Public school · ABC Unified · Cerritos, California

Gahr (Richard) High — Rating & test scores

Cerritos · 9–12 · 1,631 students (2024–25)

11111 Artesia Boulevard, 90703gahrhs.us ↗(562) 229-7730
63rdpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
61

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (409 of 414); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 414
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask ABC Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Gahr (Richard) a good high school?

Gahr (Richard) High scores higher than 63 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 63rd percentile, Solid, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average ABC Unified high school. 1.8% of students (31 of 1,711) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 65% of low-income students in grade 11 at Gahr (Richard) High in Cerritos scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 185 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

49% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 71% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 356
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 356 tested

Advanced
34%
Proficient
37%
Below the standard
29%
This school71%
California57%
ABC Unified71%

71% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 356 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California32%
ABC Unified44%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 61% to 71% and math from 30% to 41%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202561%353 tested
→
202671%356 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202530%360 tested
→
202641%356 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school34%37%18%11%356
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · ABC Unified42%29%17%12%1,301
Math, grade 11 · This school13%28%26%33%356
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · ABC Unified24%20%24%32%1,301

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202671%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202641%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 63% in 2017 to 71% in 2026. In math, it went from 39% in 2017 to 41% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201763%
465 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201873%
421 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201972%
441 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202274%
412 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202370%
355 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202475%
380 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202561%
353 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202671%
356 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201739%
497 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201840%
420 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201947%
442 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202243%
407 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202344%
355 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202444%
377 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202530%
360 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202641%
356 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Gahr’s results?

ABC Unified’s board decides Gahr’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Gahr in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving ABC Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for ABC Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

ABC Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read ABC Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

99% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 67% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 49% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 409 of 414 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

67%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 278 of 414 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

66%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 269 of 409 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

49% enrolled in college within 12 months · 433 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓27 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓90 · 21%
  • California community college67 · 16%
  • In-state private11 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year15 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
  • Not enrolled222 · 51%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts2
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course24 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • African American Studies
  • European History
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
185 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 409 of 414 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 278 of 414 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 269 of 409 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
100
Admitted
82
Enrolled
24

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC IrvineApplied 86 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 4
  • UCLAApplied 79 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 4
  • UC San DiegoApplied 70 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 5
  • UC RiversideApplied 63 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 44 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 41 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 38 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 29 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 18 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 100 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2024Applied 102 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2023Applied 111 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2022Applied 123 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2021Applied 108 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 32
  • Fall 2020Applied 93 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2019Applied 93 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2018Applied 94 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2017Applied 81 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2016Applied 99 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 34

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
184
Admitted
180
Enrolled
85

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 789 · Admitted 660 · Enrolled 271
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 588 · Admitted 461 · Enrolled 66
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 318 · Admitted 198 · Enrolled 36
  • San Diego StateApplied 251 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 206 · Admitted 190 · Enrolled 16
  • Cal State LAApplied 198 · Admitted 181 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 125 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 96 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 11
  • San Francisco StateApplied 59 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 51 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 51 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 45 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 34 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 34 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 32 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 29 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 27 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 21 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 12 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 184 · Admitted 180 · Enrolled 85
  • Fall 2024Applied 177 · Admitted 166 · Enrolled 83
  • Fall 2023Applied 205 · Admitted 188 · Enrolled 98
  • Fall 2022Applied 174 · Admitted 168 · Enrolled 83
  • Fall 2021Applied 171 · Admitted 161 · Enrolled 89

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

16 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 15 in 100 at the average ABC Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 279 of 1,691 students counted for it; suspension: 31 of 1,711 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average ABC Unified high school 2.5%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

16 in 100This school
15 in 100At the average ABC Unified high school
22 in 100At the average California high school

279 of 1,691 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.8%

of students were suspended at least once (31 of 1,711). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Gahr (Richard)

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Hispanic or Latino, low-income and Black or African American students all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 38% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 21% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Asian students scored well below the same group across California in math. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Gahr (Richard)Same group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Filipino43 tested56%Same group, California 49%
  • Asian31 tested48%Same group, California 67%
  • Hispanic or Latino194 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 38%Same group, California 21%
  • Low-income248 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 36%Same group, California 23%
  • Black or African American41 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 34%Same group, California 19%
  • Students with disabilities45 tested13%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 27% to 88%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 54%2. Black or African American: 12%3. Asian: 12%4. Filipino: 11%5. White: 5%6. Two or more races: 4%7. Not reported: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino54%
  2. Black or African American12%
  3. Asian12%
  4. Filipino11%
  5. White5%
  6. Two or more races4%
  7. Not reported2%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

43% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 46 of 106 English learners43%
ABC Unified · 533 of 1,17645%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

61%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 998 of 1,631. California: 63%.

74teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

87%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs ABC Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 248 tested
English65%+263%+1649%
Math36%+234%+1323%
Hispanic or Latino · 200 tested in English, 194 in math
English67%+562%+1849%
Math38%+929%+1721%
Filipino · 42 tested in English, 43 in math
English88%+682%+1177%
Math56%056%+749%
Black or African American · 38 tested in English, 41 in math
English66%+561%+2442%
Math34%+529%+1519%
Asian · 31 tested
English68%−1987%−1179%
Math48%−2472%−1967%
Students with disabilities · 48 tested in English, 45 in math
English27%+324%+819%
Math13%+49%+58%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in ABC Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

White students, students of two or more races and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino54%
Black or African American12%
Asian12%
Filipino11%
White5%
Two or more races4%
Not reported2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 87% of teaching positions, 69.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 79.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Gahr (Richard), and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary
    Cerritos Elementary
    97th · Strong · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Ross (Faye) Middle
    59th · Solid · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Gahr (Richard) High
    Grades 9–12

