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Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary

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Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary ranks 700 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Stowers (Cecil B.) Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 school serving 547 students in the diverse community of Cerritos, part of the ABC Unified School District.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting all students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving academic results that significantly outpace both district and state averages. It maintains a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.5%, which is about half the district average, indicating a strong culture of engagement and attendance. While other schools in the same district, like Wittmann (Helen) Elementary and Cerritos Elementary, rank slightly higher, Stowers delivers these strong outcomes with moderate per-student spending, suggesting very efficient use of resources.

Stowers has earned a 4-star rating for over a decade, demonstrating remarkable stability. Its performance challenges simple assumptions, as it achieves stronger results than some nearby schools with similar or even higher per-pupil funding, such as Juarez (Benito) Elementary. The wide range of performance among schools within ABC Unified—from top performers like Leal (Frank C.) Elementary to others—highlights that factors like school leadership and teaching quality are crucial drivers of student success.

547

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,899

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13350 Beach St.
Cerritos, CA 90703-1331

(562) 229-7905

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmenita Middle
High:	Cerritos High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.7%

Hispanic:

26.3%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg57%

California avg41%

700^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	89.3	700 of 5857	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	756 of 5869	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	833 of 5859	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	677 of 5883	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	678 of 5789	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	799 of 5662	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	90.5	614 of 5692	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	90.5	581 of 5614	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	84.3	920 of 5611	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.8	1010 of 5530	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	915 of 5390	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	89.3	471 of 5377	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	506 of 5314	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	79.5	1029 of 5193	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	88.0	590 of 5113	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	85.4	734 of 5113	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	734 of 4818	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	91.4	414 of 4822	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	93.2	319 of 4809	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	314 of 1203	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	383 of 1205	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	421 of 1190	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	508 of 1154	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	447 of 1149	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	443 of 1071	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	96.7	78 of 2227	96.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	98.4	39 of 3275	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	91 of 3246	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	672 of 5597	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	648 of 5612	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	613 of 5609	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	711 of 5635	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	801 of 5492	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	781 of 5413	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	788 of 5107	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	898 of 5107	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	830 of 5087	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	469 of 5084	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	468 of 4963	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	448 of 4830	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	388 of 5460	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	456 of 5517	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	421 of 5363	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	219 of 5264	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	461 of 5173	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	373 of 5084	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	700 of 5628	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	898 of 5643	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	1016 of 5638	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	655 of 5663	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	623 of 5510	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	904 of 5431	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	758 of 2847	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	287 of 2420	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)99th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+24 vs state

Mathematics66%+29 vs state

Science56%+23 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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$23,899	$22,810	$1,089
Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary	Public	K-6	13650 Park St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7860	516	22	23.4	35.5%	19 (3.7%)	22 (4.3%)	93 (18.0%)	330 (64.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.1%)	96.9	162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		96.4	231^st of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	69	75.7	75.7	77.8	79.7	82.2	86.8	82.1	84.1	75.7	78.1	80.2	79.4						$21,833	$20,744	$1,089
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						$23,087	$21,998	$1,089
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			$21,339	$20,250	$1,089
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						$23,301	$22,212	$1,089
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	$27,563	$26,194	$1,369
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						$25,089	$23,768	$1,321
John Dolland Elementary	Public	K-5	15021 South Bloomfield Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2560	586	26	22.4	73.7%	14 (2.4%)	9 (1.5%)	532 (90.8%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.5	2145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%		56.4	2215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	70	22.7	22.7	59.3	46.1	49.5		51.6	69.2	47.7	33.0		49.6						$23,865	$23,270	$595
Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	11939 Aclare St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7870	295	17	17.8	72.5%	20 (6.8%)	24 (8.1%)	181 (61.4%)	55 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	44.9	2892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%		35.2	3500^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.4%	608	23.1	23.1	43.2	34.9	41.0	54.8	43.5	54.6	31.8	30.8	29.6	36.8	92.3			95.4	96.9	$27,475	$26,066	$1,409
ABC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	11939 Aclare St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 926-5566	0	8	8.1		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary

What schools do graduates of Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carmenita Middle
High : Cerritos High

How many students attend Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary.

Is Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary a good school?

Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary ranks 700^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

What is the racial makeup of Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary?

Students at Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary are 53% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% White, 5% African American.

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