Is D. D. Johnston Elementary a good school?

D. D. Johnston Elementary ranks 2914 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend D. D. Johnston Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 361 students attended D. D. Johnston Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of D. D. Johnston Elementary?

Students at D. D. Johnston Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of D. D. Johnston Elementary attend?

Students who attend D. D. Johnston Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Corvallis Middle High : Norwalk High

D. D. Johnston Elementary

Summary:

D. D. Johnston Elementary is a public elementary school in Norwalk, California, serving 356 students in grades K-5 and part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.

While the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively well, ranking in the top 35% and top 11% among California elementary schools, respectively, the overall academic performance at D. D. Johnston Elementary is generally below the district and state averages. For example, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 43.71% and 33.53%, respectively, compared to the district's 46.06% and 30.78%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th grade Mathematics, with only 26.23% proficiency. However, the school performs better in 4th grade English Language Arts, with 51.02% proficiency compared to the district's 43.06% and the state's 43.9%. Compared to neighboring schools within the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, such as Julia B. Morrison Elementary and Loretta Lampton Elementary, D. D. Johnston Elementary's performance is generally lower.

Another concern at D. D. Johnston Elementary is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.5% in 2017-2018 to 41.4% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. These factors may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and addressing these issues could help improve the school's outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

13421 South Fairford Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-3630

(562) 210-3120

District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2914^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,047

Students who attend D. D. Johnston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Corvallis Middle
High:	Norwalk High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 361

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

African American:

3.3%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details D. D. Johnston Elementary ranks better than 50.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^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 44.02. (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 (88.4%), African American (3.3%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at D. D. Johnston Elementary is 22, which is the 5^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare D. D. Johnston Elementary employs 16.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at D. D. Johnston Elementary is $13,047, which is the 5^th highest among 16 elementary schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

D. D. Johnston Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks D. D. Johnston Elementary 2914^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See D. D. Johnston Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 D. D. Johnston Elementary

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Rank History for all students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	35.20	2931^st	4809	39.1%
2005	27.13	3472^nd	4822	28.0%
2006	24.32	3704^th	4818	23.1%
2007	18.44	4418^th	5113	13.6%
2008	26.42	3867^th	5113	24.4%
2009	14.54	4762^nd	5193	8.3%
2010	47.08	2746^th	5314	48.3%
2011	48.84	2660^th	5377	50.5%
2012	42.06	3134^th	5390	41.9%
2013	52.95	2509^th	5530	54.6%
2015	26.55	3979^th	5611	29.1%
2016	35.55	3374^th	5614	39.9%
2017	41.38	3021^st	5692	46.9%
2018	52.12	2443^rd	5662	56.9%
2019	52.28	2475^th	5789	57.2%
2022	46.95	2697^th	5883	54.2%
2023	49.55	2560^th	5874	56.4%
2024	44.02	2914^th	5862	50.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	75.80	366^th	3311	88.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	40.71	1288^th	2634	51.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.86	991^st	5084	80.5%
2019	66.89	1354^th	5173	73.8%
2022	61.10	1619^th	5264	69.2%
2023	61.39	1669^th	5374	68.9%
2024	50.24	2378^th	5511	56.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	69.34	63^rd	356	82.3%
2023	74.02	54^th	336	83.9%
2024	74.01	58^th	364	84.1%

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Rank History for Female students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.18	2423^rd	5413	55.2%
2019	57.51	2084^th	5492	62.1%
2022	51.23	2355^th	5635	58.2%
2023	60.01	1942^nd	5617	65.4%
2024	48.62	2474^th	5605	55.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.67	1018^th	2128	52.2%
2019	51.46	938^th	2585	63.7%
2022	37.63	1178^th	2227	47.1%

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Rank History for Male students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.97	2337^th	5431	57.0%
2019	46.61	2638^th	5510	52.1%
2022	42.89	2841^st	5663	49.8%
2023	38.20	3181^st	5650	43.7%
2024	37.73	3225^th	5636	42.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at D. D. Johnston Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.91	1392^nd	4830	71.2%
2019	62.10	1568^th	4963	68.4%
2022	60.35	1627^th	5084	68.0%
2023	63.25	1482^nd	5098	70.9%
2024	57.88	1790^th	5102	64.9%

