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Elliott (William F) Elementary

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Elliott (William F) Elementary ranks 1868 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

William F. Elliott Elementary is a solid-performing K-6 public school serving 425 students in Artesia, California, as part of the ABC Unified School District, where it consistently achieves test scores above the state average.

The school demonstrates particular strength in supporting English Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, often outperforming other schools with similar challenges, such as Juarez (Benito) Elementary and Niemes (John H.) Elementary. While Elliott's academic results are strong, its chronic absenteeism rate, though greatly improved, is higher than many district peers like Wittmann (Helen) Elementary and Kennedy (John F.) Elementary. Performance can vary by grade, with upper elementary grades often showing higher proficiency in English Language Arts than some lower grades.

Elliott operates in a district with a wide range of school performance, from very high-achieving schools like Leal (Frank C.) Elementary to those facing greater challenges. The school's statewide ranking has seen a gradual decline over the past decade, a trend also observed in its science scores, even as it maintains above-average outcomes. Parents can view Elliott as a school that effectively serves a diverse community and achieves good results with its resources, while continuing to work on consistent attendance and steady academic performance across all grades.

425

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,601

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18415 Cortner Ave.
Artesia, CA 90703-8402

(562) 229-7850

District: ABC Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.4%

Hispanic:

38.6%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg57%

California avg41%

1,868^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	64.3	1868 of 5857	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	1806 of 5869	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	1259 of 5859	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	1566 of 5883	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	1321 of 5789	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	933 of 5662	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.4	794 of 5692	86.1%	★★★★☆
2016	85.9	859 of 5614	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.2	814 of 5611	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.2	1037 of 5530	81.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	1364 of 5390	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	1431 of 5377	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	1300 of 5314	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	1079 of 5193	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	1437 of 5113	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	1446 of 5113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	61.1	1688 of 4818	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.8	2348 of 4822	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.8	2314 of 4809	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	826 of 1203	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	832 of 1205	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	820 of 1190	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	886 of 1154	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	671 of 1149	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	487 of 1071	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	62.4	695 of 3245	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	255 of 3311	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	96 of 3275	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	207 of 3246	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	1665 of 5597	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	1787 of 5612	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	1404 of 5609	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	1589 of 5635	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	1317 of 5492	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	989 of 5413	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	2294 of 5107	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	2298 of 5107	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	1329 of 5087	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	1301 of 5084	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	644 of 4963	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	536 of 4830	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	1469 of 5460	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	1193 of 5517	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	980 of 5363	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	782 of 5264	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	408 of 5173	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	286 of 5084	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	1936 of 5628	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	1812 of 5643	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	1156 of 5638	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	1454 of 5663	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	1344 of 5510	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	915 of 5431	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	47.7	1627 of 2834	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1810 of 2737	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

White (2019)43rd percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science38%+5 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
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
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
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
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		$20,926	$2,231	$18,695
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)																			$31,732	$21,675	$10,057
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
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
Burbank (Luther) Elementary	Public	K-6	17711 Roseton Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7835	421	17	25.5	66.7%	18 (4.3%)	33 (7.8%)	208 (49.4%)	127 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	52.8	2446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		63	1928^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	518	33.9	33.9	34.0	46.6	45.2	63.8	48.7	39.6	37.9	30.8	44.9	38.3							$19,412	$2,205	$17,207
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elliott (William F) Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Elliott (William F) Elementary?

Students at Elliott (William F) Elementary are 41% Asian, 39% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Elliott (William F) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

Is Elliott (William F) Elementary a good school?

Elliott (William F) Elementary ranks 1868^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elliott (William F) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Elliott (William F) Elementary.

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