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Carver (Charles J.) Elementary

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Carver (Charles J.) Elementary ranks 889 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carver (Charles J.) Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cerritos, CA, serving 469 students in grades K-6 and part of the ABC Unified School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels.

Carver Elementary's academic excellence extends beyond overall performance, with its Asian and African American student subgroups ranking among the top in the state. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% and top 3% of California elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform at a high level, ranking in the top 10% of California elementary schools. This suggests a strong focus on equity and inclusion in the school's educational approach.

Compared to nearby schools in the ABC Unified district, such as Elliott (William F) Elementary, Leal (Frank C.) Elementary, and Palms Elementary, Carver Elementary consistently outperforms them in both academic achievement and student group performance. The only nearby school that comes close to Carver Elementary's performance is Nixon (Patricia) Elementary, which is also a high-performing school within the district.

444

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,806

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19200 East Ely St.
Cerritos, CA 90703-7157

(562) 229-7840

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Carver (Charles J.) Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.2%

Asian:

34.7%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2013 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

California avg41%

889^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	85.8	889 of 5857	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	717 of 5869	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	691 of 5859	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	997 of 5883	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	882 of 5789	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	789 of 5662	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	90.3	625 of 5692	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	90.2	609 of 5614	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	89.6	634 of 5611	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	63.9	1896 of 5530	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	1962 of 5390	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	1630 of 5377	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.1	1623 of 5314	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	1937 of 5193	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.3	1974 of 5113	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.9	1974 of 5113	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.4	1614 of 4818	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.0	1792 of 4822	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.8	1200 of 4809	75.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.2	35 of 663	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	72 of 747	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	45 of 700	93.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	55 of 1203	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	101 of 1205	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	126 of 1190	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	412 of 1154	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	466 of 1149	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.0	19 of 1071	98.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	82.8	292 of 2585	88.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	95.9	86 of 3275	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	140 of 3246	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	847 of 5597	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	703 of 5612	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	859 of 5609	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	1075 of 5635	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	1033 of 5492	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	1028 of 5413	81.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	566 of 5107	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	237 of 5107	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	241 of 5087	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	536 of 5084	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	255 of 4963	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	355 of 4830	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	536 of 5460	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	383 of 5517	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	191 of 5363	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	378 of 5264	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	412 of 5173	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	422 of 5084	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	928 of 5628	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	798 of 5643	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	587 of 5638	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	906 of 5663	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	760 of 5510	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	568 of 5431	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2022)95th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+20 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Carver (Charles J.) Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	463	19	24.3	82.3%	9 (1.9%)	78 (16.8%)	274 (59.2%)	56 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.3%)	50.8	2559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	75	28.8	28.8	40.3	45.2	44.1	43.2	43.3	50.0	41.7	35.6	43.0	42.7							$19,084	$2,523	$16,561
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
Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	11733 East 205th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7910	346	17	20.3	80.3%	11 (3.2%)	21 (6.1%)	250 (72.3%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	28.5	4095^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.8	4126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.7%	31	18.0	18.0	14.6	14.3	34.7	58.0	31.9	19.5	9.3	14.0	45.1	22.7							$19,858	$2,658	$17,200
Bragg Elementary	Public	K-6	11501 Bos St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7830	602	24	25.0	58.0%	31 (5.1%)	51 (8.5%)	201 (33.4%)	228 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	85 (14.1%)	90	655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		88.9	753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	87.2%	98	50.0	50.0	68.0	77.5	76.9	76.0	74.3	70.7	67.6	62.8	62.5	66.0	93.1	96.1	97.1	96.1	95.1	95.1	$17,595	$1,988	$15,607
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
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary	Public	K-6	21314 Claretta Ave.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7885	338	15	22.5	92.3%	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	295 (87.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.9%)	35.5	3540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		29.4	3974^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	434	36.4	36.4	31.1	32.7	43.2	42.9	37.4	37.8	16.0	29.6	26.0	27.0	96.6				96.6		$21,580	$2,443	$19,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver (Charles J.) Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Carver (Charles J.) Elementary?

Students at Carver (Charles J.) Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 35% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Carver (Charles J.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carver (Charles J.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Carver (Charles J.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Carver (Charles J.) Elementary.

Is Carver (Charles J.) Elementary a good school?

Carver (Charles J.) Elementary ranks 889^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Carver (Charles J.) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

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