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Cerritos Elementary

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Cerritos Elementary ranks 3159 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cerritos Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 490 students in the Glendale Unified district, which has experienced a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past decade, now placing in the lower half of all California schools.

Academically, the school performs below both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science. A key point for parents is that Cerritos Elementary has the lowest academic performance among nearby Glendale Unified schools, including when compared to Horace Mann Elementary, which serves a very similar student population. However, Cerritos outperforms some schools in neighboring districts, such as Fletcher Drive Elementary in Los Angeles Unified. The school shows significant strengths with certain student groups, like English Learners and students in Special Education, but has struggled with others, indicating its teaching approaches work better for some than others.

While chronic absenteeism has improved, it remains higher than at several nearby schools, and the school spends more per student than some higher-performing peers in the district. The proximity of schools like Horace Mann Elementary and Ivanhoe Elementary shows that schools with similar challenges can achieve strong results, suggesting room for improvement at Cerritos through examining curriculum, instruction, and how resources are used.

490

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,566

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 East Cerritos Ave.
Glendale, CA 91205-3107

(818) 244-7207

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Cerritos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Theodore Roosevelt Middle
High:	Glendale High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

32.9%

Asian:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg54%

California avg41%

3,159^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale 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	40.9	3159 of 5857	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	2534 of 5869	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	2292 of 5859	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	1947 of 5883	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	2305 of 5789	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	2823 of 5662	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.0	2866 of 5692	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.3	2333 of 5614	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	1840 of 5611	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.6	1130 of 5530	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	62.1	1933 of 5390	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.5	3206 of 5377	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	2665 of 5314	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	3468 of 5193	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.3	3649 of 5113	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	3084 of 5113	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.7	3127 of 4818	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.3	2931 of 4822	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.9	3369 of 4809	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	1692 of 3162	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.3	445 of 3245	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	302 of 3311	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	63.4	722 of 3275	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.3	1553 of 3246	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3266 of 5597	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	2674 of 5612	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2536 of 5609	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	2080 of 5635	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	2941 of 5492	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2805 of 5413	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	2168 of 5107	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	1803 of 5107	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	1340 of 5087	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	1055 of 5084	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	1424 of 4963	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	1976 of 4830	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.9	183 of 356	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2189 of 5460	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	2069 of 5517	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	1474 of 5363	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	858 of 5264	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	1284 of 5173	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	1921 of 5084	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2810 of 5628	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	2288 of 5643	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	1958 of 5638	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	1734 of 5663	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	1793 of 5510	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	2738 of 5431	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	744 of 2847	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2367 of 2598	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2223 of 2651	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2234 of 2661	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1815 of 2726	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2022)49th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science21%-12 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-6	120 East Cerritos Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-7207	490	20	24.5	63.3%	161 (32.9%)	17 (3.5%)	239 (48.8%)	67 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	40.9	3159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		50.4	2534^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	625	21.1		21.1	31.0	41.3	52.3	52.2			44.0	36.8	39.1	26.8	25.4			32.1							$17,566	$1,745	$15,821
Atwater Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3271 Silver Lake Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 665-5941	332	19	17.4	60.2%	55 (16.6%)	7 (2.1%)	203 (61.1%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.3%)	73.5	1449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.3%		63.7	1895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.7%	446	48.6		48.6	52.3	65.1	60.0	48.2			57.1	56.8	62.8	54.3	37.0			54.4							$27,771	$4,893	$22,878
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	501 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 246-2421	672	28	24.0	62.5%	428 (63.7%)	2 (0.3%)	183 (27.2%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	87.4	805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.3%		88.8	760^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.1%	45	49.5		49.5	67.3	73.7	79.0				73.2	57.1	69.2	71.0				65.9							$16,734	$1,300	$15,434
Glenfeliz Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-6	3955 Glenfeliz Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 666-1431	189	10	19.8	74.1%	31 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	127 (67.2%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.4%)	62	1963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		46.3	2775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.7%	812	34.6		34.6	20.0	75.0	48.2	77.3			54.1	45.0	68.8	30.8	59.1			48.8							$32,632	$4,404	$28,228
Fletcher Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5246	156	9	17.3	97.4%	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	137 (87.8%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.3	4471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.7%		32.6	3730^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.4%	741	11.8		11.8	28.0	37.0	38.2				34.9	16.0	29.6	20.6				22.1	88.1	92.9		92.9	90.5	92.9	$29,761	$5,541	$24,220
ISANA Octavia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	ISANA Octavia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 344-3622	363	17	21.2	91.2%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	333 (91.7%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	45	2883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		51.9	2461^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	422	28.6	23.9	26.3	34.2	27.8	52.1	39.5	61.0	58.7	46.6	47.5	27.0	36.7	46.2	45.2	32.6	39.1							$20,543	$1,955	$18,588
California Creative Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	California Creative Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	330	13	25.5	48.8%	113 (34.2%)	16 (4.8%)	125 (37.9%)	23 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.2%)	39.6	3245^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.6%		48.9	2619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.4%	626	28.3		28.3	28.9	44.0	48.3				41.3	26.7	40.0	28.3				31.6							$19,210	$758	$18,452
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-6	912 South Chevy Chase Dr.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-4848	810	32	25.3	65.7%	447 (55.2%)	12 (1.5%)	274 (33.8%)	61 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	61.3	2001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.8%		59.8	2077^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	76	28.4		28.4	55.8	67.0	38.9	51.7			53.2	50.9	58.2	28.4	49.6			46.9							$15,540	$947	$14,593
Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-6	435 South Pacific Ave.	Glendale	91204	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-1807	859	33	26.1	57.9%	348 (40.5%)	17 (2.0%)	387 (45.1%)	72 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	67.8	1699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		79.5	1174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	525	32.3		32.3	50.8	53.2	46.8	67.0			53.9	67.9	48.4	47.2	50.9			53.9	94.9	95.7	96.4	95.7	95.7		$16,174	$968	$15,206
Ivanhoe Elementary	Public	K-5	2828 Herkimer St.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 664-0051	426	18	23.6	17.8%	186 (43.7%)	7 (1.6%)	57 (13.4%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (31.5%)	96.5	195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.8	513^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	318	76.0		76.0	85.5	75.0	85.3				82.2	85.5	80.3	69.3				77.8	94.6	96.4		96.4	96.4	96.4	$16,587	$2,133	$14,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Cerritos Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cerritos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cerritos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Theodore Roosevelt Middle
High : Glendale High

Is Cerritos Elementary a good school?

Cerritos Elementary ranks 3159^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cerritos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Cerritos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cerritos Elementary?

Students at Cerritos Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 33% White, 14% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Cerritos Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

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