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Gahr (Richard) High

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Gahr (Richard) High ranks 720 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

Gahr (Richard) High is a public high school serving about 1,630 students in grades 9-12 within the diverse and academically varied ABC Unified School District in Cerritos.

The school has a history of strong graduation rates and has been particularly effective in supporting many student groups, but its most recent state ranking shows a significant drop from the previous year, placing it in the 67th percentile. This recent decline is notable in math and English test scores and appears across several student demographics, marking a shift from its more stable past performance. Interestingly, despite these academic fluctuations, Gahr High maintains an exceptionally high graduation rate of over 98%, suggesting strong systems to help students complete their diplomas.

When compared to nearby schools, Gahr finds itself in the middle of a wide performance range within its own district, which includes top-ranked Whitney (Gretchen) High and higher-performing Cerritos High. Its math proficiency is a specific area of focus, as it trails behind both the district average and these local benchmarks. For parents, Gahr High presents a picture of a school with a strong record of getting students to graduation but one that is currently navigating some academic inconsistencies that the district will likely be addressing.

1,631

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,784

Per pupil spending ?

61.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11111 Artesia Blvd.
Cerritos, CA 90703-2533

(562) 229-7730

District: ABC Unified

Feeder schools for Gahr (Richard) High:

Elementary:	Bragg Elementary
	Burbank (Luther) Elementary
	Juarez (Benito) Elementary
	Niemes (John H.) Elementary
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	Wittmann (Helen) Elementary
Middle:	Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle
	Ross (Faye) Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

Asian:

22.9%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2013 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg57%

California avg41%

720^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	63.9	720 of 2162	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.6	288 of 2159	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	359 of 2170	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	291 of 2123	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	403 of 2133	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	362 of 2017	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	522 of 2021	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	516 of 2039	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	509 of 1994	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	67.0	372 of 2426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	67.2	362 of 2354	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	58.4	576 of 2367	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	58.4	548 of 2281	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	66.2	320 of 2238	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	253 of 2117	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	68.3	293 of 2063	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	62.9	409 of 1968	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	67.0	299 of 1901	84.3%	★★★★☆
2004	64.7	271 of 1653	83.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	195 of 523	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	94.7	24 of 517	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	51 of 521	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	26 of 522	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	30 of 592	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	39 of 582	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	359 of 585	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	260 of 573	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	297 of 591	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	281 of 581	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	366 of 582	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	306 of 581	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	346 of 1161	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	298 of 1117	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.1	499 of 1052	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.5	49 of 1085	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	69.1	131 of 1064	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	42 of 1044	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	57.4	205 of 941	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	107 of 938	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	616 of 1906	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.8	263 of 1915	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	350 of 1915	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	365 of 1858	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	413 of 1833	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	317 of 1760	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	574 of 1900	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.7	142 of 1902	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	189 of 1917	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	151 of 1861	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	294 of 1814	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	253 of 1742	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	634 of 2013	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.2	158 of 2026	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	203 of 2030	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	149 of 1943	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	320 of 1937	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	268 of 1862	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	781 of 1942	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	84.2	295 of 1948	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	338 of 1963	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	219 of 1916	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	374 of 1880	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	392 of 1834	78.6%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	14 of 85	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	8 of 85	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	38.6	51 of 74	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.4	246 of 574	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	289 of 515	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1009 of 1252	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	80.9	147 of 1216	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	415 of 1197	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	708 of 1155	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.0	181 of 1173	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	676 of 1193	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.8	365 of 1204	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	510 of 1222	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	284 of 1173	75.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+9 vs school

