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Juarez (Benito) Elementary

Q: Is Juarez (Benito) Elementary a good school?

Juarez (Benito) Elementary ranks 2892 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Juarez (Benito) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 295 students in Cerritos, California, as part of the ABC Unified School District, and it has shown recent academic improvement while serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school's overall test scores are below the district average, but it shows notable strengths in specific areas, particularly in serving its Special Education students, where it ranks in the top 30% of California schools. The school allocates considerable resources per student, with the highest spending and one of the lowest student-teacher ratios among nearby ABC Unified schools like Wittmann (Helen) Elementary and Kennedy (John F.) Elementary. However, there is a wide performance gap within the district; while Juarez ranks in the 51st percentile statewide, schools such as Wittmann (Helen) Elementary rank in the 98th percentile despite having larger classes and lower per-student funding.

When compared to schools in the neighboring Norwalk-La Mirada Unified district, such as Arturo Sanchez Elementary, Juarez generally achieves stronger academic results. The school has made positive strides, significantly reducing chronic absenteeism since the pandemic and improving its statewide ranking from the 40th to the 51st percentile in the last year, indicating a positive trajectory for its students.

295

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,926

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11939 Aclare St.
Cerritos, CA 90703-2709

(562) 229-7870

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ross (Faye) Middle
High:	Gahr (Richard) High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.4%

Asian:

18.6%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg57%

California avg41%

2,892^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	44.9	2892 of 5857	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	3500 of 5869	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2697 of 5859	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	2928 of 5883	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	3202 of 5789	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	2888 of 5662	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	2882 of 5692	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.3	2429 of 5614	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.4	3511 of 5611	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	2921 of 5530	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	2790 of 5390	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	3315 of 5377	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	3283 of 5314	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.8	3264 of 5193	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.4	3632 of 5113	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.4	1858 of 5113	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.9	2561 of 4818	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.5	2363 of 4822	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.1	2354 of 4809	51.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	551 of 747	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.9	888 of 2227	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	1470 of 2585	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1754 of 2128	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	3026 of 3162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1552 of 3311	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	406 of 3275	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	424 of 3246	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	3076 of 5597	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3799 of 5612	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2786 of 5609	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	2773 of 5635	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	3315 of 5492	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	2566 of 5413	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2023 of 5107	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	3321 of 5107	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	1958 of 5087	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	2260 of 5084	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	2346 of 4963	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2221 of 4830	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	1982 of 5460	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	3532 of 5517	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2914 of 5363	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	1828 of 5264	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	2607 of 5173	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2386 of 5084	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	2608 of 5628	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	3210 of 5643	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	2556 of 5638	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	2891 of 5663	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2855 of 5510	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	3033 of 5431	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	795 of 2847	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.0	1163 of 2635	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1203 of 2420	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2019)26th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science23%-10 vs state

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Niemes (John H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	16715 Jersey Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7890	631	27	23.3	76.2%	11 (1.7%)	23 (3.6%)	495 (78.4%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.2%)	53.8	2376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.4%		51.4	2485^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.7%	109	42.2	35.9	7.9	8.7	26.2	71.1	43.6	44.7	30.4	50.3	57.8	59.0	13.2	39.1	43.5	22.2	35.9	7.9	8.7	20.0	28.4	28.4	52.5	43.7	44.2	57.1	49.2	51.5	40.2	28.4	43.0	40.9	98.3				$19,003	$2,343	$16,660
Arturo Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-5	11960 East 162nd St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4315	239	10	23.9	87.9%	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	224 (93.7%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	31.9	3807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		35.5	3480^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	327																					22.0	22.0	31.9	34.2	29.3		31.8	40.4	39.5	22.0		34.1					$25,568	$1,423	$24,145
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
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
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
Earl E. Edmondson Elementary	Public	K-5	15121 South Grayland Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-4440	352	16	21.7	83.0%	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	325 (92.3%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28.3	4112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		21.4	4736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	624																					19.0	19.0	36.2	33.9	33.3		34.5	44.8	19.4	15.5		26.4					$24,801	$2,130	$22,671
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Juarez (Benito) Elementary

What district is Juarez (Benito) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

How many students attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Juarez (Benito) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Juarez (Benito) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Juarez (Benito) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ross (Faye) Middle
High : Gahr (Richard) High

Is Juarez (Benito) Elementary a good school?

Juarez (Benito) Elementary ranks 2892^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Juarez (Benito) Elementary?

Students at Juarez (Benito) Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 8% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

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