Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABC UNIFIED·NCES 060162000018
Juarez (Benito) Elementary
11939 Aclare St., Cerritos, CA 90703 · (562) 229-7870 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
214 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 15% |
Student demographics
57%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
43.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.5pp since 2014
Math
36.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.3% | 26.2% | 22.6% | 33.9% |
| Math | 12.9% | 24.0% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
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 | 43.5% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 27.5% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 31.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 27.4% |
| 2018-19 | 48.8% | 33.5% |
| 2017-18 | 44.1% | 36.3% |
| 2016-17 | 41.9% | 33.8% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Juarez (Benito) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #2,875 of 5,151 | #718 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,560 of 5,172 | #647 of 1,129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,600 of 5,172 | #626 of 1,129 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #1,614 of 5,116 | #460 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #4,802 of 5,915 | #1,076 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #244 of 5,352 | #68 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #2,073 of 5,354 | #320 of 1,214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,937 of 3,837 | #603 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
-55 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 21.9:1
% White
7%
was 5%
% Hispanic
61%
was 62%
% Black
8%
was 13%
% Asian
19%
was 17%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 295 | 16.5 | 17.9:1 | 73% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 67% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 66% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 16 | 21.9:1 | 72% (253) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juarez (Benito) Elementary.
About Juarez (Benito) Elementary
Juarez (Benito) Elementary is a public small elementary school in Cerritos, California. The school counts 295 students across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 37% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Juarez (Benito) Elementary is in ABC Unified, a district with 17,570 students across 30 schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at Juarez (Benito) Elementary, with 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Asian, 8% Black, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Juarez (Benito) Elementary's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 17.9:1 comes from the school's 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 73% of students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Juarez (Benito) Elementary's results are 1.1 points below predicted: 35.9% against 37.0%.
Juarez (Benito) Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Juarez (Benito) Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Ross (Faye) Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Juarez (Benito) Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 44.9% on proficiency, and Juarez (Benito) Elementary is below that at 35.9%.
The NCES locale for Juarez (Benito) Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 16% enrollment decrease, from 350 in 2017-18 to 295 in 2024-25. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Black students, from 13% to 8%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.9:1, from 21.9:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Ross (Faye) Middle0.3 mi · 528
- Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 164
- ABC Secondary (Alternative)0.5 mi · 17
- Kennedy (John F.) Elementary0.5 mi · 398
- Niemes (John H.) Elementary0.6 mi · 631
- Arturo Sanchez Elementary0.6 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Juarez (Benito) ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Juarez (Benito) Elementary?
Juarez (Benito) Elementary enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Juarez (Benito) Elementary serve?
Juarez (Benito) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Juarez (Benito) Elementary?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Juarez (Benito) Elementary.
How diverse is Juarez (Benito) Elementary?
Juarez (Benito) Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 61% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Juarez (Benito) Elementary in?
Juarez (Benito) Elementary is part of ABC Unified.
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