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Enrollment
1,631
High
DISTRICT 1,036 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABC UNIFIED·NCES 060162000014
Gahr (Richard) High
11111 Artesia Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703 · (562) 229-7730 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,631 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
998 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 456 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 391 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 385 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 399 | 24% |
Student demographics
63%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
61.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.5pp since 2014
Math
30.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.8% | 37.7% | 21.8% | 16.7% |
| Math | 13.1% | 17.2% | 28.1% | 41.7% |
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 | 61.5% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 44.3% |
| 2022-23 | 69.6% | 43.9% |
| 2021-22 | 74.3% | 43.2% |
| 2018-19 | 71.7% | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 72.7% | 39.5% |
| 2016-17 | 63.4% | 38.6% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Gahr (Richard) High
Gahr (Richard) High's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahr (Richard) High this school | 1,631 | 61.2% | 52.8% |
| Pinole Valley High Pinole | 1,245 | 61.8% | 43.4% |
| Lathrop High Lathrop | 1,486 | 62.2% | 42.6% |
| Bear Creek High Stockton | 1,925 | 65.8% | 34.8% |
| San Diego SCPA San Diego | 1,297 | 58.4% | 44.7% |
| Arroyo High San Lorenzo | 1,499 | 64.6% | 43.3% |
Matched among California high 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 Gahr (Richard) High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #280 of 1,052 | #60 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #429 of 1,056 ▼ 225 | #99 of 229 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #438 of 1,056 ▼ 285 | #99 of 229 ▼ 62 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.9pp | #18 of 1,044 | #3 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,631 | #491 of 2,093 | #97 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #923 of 1,352 | #266 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #320 of 1,351 | #43 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #1,025 of 1,575 | #314 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #250 of 802 | #99 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,631
-261 (-14%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,826
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 1,631 | 72.8 | 22.4:1 | 61% (998) |
| 2023-24 | 1,590 | 71.5 | 22.2:1 | 64% (1,016) |
| 2022-23 | 1,682 | 78.3 | 21.5:1 | 58% (983) |
| 2020-21 | 1,892 | 80 | 23.6:1 | 64% (1,217) |
| 2017-18 | 1,955 | 82.2 | 23.8:1 | 55% (1,076) |
| 2015-16 | 1,981 | 82 | 24.2:1 | 53% (1,043) |
| 2010-11 | 2,070 | N/A | N/A | 45% (936) |
| 2000-01 | 1,886 | 81 | 23.3:1 | 22% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 1,826 | 81 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gahr (Richard) High.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,955 to 1,631); teachers down 11% (82.2 to 72.8).
About Gahr (Richard) High
Gahr (Richard) High is a high school in Cerritos, California, according to federal school records. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,631 students. It has 95% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
ABC Unified has 17,570 students spread across 30 schools.
The largest group at Gahr (Richard) High is Hispanic students, at 55%. Other students are 23% Asian, 11% Black, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
With 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.4:1. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Roughly 61% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gahr (Richard) High lands at B+, ahead of 69% of California public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.7%.
In Los Angeles County, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Burbank (Luther) Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from Gahr (Richard) High. Gahr (Richard) High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Gahr (Richard) High ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Gahr (Richard) High had a net loss of 261 students, or 14%. By 2024-25, the school had 22.4 students per teacher, compared with 23.6 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Gahr (Richard) High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Artesia HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Carmenita MiddleMiddle · 639 students
Other schools in Cerritos
- Cerritos HighHigh · 1,996 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Carmenita MiddleMiddle · 639 students
- Cerritos ElementaryElementary · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Burbank (Luther) Elementary0.4 mi · 421
- Niemes (John H.) Elementary0.6 mi · 631
- Juarez (Benito) Elementary1.0 mi · 295
- Ross (Faye) Middle1.0 mi · 528
- Arturo Sanchez Elementary1.2 mi · 239
- Esther Lindstrom Elementary1.2 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Gahr (Richard) HighHow many students attend Gahr (Richard) High?
Gahr (Richard) High enrolls approximately 1,631 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gahr (Richard) High serve?
Gahr (Richard) High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Gahr (Richard) High?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Gahr (Richard) High.
How diverse is Gahr (Richard) High?
Gahr (Richard) High reports a student body of 5% White, 55% Hispanic, 11% Black, 23% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gahr (Richard) High public or private?
Gahr (Richard) High is a public K-12 school, overseen by ABC Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.