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El Cerrito Elementary

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El Cerrito Elementary ranks 2438 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Cerrito Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 379 students in the La Habra City Elementary district, showing a consistent five-year trend of improvement in its statewide ranking.

The school demonstrates particular strengths in mathematics, where student proficiency exceeds both district and state averages, and it shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting Special Education students and English Learners. While chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, it remains an area of focus compared to some neighbors like Arbolita Elementary. An interesting point of comparison is with the nearby El Portal Elementary, which is in the higher-performing Lowell Joint district, highlighting how school district boundaries can influence academic context.

El Cerrito's performance is solid within its own district, though it faces a common challenge with science proficiency. The school's resource allocation is notably high, which may contribute to its successes with specific student groups. Parents may also note the stark performance difference with the very close Walnut Elementary, illustrating how outcomes can vary even between schools with similar demographics in the same area.

379

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,694

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1051 North Hillside St.
La Habra, CA 90631-2820

(562) 690-2340

District: La Habra City Elementary

Students who attend El Cerrito Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Washington Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.1%

White:

8.2%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2019 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg37%

California avg41%

2,438^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the La Habra City Elementary

784^th of 1,543La Habra City Elementary 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	53.0	2438 of 5857	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	2133 of 5869	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2655 of 5859	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	2786 of 5883	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	3268 of 5789	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.5	936 of 3245	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	1864 of 3311	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2031 of 3275	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	2327 of 5597	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	1976 of 5612	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	2482 of 5609	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2561 of 5635	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	3417 of 5492	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	1478 of 5107	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	1163 of 5107	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	1673 of 5087	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1790 of 5084	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2136 of 4963	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	2391 of 5460	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	1444 of 5517	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	1901 of 5363	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	1936 of 5264	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	3145 of 5173	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	2366 of 5628	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	2140 of 5643	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2618 of 5638	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	2760 of 5663	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	2887 of 5510	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	407 of 2847	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	631 of 2635	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	729 of 2420	69.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)71st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science24%-9 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Cerrito Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 North Hillside St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2340	379	18	21.6	79.4%	31 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	315 (83.1%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	53	2438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%		58.2	2133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.7%	305																					24.1	24.1	45.0	37.3	51.9	55.3	47.2	60.0	39.2	37.0	33.3	43.2	91.4			95.1	96.3		$26,694	$16,614	$10,080
Walnut Elementary	Public	K-6	625 North Walnut St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2369	446	20	22.2	90.8%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	396 (88.8%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	23.1	4584^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.7%		22	4676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	92																					14.3	14.3	28.4	23.6	28.1	41.5	29.7	31.3	24.7	15.6	24.5	24.1	96.1			98.0	98.0		$26,788	$16,600	$10,188
Arbolita Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 East Brookdale Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2352	379	17	22.1	83.1%	30 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	325 (85.8%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	46.2	2808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.1%		42.6	3028^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.4%	220																					19.7	19.7	40.7	38.8	45.9	41.0	41.9	57.4	42.0	26.2	46.0	42.1							$27,735	$17,550	$10,185
El Portal Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Nada St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4211	469	20	23.4	62.7%	84 (17.9%)	12 (2.6%)	313 (66.7%)	31 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	73.3	1461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.1%		72.5	1474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	13																					38.9	38.9	63.9	47.7	64.8	60.5	59.0	67.7	55.2	48.2	43.4	53.3							$22,033	$21,156	$877
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 East Whittier Blvd.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2359	467	20	23.3	75.4%	31 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	400 (85.7%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	48.5	2671^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		48.3	2648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.9%	23																					32.9	32.9	42.9	42.9	43.4	49.3	44.8	32.6	34.9	38.6	38.6	36.7							$26,331	$17,076	$9,255
Macy Elementary	Public	K-6	2301 West Russell St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4231	413	18	22.9	48.9%	102 (24.7%)	2 (0.5%)	252 (61.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	66.1	1782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.6%		69.3	1620^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	162																					33.3	33.3	53.7	59.7	66.7	60.3	59.7	44.4	40.4	45.2	45.2	43.7	96.1						$22,736	$22,062	$674
Las Lomas Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Las Lomas Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2353	345	18	19.1	86.4%	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	310 (89.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	32.7	3749^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.0%		32.8	3703^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	46																					25.0	25.0	36.4	26.8	40.4		35.0	39.5	22.0	28.9		30.2							$32,445	$18,336	$14,109
Ladera Palma Elementary	Public	K-6	2151 East Brookdale Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2348	583	23	25.3	70.3%	29 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	526 (90.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	58.7	2133^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%		55.1	2282^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.1%	149	25.0	27.5	3.9	15.3	18.2	50.0	29.0	25.6	30.5	35.1	29.2	36.2	7.7	20.3	23.5	18.8	26.1	2.6	10.2	14.6	34.6	34.6	43.8	46.4	50.0	66.1	50.3	51.0	40.6	35.9	50.9	44.7	97.8						$23,414	$14,618	$8,796
Jordan Elementary	Public	K-6	10654 Jordan Rd.	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4221	516	21	24.5	62.6%	38 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (85.9%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	65.9	1797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.3%		65.1	1811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	14																					37.3	37.3	40.7	59.7	57.6	62.5	55.4	42.6	51.6	45.8	49.1	47.4	97.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.2		$17,989	$17,698	$291
Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2356	565	23	24.5	75.9%	56 (9.9%)	6 (1.1%)	437 (77.3%)	43 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	65.9	1794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.4%		58.2	2136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	342																					43.0	43.0	48.9	45.6	62.8		52.3	58.2	54.4	37.2		50.2	96.5	97.4		98.3	96.5	98.3	$25,865	$16,532	$9,333

Frequently Asked Questions about El Cerrito Elementary

How many students attend El Cerrito Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended El Cerrito Elementary.

What schools do graduates of El Cerrito Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Cerrito Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle

What district is El Cerrito Elementary in?

La Habra City Elementary

Is El Cerrito Elementary a good school?

El Cerrito Elementary ranks 2438^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of El Cerrito Elementary?

Students at El Cerrito Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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