Cerritos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 15.2% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 61.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Cerritos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
15.2% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 18.2 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. The 26 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 27.9% exceeded — 12.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 17.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 71 | 12.7% | 18.3% | 31.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 20.6% | 20.6% | 41.3% |
| 5th | 65 | 16.9% | 35.4% | 52.3% |
| 6th | 69 | 20.3% | 31.9% | 52.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 76 | 15.8% | 21.1% | 36.8% |
| 4th | 69 | 15.9% | 23.2% | 39.1% |
| 5th | 71 | 9.9% | 16.9% | 26.8% |
| 6th | 71 | 9.9% | 15.5% | 25.4% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.6