Los Cerritos

Los Cerritos is a small primary school in Paramount, California, one of the schools within Paramount Unified. The school serves 341 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Los Cerritos sits 27% below that benchmark.

Paramount Unified comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,623 students; Los Cerritos is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Los Cerritos shows that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 3% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Los Cerritos has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Los Cerritos tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Los Cerritos tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Los Cerritos is one.

The closest other public school is Howard Tanner, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Los Cerritos at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

Los Cerritos operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Los Cerritos has decreased 43%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 341 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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