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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABC UNIFIED·NCES 060162000009
Cerritos Elementary
13600 East 183rd St., Cerritos, CA 90703 · (562) 229-7845 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
218 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
83.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
80.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 63.4% | 19.8% | 10.9% | 5.9% |
| Math | 55.5% | 24.6% | 13.8% | 6.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.2% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 83.8% | 82.9% |
| 2022-23 | 83.2% | 79.0% |
| 2021-22 | 85.8% | 73.2% |
| 2020-21 | 97.9% | 83.3% |
| 2018-19 | 84.6% | 77.8% |
| 2017-18 | 82.6% | 76.0% |
| 2016-17 | 81.8% | 75.2% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 76.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cerritos Elementary
Cerritos Elementary's state test result (82.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos Elementary this school | 612 | 35.6% | 82.5% |
| Pearl Zanker Elementary Milpitas | 563 | 35.9% | 58.8% |
| Anthony Spangler Elementary Milpitas | 610 | 35.2% | 64.1% |
| Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary Cerritos | 516 | 35.5% | 80.3% |
| Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary San Francisco | 594 | 36.5% | 81.1% |
| Wittmann (Helen) Elementary Cerritos | 561 | 37.3% | 82.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cerritos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #136 of 5,151 | #31 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #226 of 5,172 ▼ 84 | #49 of 1,129 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #156 of 5,172 ▼ 36 | #39 of 1,129 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #2,596 of 5,116 | #647 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #1,291 of 5,915 | #247 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.1:1 | #5,241 of 5,352 | #1,188 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #2,545 of 5,354 | #403 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #4,524 of 5,625 | #1,091 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,921 of 3,837 | #787 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
612
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
28.1:1
was 27.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 612 | 21.8 | 28.1:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 19.8 | 29.7:1 | 34% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 22.8 | 27.5:1 | 31% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 23 | 27.6:1 | 34% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 23.6 | 28.2:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 24 | 27.8:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | N/A | N/A | 18% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 24 | 24.2:1 | 8% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 23 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cerritos Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (666 to 612); teachers down 8% (23.6 to 21.8).
About Cerritos Elementary
At 13600 East 183rd St. in Cerritos, California, Cerritos Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 612 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 32% higher.
A total of 30 schools make up ABC Unified, with 17,570 students enrolled.
Cerritos Elementary is 66% Asian by enrollment. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 15% Asian. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 28.1:1, with 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cerritos Elementary is 36%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
In California, Cerritos Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.5% compared with a predicted 58.7%.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Los Angeles County is home to 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Cerritos Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 75.3% on proficiency, and Cerritos Elementary is above that at 82.5%.
Cerritos Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 22 students since 2020-21, to 612.
Discussions about Cerritos Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ABC Unified
- Cerritos HighHigh · 1,996 students
- Gahr (Richard) HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Artesia HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Other schools in Cerritos
- Cerritos HighHigh · 1,996 students
- Gahr (Richard) HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Carmenita MiddleMiddle · 639 students
Other Cerritos Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Cerritos Elementary. Cerritos Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Cerritos ElementaryGlendale, CA · 490 students
- Cerritos ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary0.8 mi · 547
- Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary0.9 mi · 516
- Leal (Frank C.) Elementary0.9 mi · 774
- Carmenita Middle1.1 mi · 639
- Whitney (Gretchen) High1.1 mi · 1,024
- George B. Miller Elementary1.2 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Cerritos ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cerritos Elementary?
Cerritos Elementary enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Cerritos Elementary serve?
Cerritos Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cerritos Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cerritos Elementary is approximately 28.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cerritos Elementary?
Student demographics at Cerritos Elementary are roughly 3% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 66% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Cerritos Elementary?
Cerritos Elementary is overseen by ABC Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.