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Leal (Frank C.) Elementary

Public Grades K-6

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Frank C. Leal Elementary is a top-ranked K-6 public school serving 774 students in the ABC Unified School District in Cerritos, consistently earning a 5-star rating and placing in the 99th percentile of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with over 86% of students proficient in English and 82% in math, significantly outpacing both district and state averages. What truly sets Leal (Frank C.) Elementary apart is its remarkable effectiveness with students from all backgrounds, ranking even higher for its economically disadvantaged students than it does overall. It achieves this excellence with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating that strong results come from effective practices, not just high funding.

Leal is part of a notable cluster of high-performing schools in the area, including neighbors like Wittmann (Helen) Elementary and Cerritos Elementary. While all these schools are strong, Leal distinguishes itself with over a decade of consistent, top-tier performance across all grade levels and very low chronic absenteeism. This sustained excellence, even when compared to other excellent local schools, makes Leal a standout model of educational effectiveness.

774

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,049

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12920 Droxford St.
Cerritos, CA 90703-6068

(562) 229-7880

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Leal (Frank C.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle
High:	Cerritos High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

62.7%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary 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 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg57%

California avg41%

73^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 19Elementary 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	97.9	73 of 5857	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	79 of 5869	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	101 of 5859	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	80 of 5883	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	108 of 5789	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	61 of 5662	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	69 of 5692	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	66 of 5614	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.7	128 of 5611	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	95.8	70 of 5530	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	95.3	72 of 5390	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	95.1	120 of 5377	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	94.4	176 of 5314	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	96.7	72 of 5193	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	98.0	30 of 5113	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	97.6	78 of 5113	98.5%	★★★★★
2006	97.4	86 of 4818	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	97.6	77 of 4822	98.4%	★★★★★
2004	98.1	76 of 4809	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	82 of 1203	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	114 of 1205	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	83 of 1190	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	78 of 1154	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	104 of 1149	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	112 of 1071	89.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	100.0	1 of 3246	100.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	92 of 5597	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	54 of 5612	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	71 of 5609	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	74 of 5635	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	89 of 5492	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	114 of 5413	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	151 of 5107	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	272 of 5107	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	295 of 5087	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	170 of 5084	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	149 of 4963	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	53 of 4830	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	40 of 5460	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	45 of 5517	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	16 of 5363	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	36 of 5264	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	53 of 5173	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	46 of 5084	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	69 of 5628	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	170 of 5643	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	166 of 5638	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	92 of 5663	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	126 of 5510	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	32 of 5431	99.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	142 of 718	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	71 of 670	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	83 of 669	87.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics82%+45 vs state

Science75%+42 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	12920 Droxford St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7880	774	30	25.8	35.1%	20 (2.6%)	28 (3.6%)	149 (19.3%)	485 (62.7%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (10.3%)	97.9	73^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98	79^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	6	75.0	75.0	85.4	82.2	88.8	89.4	86.5	89.3	83.9	82.8	74.8	82.4							$17,049	$1,988	$15,061
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	19200 East Ely St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7840	444	19	23.3	55.4%	20 (4.5%)	37 (8.3%)	192 (43.2%)	154 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	85.8	889^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		89.7	717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	172	59.1	59.1	50.8	65.6	72.3	82.1	68.4	59.1	60.7	63.6	69.2	63.5							$17,806	$2,135	$15,671
Elliott (William F) Elementary	Public	K-6	18415 Cortner Ave.	Artesia	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7850	425	17	25.0	54.6%	35 (8.2%)	13 (3.1%)	164 (38.6%)	176 (41.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	30 (7.1%)	64.3	1868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%		65.2	1806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.2%	62	37.5	37.5	32.7	63.2	64.3	47.5	53.2	44.9	54.2	50.7	41.3	47.9							$18,601	$2,402	$16,199
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	13600 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7845	612	22	28.0	35.6%	19 (3.1%)	42 (6.9%)	98 (16.0%)	404 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.4%)	96.1	236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%		97.6	110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	126	58.4	58.4	83.5	76.7	82.8	89.6	83.2	89.4	76.1	71.9	83.3	80.1	97.3	97.3	97.3				$17,584	$2,006	$15,578
Steve Luther Elementary	Public	K-6	4631 La Palma Ave.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6918	403	18	22.3	58.1%	50 (12.4%)	16 (4.0%)	161 (40.0%)	126 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.7%)	74.4	1402^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.1%		75.3	1354^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	48	47.6	47.6	59.1	47.7	59.5	63.3	57.9	56.8	47.7	59.5	51.7	53.7							$24,827	$951	$23,876
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary	Public	K-6	17500 Belshire Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7875	398	18	22.1	67.1%	20 (5.0%)	28 (7.0%)	213 (53.5%)	99 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (9.3%)	76.3	1323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		66.3	1764^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	441	41.8	41.8	57.8	64.7	63.6	76.0	65.7	60.0	52.9	50.9	41.2	51.0	97.3	97.3			97.3		$20,473	$2,227	$18,246
Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	13350 Beach St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7905	547	21	26.0	40.6%	29 (5.3%)	26 (4.8%)	144 (26.3%)	288 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	56 (10.2%)	89.3	700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		88.9	756^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	56	56.1	56.1	70.8	54.4	75.8	81.6	72.4	73.2	70.2	57.6	64.3	66.1							$17,912	$1,988	$15,924
Wittmann (Helen) Elementary	Public	K-6	16801 Yvette Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7915	561	20	28.0	37.3%	26 (4.6%)	22 (3.9%)	130 (23.2%)	334 (59.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.4%)	97.4	123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.7	100^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	23	73.8	73.8	77.9	86.6	88.6	89.6	85.7	82.1	87.8	72.5	76.6	79.8							$17,730	$1,988	$15,742
Nixon (Patricia) Elementary	Public	K-6	19600 Jacob Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7895	681	26	26.1	52.6%	58 (8.5%)	53 (7.8%)	260 (38.2%)	217 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	81 (11.9%)	87.2	813^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.1%		88.7	767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	46	54.0	54.0	69.5	61.5	77.0	70.1	69.2	68.3	62.4	62.0	60.8	63.1	96.8	96.8		96.8	96.8	96.8	$18,200	$1,988	$16,212
Los Coyotes Elementary	Public	K-6	8122 Moody St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3260	568	21	27.0	38.2%	55 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	122 (21.5%)	330 (58.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.0%)	97.9	82^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.1	75^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.7%	7	71.8	71.8	87.3	82.8	83.3	90.0	85.8	91.1	86.2	75.3	88.8	85.2							$14,278	$1,950	$12,328

Frequently Asked Questions about Leal (Frank C.) Elementary

Is Leal (Frank C.) Elementary a good school?

Yes! Leal (Frank C.) Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 73^rd of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Leal (Frank C.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Leal (Frank C.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle
High : Cerritos High

What is the racial makeup of Leal (Frank C.) Elementary?

Students at Leal (Frank C.) Elementary are 63% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Leal (Frank C.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended Leal (Frank C.) Elementary.

What district is Leal (Frank C.) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

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