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Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Public Grades K-6

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary is a K–6 school in Cerritos, serving 561 students in the ABC Unified area. Its 2025–26 results put it among the strongest nearby schools in all three tested subjects, with science its clearest standout: 80% of students met proficiency, the highest result among the nearby schools.

Wittmann scored 84% in English language arts (ELA), 77% in math and 80% in science—above both the state (49%, 38% and 36%) and district (64%, 53% and 49%). Its margins over the state were 35 points in ELA, 39 in math and 45 in science. Among nearby schools, it ranked second in ELA and math and first in science, 7 points ahead of Leal (Frank C.) Elementary. ELA is its least pronounced relative strength, though still well above local, district and state results. Attendance is another standout: chronic absenteeism was 3%, tied with Cerritos Elementary for the lowest nearby rate and 10 points below the district.

Results have risen overall since 2022–23: science improved by 10 points and math by 4, while ELA declined by 2. SchoolDigger placed Wittmann in the 97th statewide percentile in 2025–26, ranking it 153 of 5,804 schools with 5 stars; its percentile was 98 in each of the previous two years. In 2024–25, it had 28 students per teacher, the highest ratio among nearby schools, tied with Cerritos. Its reported low-income measure was 37% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, compared with a nearby-school average of 59%. One historical SchoolDigger subgroup result stands out: Disabled Students were at the 78th percentile in 2018–19, compared with the school’s overall 95th percentile that year, indicating a notably lower ranking for how well the school served this group at that time.

561

Students ?

28.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,087

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

16801 Yvette Ave.
Cerritos, CA 90703-1245

(562) 229-7915

District: ABC Unified

Students who attend Wittmann (Helen) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmenita Middle
High:	Gahr (Richard) High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

59.5%

Hispanic:

23.2%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (80% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in ABC Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg57%

California avg42%

154^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 19Elementary Schools in the ABC Unified

426^th of 1,530ABC 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
2026	96.9	154 of 5817	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	123 of 5857	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	100 of 5869	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	209 of 5859	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	140 of 5883	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	294 of 5789	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	328 of 5662	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	365 of 5692	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	247 of 5614	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	96.2	254 of 5611	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	130 of 5530	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	192 of 5390	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.4	355 of 5377	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	582 of 5314	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	87.6	609 of 5193	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	88.7	558 of 5113	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	94.2	277 of 5113	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	94.6	232 of 4818	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	94.0	274 of 4822	94.3%	★★★★★
2004	94.0	277 of 4809	94.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	104 of 1210	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	85 of 1203	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	127 of 1205	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	150 of 1190	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	101 of 1154	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	137 of 1149	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	272 of 1071	74.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	66.8	563 of 2585	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	342 of 2128	83.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	99.8	16 of 3275	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	79 of 3246	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	356 of 5581	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	154 of 5597	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	102 of 5612	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	137 of 5609	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	156 of 5635	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	234 of 5492	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	189 of 5413	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	140 of 5094	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	42 of 5107	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	64 of 5107	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	65 of 5087	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	87 of 5084	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	394 of 4963	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	239 of 4830	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.8	43 of 5423	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.1	31 of 5460	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	72 of 5517	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	30 of 5363	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	42 of 5264	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	376 of 5173	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	144 of 5084	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	45 of 5603	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	110 of 5628	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	150 of 5643	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	386 of 5638	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	188 of 5663	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	373 of 5510	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	469 of 5431	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	47 of 2927	98.4%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)78th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Science80%+44 vs state

Mathematics77%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	96.9	154^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.4	123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.9%	31	80.5	80.5	77.1	81.5	87.5	89.2	83.8	79.5	85.2	73.2	71.1	77.2	≥ 98%		$23,087	$21,998	$1,089
Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	13350 Beach St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7905	547	21	26.0	40.6%	29 (5.3%)	26 (4.8%)	144 (26.3%)	288 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	56 (10.2%)	81.9	1052^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	81.9%		89.3	700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%	352	48.3	48.3	48.4	64.6	67.2	72.1	63.3	56.5	63.3	63.8	66.2	62.6	98%	0%	$23,899	$22,810	$1,089
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%)	70.4	1564^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.1%		76.3	1323^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%	241	42.3	42.3	53.7	74.5	55.8	52.5	58.5	50.9	70.2	48.1	40.0	51.4	95%	0%	$27,563	$26,194	$1,369
Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary	Public	K-6	13650 Park St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7860	516	22	23.4	35.5%	19 (3.7%)	22 (4.3%)	93 (18.0%)	330 (64.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.1%)	92.5	506^th of 5817 public elementary schools	91.3%		96.9	162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%	344	55.4	55.4	79.3	76.3	66.2	84.5	76.3	86.2	79.7	60.8	76.8	75.0	97%	0%	$21,833	$20,744	$1,089
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%)	67.2	1729^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.3%		64.3	1868^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.1%	139	44.3	44.3	46.8	50.0	53.5	66.7	55.0	45.2	51.1	45.9	51.4	48.4	96%	0%	$25,089	$23,768	$1,321
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%)	37.8	3381^st of 5817 public elementary schools	41.9%		44.9	2892^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	489	32.4	32.4	26.5	40.0	47.4	46.3	40.5	36.4	28.9	34.2	19.5	29.3	91%	0%	$27,475	$26,066	$1,409
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%)	98.2	52^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.9	73^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%	21	74.0	74.0	88.1	87.5	82.4	87.9	86.4	90.8	90.4	79.0	84.5	85.9	≥ 98%		$23,301	$22,212	$1,089
John Dolland Elementary	Public	K-5	15021 South Bloomfield Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2560	586	26	22.4	73.7%	14 (2.4%)	9 (1.5%)	532 (90.8%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	52.6	2461^st of 5817 public elementary schools	57.7%		58.5	2145^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.4%	316	32.2	32.2	58.3	34.1	46.7		46.0	65.5	39.6	31.1		44.9	98%	0%	$23,865	$23,270	$595
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%)	30.6	3955^th of 5817 public elementary schools	32.0%		31.9	3807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%	148	23.7	23.7	29.4	22.2	44.7		31.6	35.3	31.1	31.6		32.5	≥ 98%		$40,128	$36,432	$3,696
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	13600 East 183rd St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7845	612	22	28.0	35.6%	19 (3.1%)	42 (6.9%)	98 (16.0%)	404 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	45 (7.4%)	95.2	310^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.1	236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.0%	74	64.9	64.9	69.0	90.6	84.0	77.4	80.2	73.6	87.1	73.4	74.2	76.9	83%	0%	$21,339	$20,250	$1,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

How many students attend Wittmann (Helen) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Wittmann (Helen) Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wittmann (Helen) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wittmann (Helen) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carmenita Middle
High : Gahr (Richard) High

What is the racial makeup of Wittmann (Helen) Elementary?

Students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary are 60% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% African American.

Is Wittmann (Helen) Elementary a good school?

Yes! Wittmann (Helen) Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 154^th of 5817 California elementary schools.

What district is Wittmann (Helen) Elementary in?

ABC Unified

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