Is Escalona Elementary a good school?

Escalona Elementary ranks 1452 nd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Escalona Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 420 students attended Escalona Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Escalona Elementary?

Students at Escalona Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Escalona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Escalona Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle High : La Mirada High

Escalona Elementary

Summary:

Escalona Elementary is a public elementary school located in La Mirada, California, serving 439 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.

Escalona Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 54.39% of Escalona students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.06% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 52.05% of Escalona students were proficient or better, compared to 30.78% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's exceptional performance for Hispanic and homeless students is particularly noteworthy, with the school ranking highly for these subgroups.

While Escalona Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 20.9% in 2022-2023, the school still performs better than the district average. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, such as Foster Road Elementary and John Foster Dulles Elementary, Escalona Elementary stands out as a high-performing school with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

15135 Escalona Rd.
La Mirada, CA 90638-4601

(562) 210-2745

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1452^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,066

Students who attend Escalona Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle
High:	La Mirada High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 420

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

White:

15.0%

Asian:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Escalona Elementary ranks better than 75.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd 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 72.86. (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 (69%), White (15%), Asian (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 57.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Escalona Elementary is 23.3. 9 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Escalona Elementary is $12,066. 13 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Escalona Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Escalona Elementary 1452^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Escalona 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 Escalona Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.23	1914^th	4809	60.2%
2005	54.05	1999^th	4822	58.5%
2006	71.07	1289^th	4818	73.2%
2007	76.59	1112^th	5113	78.3%
2008	70.00	1402^nd	5113	72.6%
2009	67.41	1564^th	5193	69.9%
2010	71.70	1383^rd	5314	74.0%
2011	77.03	1156^th	5377	78.5%
2012	79.06	1079^th	5390	80.0%
2013	83.18	875^th	5530	84.2%
2015	78.83	1150^th	5611	79.5%
2016	70.92	1488^th	5614	73.5%
2017	81.32	1072^nd	5692	81.2%
2018	66.24	1750^th	5662	69.1%
2019	76.21	1337^th	5789	76.9%
2022	80.84	1154^th	5883	80.4%
2023	76.42	1305^th	5874	77.8%
2024	72.86	1452^nd	5862	75.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.86	1136^th	5084	77.7%
2019	81.43	652^nd	5173	87.4%
2022	83.03	635^th	5264	87.9%
2023	67.27	1377^th	5374	74.4%
2024	78.89	882^nd	5511	84.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	86.12	25^th	356	93.0%
2023	78.31	42^nd	336	87.5%
2024	84.48	32^nd	364	91.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.66	1818^th	5413	66.4%
2019	68.67	1562^nd	5492	71.6%
2022	77.78	1213^th	5635	78.5%
2023	70.33	1480^th	5617	73.7%
2024	74.15	1310^th	5605	76.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	98.79	30^th	2585	98.8%
2022	75.20	363^rd	2227	83.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.69	1624^th	5431	70.1%
2019	79.40	1108^th	5510	79.9%
2022	80.67	1083^rd	5663	80.9%
2023	79.39	1118^th	5650	80.2%
2024	69.46	1530^th	5636	72.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.71	960^th	4830	80.1%
2019	85.59	480^th	4963	90.3%
2022	90.04	358^th	5084	93.0%
2023	83.64	590^th	5098	88.4%
2024	76.53	871^st	5102	82.9%

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Rank History for White students at Escalona Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.33	1107^th	2737	59.6%
2019	72.17	731^st	2834	74.2%
2022	61.80	1089^th	2726	60.1%
2023	34.08	1881^st	2662	29.3%

