Los Cerritos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.3% |
| Met Standard | 22.9% |
| Below Standard | 32.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "67% proficient" for Los Cerritos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.5 points above the Long Beach Unified district average of 24.8%. Compared to the 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 26.6 points higher (vs 17.7% 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 3.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 51.7% | 20.0% | 71.7% |
| 4th | 59 | 39.0% | 23.7% | 62.7% |
| 5th | 82 | 41.5% | 29.3% | 70.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 60 | 46.7% | 21.7% | 68.3% |
| 4th | 59 | 47.5% | 20.3% | 67.8% |
| 5th | 82 | 40.2% | 21.9% | 62.2% |
Nearby schools
18 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.9