Cerritos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 59.5% |
| Met Standard | 22.2% |
| Below Standard | 18.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "82% proficient" for Cerritos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
59.5% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 38.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 28.7 points above the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. Compared to the 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 29.7 points higher (vs 29.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 9.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 69.4% | 14.1% | 83.5% |
| 4th | 90 | 56.7% | 20.0% | 76.7% |
| 5th | 87 | 58.6% | 24.1% | 82.8% |
| 6th | 96 | 68.8% | 20.8% | 89.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 60.0% | 29.4% | 89.4% |
| 4th | 92 | 53.3% | 22.8% | 76.1% |
| 5th | 89 | 52.8% | 19.1% | 71.9% |
| 6th | 96 | 56.3% | 27.1% | 83.3% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.8