Los Cerritos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.6% |
| Met Standard | 11.9% |
| Below Standard | 84.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "16% proficient" for Los Cerritos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.6% of students exceeded standard while 11.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.1 points below the South San Francisco Unified district average of 22.7%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.2% exceeded — 20.5 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 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 40 | 7.5% | 2.5% | 10.0% |
| 4th | 36 | 5.6% | 8.3% | 13.9% |
| 5th | 49 | 2.0% | 22.4% | 24.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 2.3% | 16.3% | 18.6% |
| 4th | 38 | 2.6% | 13.2% | 15.8% |
| 5th | 50 | 2.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 49.4