Best Public Schools in Zip Code 90703

Summary:

The 90703 zip code area is home to 18 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools, all part of the ABC Unified School District. This district is ranked 414 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The standout schools in this area include Whitney (Gretchen) High School, ranked #1 out of 2,323 high schools in California with a 5-star rating, exceptional test scores, and a high graduation rate. Cerritos High School is also a top performer, ranked #125 in the state with strong test scores and a high graduation rate. Among the elementary schools, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary, Wittmann (Helen) Elementary, and Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary stand out with excellent test scores and 5-star ratings.

The data reveals a wide range of performance across the schools, with some, like Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation), struggling with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and high chronic absenteeism. Factors such as student demographics, funding, and educational approaches likely contribute to these disparities. Overall, the ABC Unified School District appears to have effective practices in place, with several of its schools ranking among the top in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Bragg Elementary	Public	K-6	11501 Bos St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7830	623	24	25.9	51.8%	31 (5.0%)	58 (9.3%)	198 (31.8%)	239 (38.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.0%)	88.9	752^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	87.2%		91	644^th of 5874 public elementary schools	89.0%	108	51.1				51.1	72.9	68.4	73.6	64.4				69.7	70.8	68.4	67.4	54.4				64.9	93.1	96.1	97.1	96.1	95.1	95.1	$5,277
Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	627	26	24.5	42.3%	49 (7.8%)	43 (6.9%)	158 (25.2%)	348 (55.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	94.9	154^th of 2777 public middle schools	94.5%		94.8	160^th of 2802 public middle schools	94.3%	6		51.3			51.3					82.3	77.7		80.0					71.1	61.1		66.0							$5,522
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	19200 East Ely St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7840	469	20	23.4	60.6%	22 (4.7%)	41 (8.7%)	206 (43.9%)	165 (35.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.4%)	89.7	716^th of 5862 public elementary schools	87.8%		90.3	692^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	88.2%	24	61.5				61.5	61.8	66.7	68.0	77.8				68.7	70.6	68.3	61.5	61.6				65.3							$5,835
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	13600 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7845	588	20	29.6	33.7%	15 (2.6%)	37 (6.3%)	79 (13.4%)	416 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.6%)	97.6	110^th of 5862 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.5	140^th of 5874 public elementary schools	97.6%	30	69.5				69.5	75.9	78.6	90.3	89.4				83.8	85.2	84.5	83.2	79.2				82.9	97.3	97.3	97.3				$5,368
Cerritos High	Public	9-12	12500 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7715	2,083	88	23.5	45.1%	136 (6.5%)	126 (6.0%)	621 (29.8%)	1,079 (51.8%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	106 (5.1%)	92.2	125^th of 2323 public high schools	94.6%		94.7	91^st of 2348 public high schools	96.1%	34			53.3		53.3							80.9	80.9							56.0	56.0							$6,278
Elliott (William F) Elementary	Public	K-6	18415 Cortner Ave.	Artesia	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7850	442	15	30.4	62.2%	37 (8.4%)	14 (3.2%)	168 (38.0%)	188 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.6%)	65.2	1803^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	69.2%		77.3	1262^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	78.5%	541	25.4				25.4	41.7	56.7	43.1	66.3				53.2	43.6	64.7	35.6	53.0				50.0							$5,998
Gahr (Richard) High	Public	9-12	11111 Artesia Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7730	1,590	72	22.2	63.9%	95 (6.0%)	197 (12.4%)	856 (53.8%)	379 (23.8%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	51 (3.2%)	83	279^th of 2323 public high schools	88.0%		79.9	328^th of 2348 public high schools	86.0%	49			43.1		42.6							75.0	75.0							44.3	44.3							$6,801
Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary	Public	K-6	13650 Park St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7860	560	24	23.3	35.5%	25 (4.5%)	24 (4.3%)	103 (18.4%)	358 (63.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (8.0%)	96.4	231^st of 5862 public elementary schools	96.1%		97.6	133^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	97.7%	98	77.3				77.3	65.8	86.3	80.7	90.8				81.3	74.0	84.7	78.4	79.3				79.1							$5,137