Migrant (2025)84th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)57th percentile-30 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+13 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-7 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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gahr (Richard) High	Public	9-12	11111 Artesia Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7730	1,631	73	22.4	61.2%	86 (5.3%)	187 (11.5%)	890 (54.6%)	374 (22.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (5.3%)	63.9	720^th of 2162 public high schools	66.7%		86.6	288^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	432		32.0	15.8	31.2			61.5	61.5			30.3	30.3	$19,784	$2,041	$17,743
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7760	164	15	10.7	76.8%	14 (8.5%)	13 (7.9%)	114 (69.5%)	18 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	21.9	1654^th of 2162 public high schools	23.5%		11.4	1981^st of 2159 public high schools	8.2%	327		16.0		16.0			30.0	30.0			4.0	4.0	$27,262	$2,015	$25,247
Mayfair High	Public	7-12	6000 North Woodruff Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-9981	2,422	109	22.1	70.4%	226 (9.3%)	371 (15.3%)	1,429 (59.0%)	271 (11.2%)	7 (0.3%)	26 (1.1%)	89 (3.7%)	64	714^th of 2162 public high schools	67.0%		70.6	557^th of 2159 public high schools	74.2%	157	21.8	32.7		27.2	48.7	47.7	72.0	56.4	27.7	28.5	22.7	26.2	$22,088	$2,216	$19,872
ABC Secondary (Alternative)	Public	7-12	12222 Cuesta Dr.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7770	17	4	4.2	64.7%	2 (11.8%)	2 (11.8%)	11 (64.7%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$15,988	$1,988	$14,000
Cerritos High	Public	9-12	12500 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7715	1,996	83	23.9	43.1%	138 (6.9%)	112 (5.6%)	596 (29.9%)	1,036 (51.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	102 (5.1%)	95.2	92^nd of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		94.1	130^th of 2159 public high schools	94.0%	38		59.6		59.5			86.7	86.7			57.9	57.9	$18,498	$1,988	$16,510
Bellflower High	Public	7-12	15301 South McNab Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 920-1801	1,997	100	19.9	84.2%	59 (3.0%)	225 (11.3%)	1,530 (76.6%)	129 (6.5%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	35 (1.8%)	52.5	981^st of 2162 public high schools	54.6%		53	931^st of 2159 public high schools	56.9%	50	14.2	24.3		18.9	37.5	37.4	65.7	47.0	19.4	14.0	17.6	17.0	$21,816	$2,458	$19,358
Whitney (Gretchen) High	Public	7-12	16800 Shoemaker Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7745	1,024	39	25.9	31.0%	31 (3.0%)	22 (2.1%)	133 (13.0%)	790 (77.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.1%)	99.5	1^st of 2162 public high schools	100.0%		99.6	1^st of 2159 public high schools	100.0%		93.3	97.1		95.2	98.2	99.4	100.0	99.2	95.7	99.4	98.8	98.0	$16,454	$1,529	$14,925
Artesia High	Public	9-12	12108 East Del Amo Blvd.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7700	1,384	75	18.4	86.3%	26 (1.9%)	73 (5.3%)	1,069 (77.2%)	149 (10.8%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	53 (3.8%)	48.5	1068^th of 2162 public high schools	50.6%		44.5	1137^th of 2159 public high schools	47.3%	69		24.9		24.3			47.2	47.2			24.9	24.9	$19,786	$2,131	$17,655
Norwalk High	Public	9-12	11356 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3830	2,075	87	23.8	77.9%	50 (2.4%)	40 (1.9%)	1,835 (88.4%)	99 (4.8%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (1.8%)	62.2	759^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		64.2	671^st of 2159 public high schools	68.9%	88		33.2		32.7			61.6	61.6			25.6	25.6	$18,431	$2,193	$16,238
CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles County	Public	9-12	16703 South Clark Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	California Advancing Pathways Students in LA County Regiona	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 866-9011	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Gahr (Richard) High

What schools feed into Gahr (Richard) High?

Gahr (Richard) High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bragg Elementary
Elementary : Burbank (Luther) Elementary
Elementary : Juarez (Benito) Elementary
Elementary : Niemes (John H.) Elementary
Elementary : Wittmann (Helen) Elementary
Middle : Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle
Middle : Ross (Faye) Middle

What is the racial makeup of Gahr (Richard) High?

Students at Gahr (Richard) High are 55% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 11% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Gahr (Richard) High in?

ABC Unified

How many students attend Gahr (Richard) High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,631 students attended Gahr (Richard) High.

Is Gahr (Richard) High a good school?

Gahr (Richard) High ranks 720^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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