Is Nixon (Patricia) Elementary a good school?

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary ranks 766 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nixon (Patricia) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 689 students attended Nixon (Patricia) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Nixon (Patricia) Elementary?

Students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 31% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% White, 9% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Nixon (Patricia) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nixon (Patricia) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle High : Artesia High

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Summary:

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cerritos, California, serving 726 students in grades K-6. It is part of the ABC Unified School District, which is ranked 414 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 69.17% of students proficient or better in ELA and 63.29% in Math, compared to 63.5% and 52.95% for the district, respectively. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also strong, with 55.67% of students proficient or better, compared to 47.04% for the district. Nixon (Patricia) Elementary has maintained a consistently high academic performance, ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools for several years, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's commitment to equity and inclusion is evident in its high rankings for various student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Nixon (Patricia) Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming its peers, such as Leal (Frank C.) Elementary, which ranks 79th out of 5,862 California elementary schools. While the school's academic performance is excellent, its chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, reaching 21.6% in 2021-2022, which could be an area for the school to focus on.

Detail:

Public K-6

19600 Jacob Ave.
Cerritos, CA 90703-7526

(562) 229-7895

District: ABC Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,546

Students who attend Nixon (Patricia) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle
High:	Artesia High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.5

Number of students: 689

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.9%

Asian:

30.9%

Two or more races:

10.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Nixon (Patricia) Elementary ranks better than 86.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.72. (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 (38.9%), Asian (30.9%), two or more races (10.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary is 25.5. 12 elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Nixon (Patricia) Elementary employs 27 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary is $5,546. 12 elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Nixon (Patricia) Elementary 766^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Nixon (Patricia) Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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ABC Unified:

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

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Rank History for Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	77.34	1013^th	4809	78.9%
2005	80.48	905^th	4822	81.2%
2006	66.76	1476^th	4818	69.4%
2007	85.56	729^th	5113	85.7%
2008	88.24	575^th	5113	88.8%
2009	84.40	788^th	5193	84.8%
2010	81.37	933^rd	5314	82.4%
2011	82.37	872^nd	5377	83.8%
2012	75.43	1249^th	5390	76.8%
2013	72.23	1462^nd	5530	73.6%
2015	81.48	1059^th	5611	81.1%
2016	84.42	940^th	5614	83.3%
2017	80.38	1113^th	5692	80.4%
2018	77.79	1228^th	5662	78.3%
2019	84.77	914^th	5789	84.2%
2022	92.25	582^nd	5883	90.1%
2023	90.39	682^nd	5874	88.4%
2024	88.72	766^th	5862	86.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	50.81	204^th	339	39.8%
2019	68.26	144^th	445	67.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	86.69	237^th	3246	92.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.73	511^th	2420	78.9%
2024	62.98	646^th	2634	75.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.74	885^th	5084	82.6%
2019	84.11	531^st	5173	89.7%
2022	95.16	176^th	5264	96.7%
2023	91.19	338^th	5374	93.7%
2024	91.19	403^rd	5511	92.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.18	1123^rd	5413	79.3%
2019	85.26	807^th	5492	85.3%
2022	92.85	461^st	5635	91.8%
2023	89.20	683^rd	5617	87.8%
2024	86.84	785^th	5605	86.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.45	303^rd	2128	85.8%
2019	90.91	165^th	2585	93.6%
2022	93.74	121^st	2227	94.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.69	1289^th	5431	76.3%
2019	81.09	1016^th	5510	81.6%
2022	89.61	648^th	5663	88.6%
2023	89.33	660^th	5650	88.3%
2024	87.16	761^st	5636	86.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.66	522^nd	1071	51.3%
2019	67.31	435^th	1149	62.1%
2022	73.35	316^th	1154	72.6%
2023	74.62	283^rd	1190	76.2%
2024	75.49	279^th	1203	76.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.50	121^st	700	82.7%
2019	94.76	24^th	747	96.8%
2022	94.23	24^th	663	96.4%
2023	84.92	59^th	662	91.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.09	683^rd	4830	85.9%
2019	84.78	516^th	4963	89.6%
2022	97.55	90^th	5084	98.2%
2023	94.52	184^th	5098	96.4%
2024	92.40	269^th	5102	94.7%

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Rank History for White students at Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.40	1220^th	2737	55.4%
2023	91.32	66^th	2662	97.5%
2024	82.94	321^st	2647	87.9%

