Cerritos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.7% |
| Met Standard | 25.8% |
| Below Standard | 51.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Cerritos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.7% of students exceeded standard while 25.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Savanna Elementary district average of 23.1%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 30.9% exceeded — 8.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 16.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 20.4% | 26.5% | 46.9% |
| 4th | 39 | 33.3% | 20.5% | 53.9% |
| 5th | 54 | 25.9% | 14.8% | 40.7% |
| 6th | 46 | 21.7% | 37.0% | 58.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 20.4% | 42.9% | 63.3% |
| 4th | 39 | 28.2% | 23.1% | 51.3% |
| 5th | 54 | 14.8% | 22.2% | 37.0% |
| 6th | 46 | 17.4% | 19.6% | 37.0% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 55.4