary?

Students at William W. Orr Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of William W. Orr Elementary attend?

Students who attend William W. Orr Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lakeside Middle High : Santa Fe High

William W. Orr Elementary

Summary:

William W. Orr Elementary is a public elementary school in Norwalk, California, serving 360 students in grades K-5 and part of the Little Lake City Elementary School District.

William W. Orr Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's proficiency rates range from 60% to 79.59% in ELA/Literacy and 44.44% to 73.47% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 52.7% to 57.84% and 34.35% to 61.76%, and the state's 42.8% to 47.37% and 35.02% to 45.64%, respectively. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also above the district and state averages, with 40% proficiency in 5th grade compared to 31.12% for the district and 32.68% for the state. The school's Hispanic, Low Socio-Economic Status, and Homeless student subgroups perform particularly well, often ranking in the top 10-15% of California elementary schools.

While William W. Orr Elementary outperforms other schools in the Little Lake City Elementary School District, its performance is more mixed when compared to schools in the neighboring Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating consistent high performance. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2018-2019 to 25.8% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that requires further investigation and intervention.

Detail:

Public K-5

12130 South Jersey Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-2316

(562) 868-7988

District: Little Lake City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1113^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,873

Students who attend William W. Orr Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeside Middle
High:	Santa Fe High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.7

Number of students: 356

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.0%

Asian:

4.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William W. Orr Elementary ranks better than 81% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first 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 80.95. (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 (91%), Asian (4.5%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William W. Orr Elementary is 18.7, which is the 2^nd best among 7 elementary schools in the Little Lake City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare William W. Orr Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William W. Orr Elementary is $10,873. 5 elementary schools in the Little Lake City Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William W. Orr Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks William W. Orr Elementary 1113^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See William W. Orr 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 William W. Orr Elementary

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Rank History for all students at William W. Orr Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	24.46	3596^th	4809	25.2%
2005	26.52	3518^th	4822	27.0%
2006	25.10	3648^th	4818	24.3%
2007	30.11	3567^th	5113	30.2%
2008	56.07	2047^th	5113	60.0%
2009	62.66	1783^rd	5193	65.7%
2010	60.57	1950^th	5314	63.3%
2011	50.84	2548^th	5377	52.6%
2012	56.40	2245^th	5390	58.3%
2013	55.68	2371^st	5530	57.1%
2015	66.45	1632^nd	5611	70.9%
2016	67.85	1621^st	5614	71.1%
2017	61.42	1953^rd	5692	65.7%
2018	61.19	1986^th	5662	64.9%
2019	46.88	2771^st	5789	52.1%
2022	63.48	1874^th	5883	68.1%
2023	76.12	1320^th	5874	77.5%
2024	80.95	1113^th	5862	81.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at William W. Orr Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	67.84	591^st	3275	82.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William W. Orr Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.13	1072^nd	5084	78.9%
2019	59.35	1812^th	5173	65.0%
2022	68.09	1269^th	5264	75.9%
2023	89.40	410^th	5374	92.4%
2024	86.88	556^th	5511	89.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at William W. Orr Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.12	5^th	364	98.6%

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Rank History for Female students at William W. Orr Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.19	1915^th	5413	64.6%
2019	46.30	2710^th	5492	50.7%
2022	58.81	1988^th	5635	64.7%
2023	70.27	1482^nd	5617	73.6%
2024	73.55	1334^th	5605	76.2%

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Rank History for Male students at William W. Orr Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.02	1984^th	5431	63.5%
2019	45.19	2719^th	5510	50.7%
2022	67.73	1617^th	5663	71.4%
2023	79.29	1120^th	5650	80.2%
2024	83.76	932^nd	5636	83.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William W. Orr Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.92	853^rd	4830	82.3%
2019	61.48	1608^th	4963	67.6%
2022	81.24	695^th	5084	86.3%
2023	91.86	289^th	5098	94.3%
2024	93.12	239^th	5102	95.3%