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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 D. D. Johnston Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	275	21	63	308	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
1989	257	32	71	299	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
1990	256	27	59	330	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
1991	223	35	75	339	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
1992	220	28	72	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	694
1993	206	42	59	361	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
1994	154	36	62	331	0	n/a	n/a	0	583
1995	136	65	69	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
1996	136	65	69	413	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
1997	124	66	66	516	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1998	89	54	52	501	1	n/a	n/a	0	697
1999	84	52	36	514	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
2000	76	39	31	525	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2001	80	38	37	532	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
2002	53	31	41	553	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
2003	53	31	41	553	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
2004	49	30	42	543	0	n/a	n/a	2	666
2005	40	28	34	530	0	n/a	n/a	1	633
2006	39	24	38	499	1	n/a	n/a	1	602
2007	35	27	34	454	5	n/a	n/a	1	556
2008	26	24	32	454	1	n/a	n/a	0	537
2009	24	24	24	464	1	1	3	0	541
2010	22	17	24	432	1	2	6	0	504
2011	17	18	24	426	1	3	4	0	493
2012	15	17	23	399	0	3	3	0	460
2013	14	13	19	382	0	3	3	0	434
2014	15	8	13	379	1	4	11	0	431
2015	18	12	12	350	0	4	7	0	403
2016	16	12	15	339	0	4	8	0	394
2017	14	18	17	330	0	3	7	0	389
2018	16	21	24	311	0	4	9	0	385
2019	14	17	28	313	0	3	11	0	386
2020	12	17	22	312	0	5	12	0	380
2021	10	21	22	305	0	3	17	0	378
2022	8	8	18	292	0	3	18	0	347
2023	3	9	13	311	1	3	16	0	356
2024	4	12	11	319	1	2	12	0	361

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

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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 D. D. Johnston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	26.0	25.6	n/a
1989	659	26.0	25.3	n/a
1990	672	26.0	25.8	n/a
1991	672	27.6	24.3	n/a
1992	694	28.0	24.7	47.7
1993	668	26.0	25.7	43
1994	583	23.8	24.5	50.9
1995	683	24.0	28.5	58.3
1996	683	24.0	28.5	58.3
1997	772	25.0	30.9	53.9
1998	697	30.0	23.2	59.5
1999	686	29.0	23.7	64.7
2000	671	30.0	22.4	64.8
2001	687	33.0	20.8	64
2002	678	35.0	19.4	68.7
2003	678	35.0	19.4	68.7
2004	666	33.0	20.2	68.7
2005	633	30.0	21.1	75
2006	602	27.0	22.3	72.9
2007	556	27.0	20.6	72.3
2008	537	29.0	18.5	64.4
2009	541	25.0	20.0	77.1
2010	504	25.1	20.0	80.2
2011	493	n/a	n/a	81.7
2012	460	19.0	24.2	n/a
2013	434	18.0	24.1	89.2
2014	431	16.0	26.9	91.2
2015	403	16.0	25.1	86.4
2016	394	15.0	26.2	86
2017	389	15.0	25.9	85.9
2018	385	15.0	25.6	86
2019	386	16.1	23.8	90.2
2020	380	n/a	n/a	87.1
2021	378	16.0	23.4	81.7
2022	347	16.6	20.8	75.8
2023	356	16.5	21.5	72.2
2024	361	16.3	22.0	77.6

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 D. D. Johnston Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	26.0	25.6	n/a
1989	659	26.0	25.3	n/a
1990	672	26.0	25.8	n/a
1991	672	27.6	24.3	n/a
1992	694	28.0	24.7	47.7
1993	668	26.0	25.7	43
1994	583	23.8	24.5	50.9
1995	683	24.0	28.5	58.3
1996	683	24.0	28.5	58.3
1997	772	25.0	30.9	53.9
1998	697	30.0	23.2	59.5
1999	686	29.0	23.7	64.7
2000	671	30.0	22.4	64.8
2001	687	33.0	20.8	64
2002	678	35.0	19.4	68.7
2003	678	35.0	19.4	68.7
2004	666	33.0	20.2	68.7
2005	633	30.0	21.1	75
2006	602	27.0	22.3	72.9
2007	556	27.0	20.6	72.3
2008	537	29.0	18.5	64.4
2009	541	25.0	20.0	77.1
2010	504	25.1	20.0	80.2
2011	493	n/a	n/a	81.7
2012	460	19.0	24.2	n/a
2013	434	18.0	24.1	89.2
2014	431	16.0	26.9	91.2
2015	403	16.0	25.1	86.4
2016	394	15.0	26.2	86
2017	389	15.0	25.9	85.9
2018	385	15.0	25.6	86
2019	386	16.1	23.8	90.2
2020	380	n/a	n/a	87.1
2021	378	16.0	23.4	81.7
2022	347	16.6	20.8	75.8
2023	356	16.5	21.5	72.2
2024	361	16.3	22.0	77.6

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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