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	442	21	21.0	72.6%	22 (5.0%)	58 (13.1%)	226 (51.1%)	110 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.0%)	66.4	753^rd of 2777 public middle schools	72.9%		66.3	757^th of 2802 public middle schools	73.0%	4		34.6			34.6					48.5	53.8		51.4					35.4	46.0		41.2							$6,257
Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	11939 Aclare St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7870	321	17	18.8	67.3%	23 (7.2%)	23 (7.2%)	202 (62.9%)	55 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	35.2	3494^th of 5862 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.9	2701^st of 5874 public elementary schools	54.0%	793	22.2				22.2	30.6	30.4	26.7	53.1				35.8	46.0	21.7	13.0	32.7				27.5	92.3			95.4	96.9		$6,804
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	12920 Droxford St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7880	788	29	27.2	36.9%	16 (2.0%)	30 (3.8%)	149 (18.9%)	494 (62.7%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	85 (10.8%)	98	79^th of 5862 public elementary schools	98.7%		98	102^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	98.3%	23	79.0				79.0	80.2	81.8	87.9	86.1				84.2	87.7	86.4	82.3	73.0				82.2							$5,235
Nixon (Patricia) Elementary	Public	K-6	19600 Jacob Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7895	689	27	25.5	52.4%	65 (9.4%)	61 (8.9%)	268 (38.9%)	213 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	70 (10.2%)	88.7	766^th of 5862 public elementary schools	86.9%		90.4	682^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	88.4%	84	55.7				55.7	67.6	67.7	71.1	70.4				69.2	75.9	68.0	54.6	53.7				63.3	96.8	96.8		96.8	96.8	96.8	$5,546
Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	13350 Beach St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7905	536	18	29.9	39.7%	39 (7.3%)	24 (4.5%)	159 (29.7%)	272 (50.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.1%)	88.9	755^th of 5862 public elementary schools	87.1%		87.8	834^th of 5874 public elementary schools	85.8%	79	65.0				65.0	57.4	56.9	77.0	77.4				69.3	62.3	58.5	69.0	63.4				64.0							$4,993
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	540	22	24.4	55.9%	32 (5.9%)	57 (10.6%)	215 (39.8%)	205 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.2%)	88.2	314^th of 2777 public middle schools	88.7%		82.8	416^th of 2802 public middle schools	85.2%	102		51.7			51.7					73.2	64.5		68.8					55.6	50.2		52.9							$6,057
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7760	216	15	14.0	79.2%	12 (5.6%)	17 (7.9%)	163 (75.5%)	13 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.2%)	9.2	2079^th of 2323 public high schools	10.5%		15.2	1826^th of 2348 public high schools	22.2%	253			2.4	6.7	3.0							12.0	12.0							0.0	0.0							$11,593
Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,018	40	25.6	32.5%	37 (3.6%)	22 (2.2%)	126 (12.4%)	790 (77.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (3.7%)	99.8	1^st of 2323 public high schools	100.0%		99.7	1^st of 2348 public high schools	100.0%			100.0	98.3		99.1					98.2	100.0	100.0	99.4					98.2	99.4	99.4	99.0							$6,926
Wittmann (Helen) Elementary	Public	K-6	16801 Yvette Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7915	564	20	28.2	39.0%	27 (4.8%)	30 (5.3%)	141 (25.0%)	320 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.0%)	97.7	100^th of 5862 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.8	210^th of 5874 public elementary schools	96.4%	110	76.3				76.3	87.3	91.0	85.5	82.6				86.5	94.9	80.8	76.3	66.3				79.3							$4,966
ABC Secondary (Alternative)	Public	7-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7770	29	3	10.6	82.8%	4 (13.8%)	2 (6.9%)	18 (62.1%)	5 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$7,136
ABC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	11939 Aclare St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 926-5566	67	8	8.1	73.1%	2 (3.0%)	11 (16.4%)	30 (44.8%)	12 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (17.9%)								(n/a)					36.4				52.9	78.6			58.8				17.7	42.9			32.7

Cities Near Zip Code 90703

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cerritos	0.43 mi	18	104^th
Artesia	1.26 mi	5	258^th
La Palma	1.38 mi	5	121^st
Buena Park	1.78 mi	14	343^rd
Lakewood	1.94 mi	20	364^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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