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What's the vibe like in the hallways at El Cerrito Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA HABRA CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062019002411
El Cerrito Elementary
1051 North Hillside St., La Habra, CA 90631 · (562) 690-2340 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
301 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
El Cerrito Elementary→Washington Middle
Based on grade levels within La Habra City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.2pp since 2018
Math
43.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.8pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2018, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
379
-17 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 24.8:1
% White
8%
was 6%
% Hispanic
83%
was 90%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About El Cerrito Elementary
El Cerrito Elementary, a compact elementary-level community in La Habra, California, run under La Habra City Elementary, enrolls 379 students, covering grades K through 6.
El Cerrito Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by La Habra City Elementary, a district that hosts 4,239 students overall.
On the student-mix side, El Cerrito Elementary records that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 8% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, El Cerrito Elementary has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 79% of students at El Cerrito Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, El Cerrito Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.0%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of +13.0 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), El Cerrito Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Walnut Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), El Cerrito Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 39.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at El Cerrito Elementary has edged down 4%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 90% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Habra City Elementary
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Sierra Vista ElementaryElementary · 467 students
- Walnut ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Other schools in La Habra
- La Habra HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Sonora HighHigh · 1,779 students
- Ladera Palma ElementaryElementary · 583 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 580 students
- Las Positas ElementaryElementary · 565 students
- Imperial MiddleMiddle · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Elementary0.3 mi · 446
- La Habra High0.6 mi · 1,881
- Arbolita Elementary0.7 mi · 379
- Washington Middle1.0 mi · 580
- El Portal Elementary1.1 mi · 469
- Sierra Vista Elementary1.2 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About El Cerrito ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at El Cerrito Elementary?
El Cerrito Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does El Cerrito Elementary serve?
El Cerrito Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at El Cerrito Elementary?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at El Cerrito Elementary.
What is the student diversity at El Cerrito Elementary?
Student demographics at El Cerrito Elementary are roughly 8% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees El Cerrito Elementary?
El Cerrito Elementary is overseen by La Habra City Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.