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Cerritos Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

13600 East 183rd St., Cerritos, CA 90703 · (562) 229-7845 · Part of ABC Unified School District

Cerritos’ School Grade A− better than 84% of California school districts

Directions
Students
612
Students per teacher
28:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Cerritos Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 51 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 46 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 28 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Cerritos kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Cerritos kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Cerritos ElementaryYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency84%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts95%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

13600 East 183rd St., Cerritos

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten94
Grade 165
Grade 290
Grade 387
Grade 492
Grade 588
Grade 696
Enrollment over time
634’20
608’21
626’22
588’23
612’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 66%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 7%Black 7%White 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cerritos Elementary from Cerritos families.

Other schools in ABC Unified School District

The district →
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cerritos
A+
774 students26:1
Nixon (Patricia) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cerritos
A+
681 students26:1
Niemes (John H.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Artesia
A
631 students23:1
Bragg Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cerritos
A
602 students25:1
Wittmann (Helen) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cerritos
A+
561 students28:1
Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cerritos
A+
547 students26:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Cerritos’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.