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Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

ABC Unified Cerritos Los Angeles County 90703
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,264 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
564 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
28:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
39%
Teachers
20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 25.0%
White 4.8%
Asian 44.5%
Black 5.3%
Other 20.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Wittmann (Helen) Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard58.0%
Met Standard24.8%
Below Standard17.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "83% proficient" for Wittmann (Helen) Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

58.0% of students exceeded standard while 24.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 37.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 27.2 points above the ABC Unified district average of 30.7%. Compared to the 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 28.1 points higher (vs 29.9% average). 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 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 1.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
58.0%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
82.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+0.6pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
1.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.2%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,264
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 77 55.8% 22.1% 18.2% 3.9% 77.9%
4th 82 74.4% 12.2% 6.1% 7.3% 86.6%
5th 79 54.4% 34.2% 2.5% 8.9% 88.6%
6th 77 53.3% 36.4% 9.1% 1.3% 89.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 78 57.7% 24.4% 12.8% 5.1% 82.0%
4th 82 68.3% 19.5% 9.8% 2.4% 87.8%
5th 80 42.5% 30.0% 22.5% 5.0% 72.5%
6th 77 57.1% 19.5% 15.6% 7.8% 76.6%