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Carmenita Middle

Public Grades 7-8

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Carmenita Middle is a top-performing 7th-8th grade school serving 639 students in the ABC Unified School District in Cerritos, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all California middle schools.

The school's academic results are outstanding, with over 84% of students proficient in English and 67% in Math—figures that are dramatically higher than nearby schools like Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle or Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle. This excellence is consistent for all students, with those from low-income families and those in special education ranking in the 98th percentile statewide. Furthermore, Carmenita maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.8%, which is less than half the rate of the next best school in the area and supports its high achievement.

Remarkably, Carmenita achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than some lower-performing schools and maintaining a strong track record of success for over a decade. While other schools in districts like Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and Buena Park Elementary show more variability, Carmenita Middle stands out as a model of consistent, high-quality education that effectively serves its diverse community.

639

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,534

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13435 East 166th St.
Cerritos, CA 90703-2301

(562) 229-7775

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Carmenita Middle usually attend:

High:

Cerritos High

Feeder schools for Carmenita Middle:

Elementary:	Cerritos Elementary
	Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary
	Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary
	Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.2%

Hispanic:

28.3%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in ABC Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg57%

California avg41%

110^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the ABC Unified

415^th of 1,543ABC Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	110 of 2761	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	156 of 2783	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	159 of 2781	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	145 of 2740	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	1 of 894	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	85 of 2715	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	80 of 2480	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	172 of 2508	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	95.2	92 of 2497	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	65 of 2477	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.0	149 of 2379	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	192 of 2259	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.1	168 of 2236	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	132 of 2179	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	178 of 2063	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.5	135 of 2005	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	91.4	90 of 1999	95.5%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	69 of 1804	96.2%	★★★★★
2005	94.0	62 of 1777	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	93.3	73 of 1769	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	25 of 609	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	24 of 627	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	24 of 613	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	25 of 637	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	14 of 600	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	137 of 739	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	221 of 743	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	171 of 715	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	107 of 733	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	76 of 745	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	62 of 700	91.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	97 of 1531	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	34 of 1491	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	169 of 1369	87.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.9	225 of 1478	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	99.1	9 of 1521	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.0	178 of 1540	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	77 of 1442	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	45 of 1364	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	114 of 2533	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	164 of 2551	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	147 of 2531	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	172 of 2509	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 738	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	74 of 2380	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	58 of 2262	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	60 of 2395	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	105 of 2388	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	71 of 2374	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	99 of 2359	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	89 of 2213	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	128 of 2072	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	55 of 2542	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	77 of 2579	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	56 of 2531	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	45 of 2458	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	55 of 2369	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	47 of 2230	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	112 of 2534	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	149 of 2552	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	151 of 2538	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	122 of 2527	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	1 of 763	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	85 of 2407	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	91 of 2273	96.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	148 of 726	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	208 of 701	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	379 of 665	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.3	19 of 554	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	4 of 462	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	28 of 1566	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	26 of 1552	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	136 of 1531	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	78 of 1520	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	69 of 1537	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	302 of 1543	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	568 of 1555	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	305 of 1602	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	328 of 1496	78.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Mathematics67%+30 vs state

Science64%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	639	26	25.0	40.2%	37 (5.8%)	35 (5.5%)	181 (28.3%)	359 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	96.2	110^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		94.9	156^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	46	63.6	63.6		86.0	82.1	84.1		71.4	62.9	67.2	$18,534	$1,988	$16,546
Ross (Faye) Middle	Public	7-8	17707 Elaine Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7785	528	24	22.4	66.5%	24 (4.5%)	48 (9.1%)	317 (60.0%)	107 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (4.7%)	54.5	1052^nd of 2761 public middle schools	61.9%		56.8	967^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.3%	85	30.5	30.5		52.3	50.8	51.5		32.0	34.3	33.1	$20,038	$2,209	$17,829
Nettie L. Waite Middle	Public	6-8	14320 South Norwalk Blvd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4370	462	24	19.4	82.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (1.9%)	420 (90.9%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	25	2004^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.4%		22.9	2132^nd of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	128	14.9	14.9	23.2	38.1	38.7	34.2	21.0	18.5	15.5	18.0	$18,628	$981	$17,647
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	13900 Estero Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2945	646	29	22.0	59.3%	54 (8.4%)	13 (2.0%)	459 (71.1%)	85 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.1%)	82.5	430^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		74.2	606^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	176	48.1	48.1	65.4	66.8	62.6	65.0	54.8	54.6	46.9	52.1	$17,527	$459	$17,068
Buena Park Middle	Public	6-8	6931 Orangethorpe Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8491	633	27	23.6	91.0%	27 (4.3%)	28 (4.4%)	501 (79.1%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		29.2	1848^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	107	21.7	21.7	25.5	35.8	36.6	32.7	14.8	20.9	19.4	18.4	$21,009	$1,967	$19,042
Los Alisos Middle	Public	6-8	14800 South Jersey Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3495	920	35	26.5	78.2%	22 (2.4%)	22 (2.4%)	803 (87.3%)	38 (4.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.8%)	45.3	1320^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		41.3	1419^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.0%	99	25.8	25.8	38.7	54.3	43.0	45.5	31.9	30.0	27.6	29.8	$15,632	$922	$14,710
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle	Public	7-8	12351 East Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7795	542	23	23.1	53.5%	39 (7.2%)	56 (10.3%)	230 (42.4%)	174 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.3%)	79.6	481^st of 2761 public middle schools	82.6%		88.2	316^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.6%	165	55.5	55.5		60.2	68.8	64.4		43.1	47.1	45.0	$19,739	$1,988	$17,751
Walker Junior High	Public	7-8	8132 Walker St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4051	890	37	24.2	64.0%	118 (13.3%)	33 (3.7%)	434 (48.8%)	250 (28.1%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.1%)	38 (4.3%)	54.6	1046^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.1%		52.8	1079^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	33	29.9	29.9		55.2	46.4	50.7		42.5	26.5	34.3	$19,527	$969	$18,558
Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Public	6-8	8201 Country Club Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 523-1160	641	29	21.9	73.8%	33 (5.1%)	12 (1.9%)	334 (52.1%)	230 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.2%)	68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		62.5	827^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.3%	117	37.8	37.8	55.5	58.4	55.2	56.4	51.2	44.7	33.2	43.2	$20,103	$1,930	$18,173
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle	Public	7-8	11525 Del Amo Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7815	403	19	21.1	74.7%	16 (4.0%)	46 (11.4%)	231 (57.3%)	81 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.2%)	49	1202^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.5%		66.4	756^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.8%	446	23.5	23.5		57.1	46.9	52.1		30.9	28.1	29.5	$21,122	$2,206	$18,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmenita Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carmenita Middle?

Students at Carmenita Middle are 56% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Carmenita Middle in?

ABC Unified

What high school do graduates of Carmenita Middle attend?

Students who attend Carmenita Middle usually go on to attend Cerritos High

Is Carmenita Middle a good school?

Yes! Carmenita Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 110^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Carmenita Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Carmenita Middle.

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