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Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle

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Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle ranks 1202 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 56% of California middle schools

Summary

Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle is a public school for grades 7-8 with about 400 students in the ABC Unified School District in Cerritos, serving a community where a significant majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Recent performance data shows the school is at a crossroads; after several years of strong statewide rankings, its academic standing has declined to an average level. This drop is most noticeable in math and science scores, which are now below both district and state averages. While the school manages student attendance better than the state average, it faces challenges with inconsistent results for different groups of students, though it has shown notable success with its migrant student population.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, a clear pattern emerges: Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle achieves higher results with a less impoverished population, while Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle faces greater challenges with more poverty. Haskell sits in the middle of this spectrum. Schools in neighboring districts like Helen Keller Middle in Long Beach Unified and Oak Middle in Los Alamitos Unified post stronger scores, but often serve communities with different economic profiles. A key question for parents is that Haskell spends more per student than most of these comparison schools, yet its academic results have not kept pace.

403

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,122

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11525 Del Amo Blvd.
Cerritos, CA 90703-7404

(562) 229-7815

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle usually attend:

High:

Gahr (Richard) High

Feeder schools for Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle:

Elementary:	Bragg Elementary
	Nixon (Patricia) Elementary
	Willow Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

Asian:

20.1%

African American:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of ABC Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg57%

California avg41%

1,202^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	49.0	1202 of 2761	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	756 of 2783	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	754 of 2781	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	803 of 2740	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	802 of 2715	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	816 of 2480	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	852 of 2508	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	911 of 2497	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	985 of 2477	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	854 of 2379	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	916 of 2259	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	949 of 2236	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.2	924 of 2179	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	947 of 2063	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	787 of 2005	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.8	744 of 1999	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.3	694 of 1804	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.7	789 of 1777	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	41.9	940 of 1769	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	312 of 609	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	201 of 627	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	102 of 613	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	180 of 637	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	30 of 643	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	71.4	133 of 600	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	515 of 739	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	486 of 743	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	508 of 715	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.2	351 of 733	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.6	547 of 745	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	555 of 700	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	628 of 1531	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	361 of 1491	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	39.2	717 of 1369	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.5	378 of 1478	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	42.7	660 of 1521	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	214 of 1540	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	401 of 1442	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	520 of 1364	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1117 of 2533	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	702 of 2551	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	652 of 2531	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	718 of 2509	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	936 of 2380	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	812 of 2262	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1117 of 2395	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	440 of 2388	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	467 of 2374	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	489 of 2359	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	631 of 2213	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	512 of 2072	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1131 of 2542	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	511 of 2579	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	422 of 2531	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	586 of 2458	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	503 of 2369	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	551 of 2230	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1171 of 2534	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	729 of 2552	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	758 of 2538	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	769 of 2527	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	602 of 2407	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	732 of 2273	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	28 of 95	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	9 of 94	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	53.1	32 of 86	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	501 of 726	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	325 of 701	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	483 of 677	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.0	116 of 554	79.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	950 of 1566	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.7	355 of 1552	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	810 of 1531	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	1008 of 1602	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	985 of 1496	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)71st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

White (2019)37th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science23%-9 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
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
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle	Public	7-8	21409 South Elaine Ave.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7805	291	20	14.8	91.8%	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	242 (83.2%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	29.8	1836^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		34.9	1632^nd of 2783 public middle schools	41.4%	204	11.1	11.1		36.8	33.6	35.1		29.6	24.3	26.9	$22,788	$2,284	$20,504
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
Helen Keller Middle	Public	6-8	7020 East Brittain St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8851	515	21	24.3	40.8%	56 (10.9%)	19 (3.7%)	400 (77.7%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	82.2	437^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.2%		83.2	414^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.1%	23	39.9	39.9	67.0	71.2	68.6	68.8	52.6	51.5	49.0	51.2	$17,234	$3,501	$13,733
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
Lexington Junior High	Public	7-8	4351 Orange Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4201	1,188	44	26.8	56.2%	254 (21.4%)	37 (3.1%)	378 (31.8%)	439 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.2%)	79.1	492^nd of 2761 public middle schools	82.2%		83.6	408^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.3%	84	45.6	45.6		65.5	61.0	63.3		46.4	50.4	48.4	$16,045	$668	$15,377
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	5301 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-7461	806	36	22.6	49.1%	112 (13.9%)	93 (11.5%)	426 (52.9%)	115 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (6.7%)	66.1	760^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.5%		61.6	847^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	87	32.1	32.1	54.2	57.0	62.6	57.9	39.1	39.7	43.4	40.7	$18,699	$3,755	$14,944
Marshall Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	5870 East Wardlow Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 429-7013	940	40	23.7	45.0%	210 (22.3%)	89 (9.5%)	468 (49.8%)	85 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.8%)	76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%		76.2	565^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	6	37.8	37.8	62.1	64.8	58.3	61.7	47.7	50.3	48.2	48.8	$18,885	$3,559	$15,326
Oak Middle	Public	6-8	10821 Oak St.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4740	998	38	26.2	14.5%	396 (39.7%)	16 (1.6%)	270 (27.1%)	212 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	96 (9.6%)	95.3	144^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.8%		96.2	116^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.8%	28	67.5	67.5	79.9	79.3	83.5	80.8	69.4	63.4	62.8	65.2	$13,782	$517	$13,265
Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	4112 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 816-3320	1,018	39	26.1	22.3%	368 (36.1%)	24 (2.4%)	343 (33.7%)	140 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (12.9%)	88.6	300^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.1%		91.4	243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57	54.9	54.9	71.1	71.8	66.6	69.9	61.4	56.1	55.6	57.7	$15,031	$526	$14,505

Frequently Asked Questions about Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle

What is the racial makeup of Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle?

Students at Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle are 57% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle a good school?

Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle ranks 1202^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle.

What district is Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle in?

ABC Unified

What high school do graduates of Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle attend?

Students who attend Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle usually go on to attend Gahr (Richard) High

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