Cerritos High

Cerritos High is a senior high of well-populated scale in Cerritos, California, part of ABC Unified, teacheing 1,996 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 138% bigger than typical.

Across the 30 schools in ABC Unified (17,570 students total), Cerritos High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Cerritos High logs that the largest single group is Asian at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Cerritos High lists 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Cerritos High ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 53.8%; Cerritos High posts 68.4%, +14.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Cerritos High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Elliott (William F) Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cerritos High at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cerritos High's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 2,186 (now 1,996). Asian enrollment moved from 59% to 52% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.