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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 Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	222	54	252	86	5	n/a	n/a	0	619
1989	199	60	274	84	4	n/a	n/a	0	621
1990	196	60	275	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	611
1991	188	52	280	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	603
1992	185	64	298	74	2	n/a	n/a	0	623
1993	156	64	294	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	582
1994	151	81	301	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1995	127	87	294	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	127	87	294	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	136	110	298	81	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
1998	120	109	327	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
1999	120	117	328	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
2000	113	113	358	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2001	103	100	366	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
2002	115	86	357	129	0	n/a	n/a	2	689
2003	115	86	357	129	0	n/a	n/a	2	689
2004	113	88	324	135	0	n/a	n/a	14	674
2005	110	86	318	146	0	n/a	n/a	27	687
2006	104	86	306	141	3	n/a	n/a	36	676
2007	97	78	306	151	1	n/a	n/a	40	673
2008	95	81	290	148	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	614
2009	92	71	293	149	0	2	64	0	671
2010	86	91	292	176	0	2	35	0	682
2011	92	79	269	183	0	2	43	0	668
2012	86	88	268	213	1	2	48	0	706
2013	95	83	265	249	0	2	56	0	750
2014	92	79	274	272	0	2	66	0	785
2015	92	77	282	285	2	3	48	0	789
2016	87	86	286	277	1	2	49	0	788
2017	83	87	309	277	0	2	46	0	804
2018	75	75	303	290	1	2	41	0	787
2019	72	73	274	310	3	4	49	0	785
2020	63	71	265	311	2	7	54	0	773
2021	70	81	243	300	1	8	52	0	755
2022	56	68	228	282	0	8	66	0	708
2023	63	68	228	278	0	8	81	0	726
2024	65	61	213	268	0	11	70	1	689

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 Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	619	23.0	26.9	n/a
1989	621	23.8	26.0	n/a
1990	611	24.2	25.2	n/a
1991	603	24.4	24.7	n/a
1992	623	24.8	25.1	11.9
1993	582	23.5	24.8	14.1
1994	593	23.0	25.8	15.3
1995	580	22.6	25.7	14
1996	580	22.6	25.7	14
1997	625	25.6	24.4	17.3
1998	641	30.6	20.9	17.5
1999	655	31.0	21.1	17.6
2000	703	30.0	23.4	18.5
2001	700	34.0	20.6	19.6
2002	689	33.0	20.9	23
2003	689	33.0	20.9	23
2004	674	32.5	20.7	23.2
2005	687	32.6	21.1	25
2006	676	32.0	21.1	24.5
2007	673	31.0	21.7	22.4
2008	614	32.0	19.2	23.6
2009	671	31.5	20.6	22.7
2010	682	31.5	21.6	28.4
2011	668	n/a	n/a	33.7
2012	706	26.5	26.6	n/a
2013	750	29.0	25.8	35.5
2014	785	28.0	28.0	33.8
2015	789	30.0	26.3	33.3
2016	788	30.0	26.2	33.5
2017	804	30.0	26.8	29.7
2018	787	27.0	29.1	33.8
2019	785	29.0	27.0	32.2
2020	773	n/a	n/a	33.5
2021	755	30.0	25.1	50.1
2022	708	30.0	23.6	46.3
2023	726	29.0	25.0	46.6
2024	689	27.0	25.5	52.4

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 Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	619	23.0	26.9	n/a
1989	621	23.8	26.0	n/a
1990	611	24.2	25.2	n/a
1991	603	24.4	24.7	n/a
1992	623	24.8	25.1	11.9
1993	582	23.5	24.8	14.1
1994	593	23.0	25.8	15.3
1995	580	22.6	25.7	14
1996	580	22.6	25.7	14
1997	625	25.6	24.4	17.3
1998	641	30.6	20.9	17.5
1999	655	31.0	21.1	17.6
2000	703	30.0	23.4	18.5
2001	700	34.0	20.6	19.6
2002	689	33.0	20.9	23
2003	689	33.0	20.9	23
2004	674	32.5	20.7	23.2
2005	687	32.6	21.1	25
2006	676	32.0	21.1	24.5
2007	673	31.0	21.7	22.4
2008	614	32.0	19.2	23.6
2009	671	31.5	20.6	22.7
2010	682	31.5	21.6	28.4
2011	668	n/a	n/a	33.7
2012	706	26.5	26.6	n/a
2013	750	29.0	25.8	35.5
2014	785	28.0	28.0	33.8
2015	789	30.0	26.3	33.3
2016	788	30.0	26.2	33.5
2017	804	30.0	26.8	29.7
2018	787	27.0	29.1	33.8
2019	785	29.0	27.0	32.2
2020	773	n/a	n/a	33.5
2021	755	30.0	25.1	50.1
2022	708	30.0	23.6	46.3
2023	726	29.0	25.0	46.6
2024	689	27.0	25.5	52.4

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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