Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985004651
Los Cerritos
14626 Gundry Ave., Paramount, CA 90723 · (562) 602-8040 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
334 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
46.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.1pp since 2014
Math
42.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.2% | 29.9% | 24.0% | 29.9% |
| Math | 13.0% | 29.2% | 30.5% | 27.3% |
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 | 46.1% | 42.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 29.1% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 20.1% |
| 2020-21 | 27.5% | 16.2% |
| 2018-19 | 42.4% | 37.9% |
| 2017-18 | 36.6% | 32.6% |
| 2016-17 | 29.9% | 33.0% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Los Cerritos
Los Cerritos's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Cerritos this school | 341 | 97.9% | 36.3% |
| Global Education Academy Los Angeles | 358 | 96.4% | N/A |
| Kimbrough Elementary San Diego | 316 | 96.8% | 21.7% |
| Murchison Street Elementary Los Angeles | 312 | 98.4% | 37.3% |
| Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary Los Angeles | 368 | 98.1% | 22.3% |
| Chavez Elementary San Diego | 361 | 96.4% | 22.0% |
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 Los Cerritos ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #2,839 of 5,151 | #703 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #2,128 of 5,172 ▲ 1,059 | #528 of 1,129 ▲ 269 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #2,360 of 5,172 ▲ 1,656 | #562 of 1,129 ▲ 390 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.3pp | #105 of 5,116 | #49 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #4,372 of 5,915 | #950 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #965 of 5,352 | #296 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #5,054 of 5,354 | #1,103 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #102 of 5,625 | #57 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #92 of 3,837 | #48 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. 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
341
-141 (-29%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 341 | 17 | 20.1:1 | 98% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 15.5 | 22.6:1 | 97% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | 95% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 93% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 26 | 23.0:1 | 96% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 23 | 26.6:1 | 95% (581) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | N/A | N/A | 96% (554) |
| 2000-01 | 959 | 46 | 20.9:1 | 91% (872) |
| 1990-91 | 730 | 29 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Cerritos.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (598 to 341); teachers down 35% (26 to 17).
About Los Cerritos
Families in Paramount, California, are served by Los Cerritos, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 341 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 27% below that mark.
Paramount Unified is made up of 19 schools with 11,623 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Los Cerritos is 96% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 3% Black. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Los Cerritos are from different groups.
Los Cerritos has a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 98% at Los Cerritos. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
A school with Los Cerritos's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 22.1%. Los Cerritos scores 36.3%, 14.1 points above that line.
The school's county is Los Angeles County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Los Cerritos among them.
Howard Tanner is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Los Cerritos is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Los Cerritos ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.3% against a local average of 34.6%.
Under the NCES locale system, Los Cerritos is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 29% across 4 years, from 482 in 2020-21 to 341 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Los Cerritos. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Paramount Unified
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- HollydaleElementary · 794 students
- Alondra MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Captain Raymond CollinsElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Paramount
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- Alondra MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Leona JacksonMiddle · 517 students
- Major Lynn MoklerElementary · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Tanner0.2 mi · 428
- Mark Keppel0.6 mi · 426
- Clinton William Jefferson0.6 mi · 692
- Cesar Chavez Continuation High0.7 mi · 263
- Manuel Dominguez High0.7 mi · 1,582
- Thurgood Marshall0.7 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About Los CerritosWhat is the total enrollment at Los Cerritos?
Los Cerritos enrolls approximately 341 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Los Cerritos serve?
Los Cerritos serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Los Cerritos have?
Los Cerritos employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Los Cerritos?
Student demographics at Los Cerritos are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Los Cerritos in?
Los Cerritos is part of Paramount Unified.
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