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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
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 55% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
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.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.9% | 29.3% | 26.4% | 26.4% |
| Math | 19.3% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 32.4% |
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 | 47.2% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 38.9% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 31.9% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 35.3% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like El Cerrito Elementary
El Cerrito Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Cerrito Elementary this school | 379 | 79.4% | 46.0% |
| Bellevue Elementary Santa Rosa | 382 | 81.2% | 30.5% |
| Le Grand Elementary Le Grand | 344 | 79.4% | 29.9% |
| Arbolita Elementary La Habra | 379 | 83.1% | 39.8% |
| La Colima Elementary Whittier | 378 | 77.2% | 47.1% |
| Wiley Canyon Elementary Newhall | 388 | 78.9% | 48.9% |
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 El Cerrito Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,996 of 5,151 | #231 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,055 of 5,172 ▼ 239 | #231 of 382 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #2,259 of 5,172 ▼ 259 | #242 of 382 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #725 of 5,116 | #39 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #3,934 of 5,915 | #310 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,910 of 5,352 | #75 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #3,946 of 5,354 | #305 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #2,238 of 5,625 | #122 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #3,397 of 3,837 | #300 of 324 |
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
379
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 379 | 17.5 | 21.6:1 | 79% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 19.4 | 21.6:1 | 79% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 18.6 | 23.1:1 | 76% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 17 | 24.9:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 80% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 16 | 24.6:1 | 82% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | N/A | N/A | 88% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 85% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 23 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Cerrito Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (396 to 379); teachers up 9% (16 to 17.5).
About El Cerrito Elementary
El Cerrito Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in La Habra, California, one of the schools in La Habra City Elementary. It educates 379 students in kindergarten through 6.
District-wide, La Habra City Elementary has 9 schools and 4,239 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at El Cerrito Elementary, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 34% of Orange County residents are Hispanic. El Cerrito Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At El Cerrito Elementary, 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 21.6:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 79% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, El Cerrito Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for El Cerrito Elementary is +13.0 points: 46.0% actual, 33.0% predicted.
Orange County census figures show that median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. El Cerrito Elementary is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
Walnut Elementary is located about 0.3 miles from El Cerrito Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, El Cerrito Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
El Cerrito Elementary saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 24.9:1 to 21.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about El Cerrito Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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.