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Cerritos Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    97th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    88th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    85th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Bragg Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Willow Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    19th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Kennedy (John F.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    74th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Niemes (John H.) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    42nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Nixon (Patricia) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    79th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    96% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    93rd percentile · Strong · elementary · 2026

    81% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Burbank (Luther) Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    45th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026

  • Elliott (William F) Elementary

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Ross (Faye) Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    59th percentile · Solid · middle · 2026

    85% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    56th percentile · Solid · middle · 2026

    71% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Carmenita Middle

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    94th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

    12% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

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11111 Artesia Boulevard, Cerritos 90703

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Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 59% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (356 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (562) 229-773011111 Artesia Boulevard, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

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Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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Source records

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Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #540 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 4 in ABC Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate99%6325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math18%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)67%6420%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math46%5718%
Chronically absent15 in 100625%
Suspension rate3.3% (57 of 1,710)515%
English learners: top level16%495%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256163#540California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–198 in 1001.2% (24 of 2,010)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2415 in 1001.3% (21 of 1,667)
2024–2515 in 1003.3% (57 of 1,710)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1135634%37%18%11%71%57%+14

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1135613%28%26%33%41%32%+9

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English35634%71%
2026 · Math35613%41%
2025 · English35324%61%
2025 · Math36013%30%
2024 · English38041%75%
2024 · Math37716%44%
2023 · English35533%70%
2023 · Math35517%44%
2022 · English41237%74%
2022 · Math40716%43%
2019 · English44133%72%
2019 · Math44219%47%
2018 · English42137%73%
2018 · Math42015%40%
2017 · English46523%63%
2017 · Math49713%39%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English35361%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math36030%
2024 · Grade 11 · English38075%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math37744%
2023 · Grade 11 · English35570%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math35544%
2022 · Grade 11 · English41274%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math40743%
2019 · Grade 11 · English44172%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math44247%
2018 · Grade 11 · English42173%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math42040%
2017 · Grade 11 · English46563%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math49739%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide3639%33%54%4%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income24865%+2+16
Hispanic or Latino20067%+5+18
Students with disabilities4827%+3+8
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.3% (57 of 1,710) → 2025–26 · 1.8% (31 of 1,711) · −1.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 10019 in 100+11 in 100
Male7 in 10014 in 100+7 in 100
Asian6 in 10010 in 100+4 in 100
Black or African American9 in 10018 in 100+9 in 100
Filipino5 in 1006 in 100+1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10020 in 100+12 in 100
Pacific Islander8 in 100——
Two or more races15 in 10010 in 100−5 in 100
White8 in 10019 in 100+11 in 100
Students with disabilities16 in 10026 in 100+10 in 100
English learners10 in 10017 in 100+7 in 100
Homeless33 in 10029 in 100−4 in 100
Military families8 in 10016 in 100+8 in 100
Low-income10 in 10020 in 100+10 in 100
All students8 in 10016 in 100+8 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 67% · numerator 278 students classified Prepared · denominator 414 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 59% · AP-pathway numerator 163 · denominator 278 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 278 of 414 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
99%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
59%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
66%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
49%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202510082243.893.914.04
202410263343.793.934.07
202311166303.783.913.97
202212369363.793.954.11
202110866323.713.874.00
20209357303.703.903.99
20199344223.593.874.05
20189439223.503.833.89
20178149263.563.833.84
20169950343.433.763.90

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202544under 3under 3
Berkeley202445under 3under 3
Berkeley2023436under 3
Berkeley20226154
Berkeley2021444under 3
Davis202529193
Davis2024297under 3
Davis2023256under 3
Davis202235113
Davis202138185
Irvine202586174
Irvine202475167
Irvine202394163
Irvine202210112under 3
Irvine202195179
Los Angeles20257964
Los Angeles20247886
Los Angeles20237876
Los Angeles20229398
Los Angeles20218464
Merced20254141under 3
Merced20241616under 3
Merced20232121under 3
Merced202221203
Merced20212018under 3
Riverside202563563
Riverside202453389
Riverside2023492710
Riverside202255346
Riverside202151275
San Diego202570215
San Diego202467135
San Diego202365123
San Diego202270136
San Diego202159185
Santa Barbara20253814under 3
Santa Barbara202445174
Santa Barbara202338134
Santa Barbara20225214under 3
Santa Barbara20215112under 3
Santa Cruz20251814under 3
Santa Cruz20242212under 3
Santa Cruz20232510under 3
Santa Cruz20223111under 3
Santa Cruz20213017under 3
Universitywide20251008224
Universitywide20241026334
Universitywide20231116630
Universitywide20221236936
Universitywide20211086632

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Japanese Language and Culturethis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count18
AP enrollment (male/female)437
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 185 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections4
Chemistry sections13
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,586

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California276%
California State University9021%
California community college6716%
In-state private113%
Out-of-state, 4-year153%
Out-of-state, 2-year10%
Not enrolled22251%

433 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 49% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,553 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,540 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$31 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,631

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,131 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,631

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,766 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 13%Student services 11%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$194,651,72658.58%58%
Instruction support$43,299,99413.03%13%
Student services$35,156,34210.58%11%
Administration$28,549,5368.59%9%
Buildings & maintenance$30,632,9979.22%9%
Total$332,291,451100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $332,291,451 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,553 per pupil
2020$12,110 per pupil
2019$12,189 per pupil
2018$11,434 per pupil
2017$10,952 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90703 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90703 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$134,987
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)58%
ZIP-area population48,108
Median age47.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90703 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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