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What's something Leal (Frank C.) Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
774
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABC UNIFIED·NCES 060162000021
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary
12920 Droxford St., Cerritos, CA 90703 · (562) 229-7880 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- A+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.
- CThree-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
25.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
272 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
56%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
86.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
82.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 66.3% | 20.2% | 8.5% | 5.0% |
| Math | 61.3% | 21.1% | 12.2% | 5.4% |
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 | 86.5% | 82.4% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 82.2% |
| 2022-23 | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| 2021-22 | 89.8% | 79.8% |
| 2020-21 | 100.0% | 93.5% |
| 2018-19 | 88.0% | 82.8% |
| 2017-18 | 88.7% | 85.2% |
| 2016-17 | 85.7% | 85.0% |
| 2015-16 | 88.0% | 82.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in California's top 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 Leal (Frank C.) Elementary
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leal (Frank C.) Elementary this school | 774 | 35.1% | 83.9% |
| J. Haley Durham Elementary Fremont | 719 | 35.9% | 61.2% |
| Anthony Spangler Elementary Milpitas | 610 | 35.2% | 64.1% |
| Delaine Eastin Elementary Union City | 668 | 31.7% | 71.4% |
| Cerritos Elementary Cerritos | 612 | 35.6% | 82.5% |
| Emperor Elementary San Gabriel | 650 | 40.2% | 71.5% |
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 Leal (Frank C.) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #102 of 5,151 | #23 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #158 of 5,172 ▲ 2 | #30 of 1,129 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #69 of 5,172 ▲ 37 | #15 of 1,129 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,685 of 5,116 | #292 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #450 of 5,915 | #78 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,808 of 5,352 | #1,085 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #2,264 of 5,354 | #351 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #4,550 of 5,625 | #1,094 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #809 of 1,139 | #134 of 181 |
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
774
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 774 | 29.9 | 25.9:1 | 35% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 28.9 | 27.3:1 | 37% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 27.9 | 26.4:1 | 31% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 28 | 26.4:1 | 35% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 27.9 | 26.6:1 | 20% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 28 | 26.4:1 | 17% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | N/A | N/A | 15% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 31 | 21.9:1 | 11% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 675 | 25 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leal (Frank C.) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (743 to 774); teachers up 7% (27.9 to 29.9).
About Leal (Frank C.) Elementary
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary, a large elementary school, is located in Cerritos, California. Federal data show 774 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 66% above average.
A total of 30 schools make up ABC Unified, with 17,570 students enrolled.
The share of Asian students at Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is 63%, a majority. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 15% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The school's 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. At Leal (Frank C.) Elementary, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 97% of California public elementary schools.
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is in the top 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.0%. The school's actual rate is 83.9%, 24.9 points higher.
The county, Los Angeles County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $90,112 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Leal (Frank C.) Elementary, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Cerritos High, is the closest to Leal (Frank C.) Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is ahead of the 63.2% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Leal (Frank C.) Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% gain, from 740 to 774.
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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
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Carmenita MiddleMiddle · 639 students
Other schools in Cerritos
- Cerritos HighHigh · 1,996 students
- Gahr (Richard) HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Whitney (Gretchen) HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Nixon (Patricia) ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Carmenita MiddleMiddle · 639 students
- Cerritos ElementaryElementary · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Cerritos High0.6 mi · 1,996
- Carver (Charles J.) Elementary0.8 mi · 444
- Elliott (William F) Elementary0.9 mi · 425
- Cerritos Elementary0.9 mi · 612
- Steve Luther Elementary1.0 mi · 403
- Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary1.1 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Leal (Frank C.) ElementaryHow many students attend Leal (Frank C.) Elementary?
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary enrolls approximately 774 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Leal (Frank C.) Elementary serve?
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Leal (Frank C.) Elementary?
Approximately 25.9:1 students per teacher at Leal (Frank C.) Elementary.
How diverse is Leal (Frank C.) Elementary?
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 63% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Leal (Frank C.) Elementary?
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is overseen by ABC Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.