Los Cerritos
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.1% |
| Met Standard | 29.7% |
| Below Standard | 56.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Los Cerritos and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.1% of students exceeded standard while 29.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Paramount Unified district average of 13.7%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 15.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 17.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 56 | 28.6% | 21.4% | 50.0% |
| 4th | 41 | 9.8% | 31.7% | 41.5% |
| 5th | 57 | 8.8% | 36.8% | 45.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 21.1% | 38.6% | 59.6% |
| 4th | 41 | 4.9% | 31.7% | 36.6% |
| 5th | 56 | 10.7% | 17.9% | 28.6% |
Nearby schools
34 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.8