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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 William W. Orr Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	194	21	14	211	2	n/a	n/a	442
1989	165	17	26	201	12	n/a	n/a	421
1990	157	13	34	229	11	n/a	n/a	444
1991	157	13	38	247	8	n/a	n/a	463
1992	154	14	38	268	5	n/a	n/a	479
1993	153	14	42	290	2	n/a	n/a	501
1994	131	23	31	341	4	n/a	n/a	530
1995	106	23	26	414	3	n/a	n/a	572
1996	106	23	26	414	3	n/a	n/a	572
1997	90	16	31	431	3	n/a	n/a	571
1998	83	20	30	425	3	n/a	n/a	561
1999	67	19	29	361	6	n/a	n/a	482
2000	59	24	22	383	4	n/a	n/a	492
2001	44	24	17	380	3	n/a	n/a	468
2002	51	10	16	378	0	n/a	n/a	455
2003	51	10	16	378	0	n/a	n/a	455
2004	40	6	20	370	1	n/a	n/a	437
2005	35	5	22	342	2	n/a	n/a	406
2006	34	8	21	357	2	n/a	n/a	422
2007	47	15	22	420	3	n/a	n/a	507
2008	39	12	19	376	2	n/a	n/a	448
2009	31	15	18	374	1	0	14	453
2010	24	21	12	364	1	0	9	431
2011	22	11	6	314	1	1	41	396
2012	25	9	9	357	1	1	5	407
2013	20	7	6	303	1	1	22	360
2014	16	9	8	323	1	1	4	362
2015	17	9	12	333	2	1	7	381
2016	19	9	10	333	1	2	7	381
2017	18	10	9	335	3	1	6	382
2018	14	7	13	336	2	2	19	393
2019	14	11	22	340	1	2	9	399
2020	18	8	27	318	1	2	9	383
2021	14	7	28	323	1	3	9	385
2022	11	4	20	316	1	3	6	361
2023	10	3	19	317	0	5	6	360
2024	5	1	16	324	0	1	9	356

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 William W. Orr Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	442	18.4	24.0	n/a
1989	421	18.0	23.3	n/a
1990	444	20.0	22.2	n/a
1991	463	19.0	24.3	n/a
1992	479	19.3	24.8	45.9
1993	501	18.0	27.8	55.3
1994	530	20.6	25.7	50.6
1995	572	23.6	24.2	51.6
1996	572	23.6	24.2	51.6
1997	571	25.7	22.2	46.2
1998	561	27.0	20.8	60.1
1999	482	24.0	20.1	66.4
2000	492	28.0	17.6	70.9
2001	468	25.6	18.3	75.4
2002	455	22.6	20.1	74.3
2003	455	22.6	20.1	74.3
2004	437	20.0	21.9	72.5
2005	406	20.0	20.3	68.5
2006	422	19.0	22.2	62.8
2007	507	23.0	22.0	67.3
2008	448	25.0	17.9	66.5
2009	453	23.0	18.1	64.7
2010	431	22.5	19.1	66.6
2011	396	n/a	n/a	68.2
2012	407	16.6	24.5	64.4
2013	360	13.6	26.4	73.1
2014	362	13.1	27.6	73.5
2015	381	15.0	25.4	70.9
2016	381	16.0	23.8	76.1
2017	382	17.1	22.3	74.9
2018	393	17.0	23.1	77.9
2019	399	18.1	22.0	71.4
2020	383	n/a	n/a	68.7
2021	385	18.0	21.3	69.4
2022	361	17.0	21.2	59.3
2023	360	18.0	20.0	78.6
2024	356	19.0	18.7	81.5

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 William W. Orr Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	442	18.4	24.0	n/a
1989	421	18.0	23.3	n/a
1990	444	20.0	22.2	n/a
1991	463	19.0	24.3	n/a
1992	479	19.3	24.8	45.9
1993	501	18.0	27.8	55.3
1994	530	20.6	25.7	50.6
1995	572	23.6	24.2	51.6
1996	572	23.6	24.2	51.6
1997	571	25.7	22.2	46.2
1998	561	27.0	20.8	60.1
1999	482	24.0	20.1	66.4
2000	492	28.0	17.6	70.9
2001	468	25.6	18.3	75.4
2002	455	22.6	20.1	74.3
2003	455	22.6	20.1	74.3
2004	437	20.0	21.9	72.5
2005	406	20.0	20.3	68.5
2006	422	19.0	22.2	62.8
2007	507	23.0	22.0	67.3
2008	448	25.0	17.9	66.5
2009	453	23.0	18.1	64.7
2010	431	22.5	19.1	66.6
2011	396	n/a	n/a	68.2
2012	407	16.6	24.5	64.4
2013	360	13.6	26.4	73.1
2014	362	13.1	27.6	73.5
2015	381	15.0	25.4	70.9
2016	381	16.0	23.8	76.1
2017	382	17.1	22.3	74.9
2018	393	17.0	23.1	77.9
2019	399	18.1	22.0	71.4
2020	383	n/a	n/a	68.7
2021	385	18.0	21.3	69.4
2022	361	17.0	21.2	59.3
2023	360	18.0	20.0	78.6
2024	356	19.0	18.7	81.5

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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