Is Cerritos Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cerritos Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 110 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cerritos Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 626 students attended Cerritos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cerritos Elementary?

Students at Cerritos Elementary are 70% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Cerritos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cerritos Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carmenita Middle High : Cerritos High

Cerritos Elementary

Summary:

Cerritos Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cerritos, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 626 students. It is part of the ABC Unified School District, which is ranked 414 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cerritos Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in California, with a statewide ranking between 84-140 out of over 5,800 schools in recent years. The school's students significantly outperform the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 83.8% of Cerritos Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63.5% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 82.92% of Cerritos students were proficient or better, compared to 52.95% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Cerritos Elementary also excels in Science, with 69.47% of students proficient or better in the CAST assessment, compared to 47.04% for the district and 30.7% for the state. The school's rankings for various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, are consistently in the top 10-20% of California elementary schools, with some subgroups ranking in the top 5%.

When compared to the nearby schools within the same district, such as Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary and Wittmann (Helen) Elementary, Cerritos Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. This suggests that the ABC Unified School District as a whole is providing a high-quality education, with Cerritos Elementary being a standout performer within the district.

Detail:

Public K-6

13600 East 183rd St.
Cerritos, CA 90703-8951

(562) 229-7845

District: ABC Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,368

Students who attend Cerritos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmenita Middle
High:	Cerritos High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.4

Number of students: 626

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.6%

Hispanic:

14.5%

African American:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Cerritos Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Cerritos Elementary ranks better than 98.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 19 ranked elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.62. (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: Asian (69.6%), Hispanic (14.5%), African American (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cerritos Elementary is 27.4, which is the highest among 19 elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Cerritos Elementary employs 22.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cerritos Elementary is $5,368. 13 elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cerritos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cerritos Elementary 110^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cerritos Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

Hispanic students:

ABC Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks ABC Unified 414^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Cerritos Elementary.

What do you think?

Your rating for Cerritos Elementary?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Cerritos Elementary

Compare

Rank History for all students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	97.26	115^th	4809	97.6%
2005	96.74	123^rd	4822	97.4%
2006	97.37	87^th	4818	98.2%
2007	97.45	83^rd	5113	98.4%
2008	96.50	100^th	5113	98.0%
2009	95.54	130^th	5193	97.5%
2010	96.35	59^th	5314	98.9%
2011	94.77	147^th	5377	97.3%
2012	93.94	156^th	5390	97.1%
2013	95.51	84^th	5530	98.5%
2015	96.73	206^th	5611	96.3%
2016	95.87	250^th	5614	95.5%
2017	95.64	284^th	5692	95.0%
2018	95.15	273^rd	5662	95.2%
2019	95.84	234^th	5789	96.0%
2022	96.69	226^th	5883	96.2%
2023	97.51	140^th	5874	97.6%
2024	97.62	110^th	5862	98.1%

See the entire list of California Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	91.61	153^rd	3246	95.3%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	93.05	180^th	5084	96.5%
2019	96.58	89^th	5173	98.3%
2022	97.57	93^rd	5264	98.2%
2023	99.14	31^st	5374	99.4%
2024	97.89	108^th	5511	98.0%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.28	263^rd	5413	95.1%
2019	93.13	350^th	5492	93.6%
2022	94.87	310^th	5635	94.5%
2023	96.36	177^th	5617	96.8%
2024	97.10	106^th	5605	98.1%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.61	276^th	5431	94.9%
2019	96.19	166^th	5510	97.0%
2022	96.89	164^th	5663	97.1%
2023	97.19	134^th	5650	97.6%
2024	96.90	130^th	5636	97.7%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.61	90^th	1071	91.6%
2019	77.15	204^th	1149	82.2%
2022	79.68	158^th	1154	86.3%
2023	79.14	178^th	1190	85.0%
2024	81.53	128^th	1203	89.4%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	98.03	10^th	663	98.5%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Cerritos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	83.95	534^th	4830	88.9%
2019	91.89	230^th	4963	95.4%
2022	94.06	225^th	5084	95.6%
2023	98.54	44^th	5098	99.1%
2024	97.59	81^st	5102	98.4%

See the entire list of Best California Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)

