Leal (Frank C.) Elementary

Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is a substantial primary school in Cerritos, California, overseen by ABC Unified. The school caters to 774 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 66% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

ABC Unified comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 17,570 students; Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary reports that 63% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 15% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Leal (Frank C.) Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 83.2%, a residual of +24.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cerritos High, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leal (Frank C.) Elementary. On composite proficiency, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leal (Frank C.) Elementary has rose 4%, going from 743 students in 2018 to 774 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.