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Cerritos Elementary

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Cerritos Elementary ranks 2099 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2099^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cerritos Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 368 students in Anaheim's Savanna Elementary district, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating while effectively supporting a student body where a significant majority qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has two standout strengths that distinguish it from nearby schools like Hansen Elementary and Twila Reid Elementary. First, it has dramatically improved student attendance, now boasting a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.7%, which is notably better than its district peers. Second, Cerritos excels in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the state's top tier for their progress, and shows strong math results in the early grades, outperforming the district average in 3rd and 4th grade.

While Cerritos performs solidly within its district, analysis shows a contrast with schools in neighboring districts like Cypress Elementary, which often have higher overall rankings. The school's performance varies by grade, with a noticeable dip in 5th grade scores, indicating a potential area for focus. Ultimately, Cerritos is a school that demonstrates particular effectiveness in helping students who face significant challenges succeed and get to class regularly.

368

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,688

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3731 Cerritos
Anaheim, CA 92804-4603

(714) 236-3830

District: Savanna Elementary

Students who attend Cerritos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orangeview Junior High
High:	Western High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

Asian:

21.2%

White:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Savanna Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

California avg41%

2,099^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Savanna Elementary

482^nd of 1,543Savanna Elementary 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	59.3	2099 of 5857	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	1911 of 5869	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	2106 of 5859	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	1869 of 5883	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	566 of 1417	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	2511 of 5789	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	1961 of 5662	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.7	1983 of 5692	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	1872 of 5614	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	2361 of 5611	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	1662 of 5530	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.5	2127 of 5390	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	2563 of 5377	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	2300 of 5314	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	2191 of 5193	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.5	2292 of 5113	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	1750 of 5113	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.0	1695 of 4818	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.8	1626 of 4822	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.9	1635 of 4809	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	54.7	653 of 1149	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	504 of 1071	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	54.4	708 of 2227	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	136 of 293	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1150 of 2585	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	996 of 2128	53.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	79.0	287 of 3245	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	477 of 3311	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	244 of 602	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	1046 of 3275	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.8	307 of 3246	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	2173 of 5597	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	1660 of 5612	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	1645 of 5609	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1520 of 5635	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	418 of 1267	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	2271 of 5492	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	1645 of 5413	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	2293 of 5107	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	1451 of 5107	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	1643 of 5087	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	1554 of 5084	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	2536 of 4963	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	1436 of 4830	70.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	95 of 429	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1638 of 5460	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	1133 of 5517	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	1337 of 5363	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	942 of 5264	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	205 of 1110	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	2376 of 5173	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	1109 of 5084	78.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	2001 of 5628	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	2024 of 5643	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2457 of 5638	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	2149 of 5663	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	594 of 1272	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	2516 of 5510	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	2275 of 5431	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	89 of 140	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.4	31 of 130	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1278 of 2847	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	784 of 2635	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	1076 of 2420	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	2080 of 2661	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1658 of 2726	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2481 of 2834	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	2235 of 2737	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)91st percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)78th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2019)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2023)36th percentile-28 vs school

White (2023)22nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	3731 Cerritos	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3830	368	17	21.6	72.0%	65 (17.7%)	10 (2.7%)	184 (50.0%)	78 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.6%)	59.3	2099^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.2%		63.4	1911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.4%	188									31.5	31.5	46.9	53.9	40.7	58.7	49.5	63.3	51.3	37.0	37.0	46.8	92.7		96.4	96.4		96.4	$20,688	$2,517	$18,171
Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	416	18	23.0	87.5%	24 (5.8%)	16 (3.8%)	276 (66.3%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	60.9	2020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.5%		57	2190^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	170									40.0	40.0	37.3	49.3	57.4	59.0	50.6	37.9	40.3	52.7	51.6	45.5	91.1	94.4		92.2	94.4	94.4	$20,007	$3,031	$16,976
Frank Vessels Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Cathy Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6990	650	26	25.0	37.7%	148 (22.8%)	16 (2.5%)	183 (28.2%)	234 (36.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (9.5%)	87.8	787^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.8	875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.1%	88									56.6	56.6	60.0	68.8	75.5	65.9	68.1	63.8	69.5	63.2	64.6	65.3							$17,471	$1,442	$16,029
Holder Elementary	Public	K-6	9550 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3840	445	21	21.1	80.4%	37 (8.3%)	27 (6.1%)	253 (56.9%)	86 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.5%)	67.1	1737^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.7	1787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.6%	50									31.6	31.6	47.3	54.7	53.6	63.6	54.8	58.2	57.8	45.6	41.8	51.1	88.9	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	$18,890	$2,359	$16,531
Juliet Morris Elementary	Public	K-6	9952 Graham St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6995	562	21	26.7	43.2%	109 (19.4%)	9 (1.6%)	152 (27.0%)	243 (43.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	42 (7.5%)	89.8	669^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		91.9	579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.1%	90									53.4	53.4	78.6	72.2	73.0	69.3	72.9	74.3	72.2	58.1	60.4	65.6							$18,949	$1,442	$17,507
Twila Reid Elementary	Public	K-6	720 South Western	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3845	490	22	22.2	85.1%	29 (5.9%)	9 (1.8%)	325 (66.3%)	93 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	23 (4.7%)	51.7	2515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		46.5	2762^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.9%	247									34.3	34.3	32.8	39.1	58.0	47.8	44.8	55.6	34.7	35.7	39.1	40.9	93.3	96.0		93.3	96.0	93.3	$19,244	$2,818	$16,426
Danbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	320 Danbrook St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3230	433	17	25.4	95.8%	18 (4.2%)	4 (0.9%)	358 (82.7%)	32 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.2%)	55.4	2284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.0%		47	2732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.5%	448									44.2	44.2	38.6	43.1	57.1	43.4	45.2	52.3	41.7	50.0	32.9	42.6	96.0			97.0	96.0	97.0	$15,408	$2,369	$13,039
Patton Elementary	Public	K-6	6861 Santa Rita Ave.	Garden Grove	92845	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6584	904	35	26.1	37.4%	194 (21.5%)	7 (0.8%)	225 (24.9%)	394 (43.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.0%)	96.6	184^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.9	178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	6									73.3	73.3	68.5	86.3	90.0	82.7	82.7	76.9	83.1	77.3	78.9	79.0							$16,747	$1,587	$15,160
Centralia Elementary	Public	K-6	195 North Western Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3210	496	21	23.6	87.7%	30 (6.0%)	13 (2.6%)	400 (80.6%)	32 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	36.9	3414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.1	3170^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	244	10.5	10.5	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	5.3	5.3	21.7	21.7	27.1	40.0	40.0	44.4	36.7	22.5	45.1	36.2	34.8	33.5	97.3				97.3		$14,988	$2,322	$12,666
Lord Baden-Powell	Public	K-6	2911 Stonybrook Dr.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-5442	248	14	17.7	75.8%	15 (6.0%)	11 (4.4%)	177 (71.4%)	38 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	54.2	2354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.8%		52.1	2450^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.3%	96									30.8	30.8	43.8	50.0	57.9	58.5	53.1	39.4	41.2	28.2	37.2	36.2	92.6			96.3	94.4		$32,440	$3,752	$28,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Cerritos Elementary

Is Cerritos Elementary a good school?

Cerritos Elementary ranks 2099^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cerritos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cerritos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orangeview Junior High
High : Western High

How many students attend Cerritos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Cerritos Elementary.

What district is Cerritos Elementary in?

Savanna Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cerritos Elementary?

Students at Cerritos Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 18% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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