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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 Escalona Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	401	3	23	146	2	n/a	n/a	0	575
1989	398	5	35	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	589
1990	343	8	57	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	572
1991	359	10	52	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1992	394	10	45	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
1993	382	15	59	219	1	n/a	n/a	0	676
1994	306	20	40	203	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1995	309	18	39	239	1	n/a	n/a	0	606
1996	309	18	39	239	1	n/a	n/a	0	606
1997	327	23	55	246	1	n/a	n/a	0	652
1998	329	19	52	257	2	n/a	n/a	0	659
1999	338	22	50	263	3	n/a	n/a	0	676
2000	327	20	57	268	3	n/a	n/a	0	675
2001	321	25	61	286	5	n/a	n/a	0	698
2002	269	16	44	295	3	n/a	n/a	4	631
2003	269	16	44	295	3	n/a	n/a	4	631
2004	233	11	41	298	4	n/a	n/a	1	588
2005	231	10	53	312	4	n/a	n/a	1	611
2006	219	10	49	311	3	n/a	n/a	1	593
2007	192	7	46	279	6	n/a	n/a	4	534
2008	192	8	53	274	3	n/a	n/a	0	530
2009	176	5	55	291	6	4	7	0	544
2010	153	6	44	291	5	4	7	0	510
2011	155	8	39	279	5	3	33	0	522
2012	143	9	50	293	4	3	34	0	536
2013	130	8	47	311	4	2	35	0	537
2014	117	8	45	344	3	1	15	0	533
2015	113	7	57	373	2	1	20	0	573
2016	102	6	57	404	2	1	18	0	590
2017	97	7	57	417	1	1	17	0	597
2018	91	7	55	403	2	1	16	0	575
2019	86	7	58	381	2	1	21	0	556
2020	81	6	58	351	2	1	28	0	527
2021	67	3	42	326	0	1	33	0	472
2022	58	3	33	285	0	1	29	0	409
2023	64	5	35	303	0	1	31	0	439
2024	63	6	31	290	0	0	30	0	420

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 Escalona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	575	22.0	26.1	n/a
1989	589	23.0	25.6	n/a
1990	572	21.5	26.6	n/a
1991	600	23.0	26.0	n/a
1992	622	23.4	26.5	15.3
1993	676	25.0	27.0	15.7
1994	569	21.0	27.1	15.5
1995	606	22.0	27.5	18.8
1996	606	22.0	27.5	18.8
1997	652	23.0	28.3	12.9
1998	659	29.0	22.7	15.9
1999	676	31.0	21.8	16.3
2000	675	30.0	22.5	15.6
2001	698	33.0	21.2	16.6
2002	631	28.0	22.5	19.1
2003	631	28.0	22.5	19.1
2004	588	27.0	21.8	18.1
2005	611	32.0	19.1	19.2
2006	593	28.0	21.2	20.8
2007	534	27.0	19.8	17.2
2008	530	28.4	18.7	20.2
2009	544	25.0	20.1	28.1
2010	510	25.0	20.4	32.2
2011	522	n/a	n/a	32.2
2012	536	20.7	25.8	n/a
2013	537	20.2	26.5	40.6
2014	533	20.7	25.7	46.2
2015	573	20.0	28.6	41.2
2016	590	22.0	26.8	43.1
2017	597	23.0	25.9	41.4
2018	575	22.2	25.8	44.2
2019	556	21.5	25.8	45
2020	527	n/a	n/a	46.3
2021	472	20.0	23.6	43.9
2022	409	18.8	21.6	42.3
2023	439	19.0	23.0	41.5
2024	420	18.0	23.3	57.4

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 Escalona Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	575	22.0	26.1	n/a
1989	589	23.0	25.6	n/a
1990	572	21.5	26.6	n/a
1991	600	23.0	26.0	n/a
1992	622	23.4	26.5	15.3
1993	676	25.0	27.0	15.7
1994	569	21.0	27.1	15.5
1995	606	22.0	27.5	18.8
1996	606	22.0	27.5	18.8
1997	652	23.0	28.3	12.9
1998	659	29.0	22.7	15.9
1999	676	31.0	21.8	16.3
2000	675	30.0	22.5	15.6
2001	698	33.0	21.2	16.6
2002	631	28.0	22.5	19.1
2003	631	28.0	22.5	19.1
2004	588	27.0	21.8	18.1
2005	611	32.0	19.1	19.2
2006	593	28.0	21.2	20.8
2007	534	27.0	19.8	17.2
2008	530	28.4	18.7	20.2
2009	544	25.0	20.1	28.1
2010	510	25.0	20.4	32.2
2011	522	n/a	n/a	32.2
2012	536	20.7	25.8	n/a
2013	537	20.2	26.5	40.6
2014	533	20.7	25.7	46.2
2015	573	20.0	28.6	41.2
2016	590	22.0	26.8	43.1
2017	597	23.0	25.9	41.4
2018	575	22.2	25.8	44.2
2019	556	21.5	25.8	45
2020	527	n/a	n/a	46.3
2021	472	20.0	23.6	43.9
2022	409	18.8	21.6	42.3
2023	439	19.0	23.0	41.5
2024	420	18.0	23.3	57.4

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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