100%

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Cerritos Elementary

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	217	34	385	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
1989	173	38	393	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
1990	158	39	371	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
1991	133	39	393	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	608
1992	125	40	429	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
1993	106	41	392	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	584
1994	94	36	372	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
1995	85	42	414	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	590
1996	85	42	414	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	590
1997	72	39	423	41	2	n/a	n/a	0	577
1998	66	42	407	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1999	57	45	417	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
2000	71	43	418	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	564
2001	68	43	431	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
2002	53	34	462	29	3	n/a	n/a	0	581
2003	53	34	462	29	3	n/a	n/a	0	581
2004	54	40	444	31	4	n/a	n/a	4	577
2005	51	34	442	40	2	n/a	n/a	10	579
2006	47	32	440	33	2	n/a	n/a	23	577
2007	41	30	434	45	2	n/a	n/a	29	581
2008	37	38	420	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
2009	39	44	422	48	1	4	26	0	584
2010	39	40	435	70	1	4	23	0	612
2011	48	43	465	66	1	1	21	0	645
2012	43	51	471	89	0	1	24	0	679
2013	56	53	451	105	5	1	29	0	700
2014	51	52	452	118	5	0	28	0	706
2015	54	44	444	117	5	1	27	0	692
2016	48	35	424	119	7	2	33	0	668
2017	44	34	435	115	6	3	34	0	671
2018	46	35	428	116	6	3	32	0	666
2019	38	36	439	119	7	3	31	0	673
2020	34	39	453	111	1	3	33	0	674
2021	24	41	437	95	0	3	34	0	634
2022	19	37	437	86	0	3	26	0	608
2023	17	42	436	91	0	2	38	0	626

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 Cerritos Elementary

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	687	23.0	29.8	n/a
1989	640	22.0	29.0	n/a
1990	614	24.0	25.5	n/a
1991	608	23.0	26.4	n/a
1992	641	23.4	27.3	9.2
1993	584	20.6	28.3	8.2
1994	554	20.6	26.9	11
1995	590	20.0	29.5	11.5
1996	590	20.0	29.5	11.5
1997	577	22.0	26.2	12.3
1998	547	25.0	21.9	10.6
1999	562	25.0	22.5	6.9
2000	564	24.0	23.5	8.7
2001	580	24.0	24.2	8.1
2002	581	24.0	24.2	6.4
2003	581	24.0	24.2	6.4
2004	577	24.0	24.0	6.8
2005	579	24.0	24.1	8.4
2006	577	24.0	24.0	8.3
2007	581	24.0	24.2	9.8
2008	550	26.0	21.2	9.1
2009	584	24.0	23.4	10.8
2010	612	26.0	23.5	15.4
2011	645	n/a	n/a	17.7
2012	679	24.5	27.7	0
2013	700	24.2	28.9	20.1
2014	706	24.0	29.4	20.8
2015	692	24.0	28.8	18.4
2016	668	24.0	27.8	17.8
2017	671	24.0	27.9	16.2
2018	666	23.6	28.2	20.7
2019	673	24.0	28.0	21.7
2020	674	n/a	n/a	20.5
2021	634	23.6	26.8	34.4
2022	608	22.0	27.6	33.1
2023	626	22.8	27.4	31

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 Cerritos Elementary

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	687	23.0	29.8	n/a
1989	640	22.0	29.0	n/a
1990	614	24.0	25.5	n/a
1991	608	23.0	26.4	n/a
1992	641	23.4	27.3	9.2
1993	584	20.6	28.3	8.2
1994	554	20.6	26.9	11
1995	590	20.0	29.5	11.5
1996	590	20.0	29.5	11.5
1997	577	22.0	26.2	12.3
1998	547	25.0	21.9	10.6
1999	562	25.0	22.5	6.9
2000	564	24.0	23.5	8.7
2001	580	24.0	24.2	8.1
2002	581	24.0	24.2	6.4
2003	581	24.0	24.2	6.4
2004	577	24.0	24.0	6.8
2005	579	24.0	24.1	8.4
2006	577	24.0	24.0	8.3
2007	581	24.0	24.2	9.8
2008	550	26.0	21.2	9.1
2009	584	24.0	23.4	10.8
2010	612	26.0	23.5	15.4
2011	645	n/a	n/a	17.7
2012	679	24.5	27.7	0
2013	700	24.2	28.9	20.1
2014	706	24.0	29.4	20.8
2015	692	24.0	28.8	18.4
2016	668	24.0	27.8	17.8
2017	671	24.0	27.9	16.2
2018	666	23.6	28.2	20.7
2019	673	24.0	28.0	21.7
2020	674	n/a	n/a	20.5
2021	634	23.6	26.8	34.4
2022	608	22.0	27.6	33.1
2023	626	22.8	27.4	31

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates