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Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle

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Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle ranks 481 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 83% of California middle schools

Summary

Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 540 students in grades 7 and 8 in the diverse community of Cerritos, part of the ABC Unified School District.

The school consistently earns high statewide rankings, typically placing in the top 20-30% of all California middle schools, and its students perform better on state tests than the average across the state. A key strength is its exceptional support for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving strong academic results even as over half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is particularly effective in science, where its proficiency rate outpaces both the district and state averages and even exceeds that of many nearby schools like Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle and Lexington Junior High. Furthermore, the school has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, which is now well below the state average.

While Tetzlaff's performance in English and science is strong, its math scores, though above the state average, are an area for growth compared to some local peers such as Carmenita Middle and Oak Middle. The school also shows some variability in performance year-to-year for certain student groups. Within its own district, Tetzlaff serves as a notable example of a school achieving strong outcomes with a moderate-to-high need population, performing well above other schools with similar demographics like Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle and Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle.

542

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,739

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12351 East Del Amo Blvd.
Cerritos, CA 90703-7635

(562) 229-7795

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle usually attend:

High:

Cerritos High

Feeder schools for Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle:

Elementary:	Carver (Charles J.) Elementary
	Leal (Frank C.) Elementary
	Palms Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.4%

Asian:

32.1%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

California avg41%

481^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	79.6	481 of 2761	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	316 of 2783	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	413 of 2781	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	455 of 2740	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	402 of 2715	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	452 of 2480	81.8%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	419 of 2508	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.5	526 of 2497	78.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.2	512 of 2477	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	61.6	845 of 2379	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	860 of 2259	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	865 of 2236	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.7	912 of 2179	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	748 of 2063	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.0	599 of 2005	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	61.1	657 of 1999	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.8	435 of 1804	75.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.8	318 of 1777	82.1%	★★★★☆
2004	83.7	223 of 1769	87.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	113 of 609	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	93.7	32 of 627	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	22 of 613	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	89 of 637	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	53 of 643	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	64 of 600	89.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	275 of 739	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	223 of 743	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	308 of 715	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	246 of 733	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	173 of 745	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	247 of 700	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	84.3	136 of 1531	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	180 of 1491	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	82 of 1369	94.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	1253 of 1478	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	70.2	173 of 1521	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	86 of 1540	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	92 of 1442	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	68.1	227 of 1364	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	464 of 2533	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	294 of 2551	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	402 of 2531	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	437 of 2509	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	365 of 2380	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	386 of 2262	82.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	438 of 2395	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	234 of 2388	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	327 of 2374	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	273 of 2359	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	279 of 2213	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	349 of 2072	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	359 of 2542	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	231 of 2579	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	205 of 2531	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	292 of 2458	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	373 of 2369	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	367 of 2230	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	462 of 2534	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	319 of 2552	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	396 of 2538	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	432 of 2527	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	407 of 2407	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	470 of 2273	79.3%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	85.3	4 of 86	95.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	203 of 726	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	233 of 701	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	293 of 665	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	269 of 554	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	559 of 1566	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	272 of 1552	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	130 of 1531	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	912 of 1520	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.2	405 of 1537	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	81 of 1543	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.4	418 of 1555	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	537 of 1602	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	721 of 1496	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)95th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)81st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+16 vs state

Science56%+23 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle

Is Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle a good school?

Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle ranks 481^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle?

Students at Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle are 42% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 10% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle in?

ABC Unified

How many students attend Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle.

What high school do graduates of Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle attend?

Students who attend Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle usually go on to attend Cerritos High

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