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Best public schools in Cerritos, CA

18 public schools in Cerritos: 9 elementary · 3 middle · 5 high · 1 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

9 schools in Cerritos, best first
1
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary 98.0
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 788 students
ELA 87%Math 82%Science 75%
#92 of 4,688 in California
2
Wittmann (Helen) Elementary 97.1
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 564 students
ELA 86%Math 80%Science 74%
#135 of 4,688 in California
3
Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary 96.4
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 560 students
ELA 82%Math 79%Science 76%
#167 of 4,688 in California
4
Cerritos Elementary 94.5
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 588 students
ELA 83%Math 80%Science 58%
#256 of 4,688 in California
5
Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary 85.8
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 536 students
ELA 72%Math 66%Science 56%
#664 of 4,688 in California
6
Bragg Elementary 85.3
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 623 students
ELA 74%Math 66%Science 50%
#688 of 4,688 in California
7
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary 83.7
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 469 students
ELA 68%Math 64%Science 59%
#763 of 4,688 in California
8
Nixon (Patricia) Elementary 82.9
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 689 students
ELA 69%Math 63%Science 54%
#800 of 4,688 in California
9
Juarez (Benito) Elementary 48.5
ABC Unified · Grades K-6 · 321 students
ELA 44%Math 37%Science 23%
#2,413 of 4,688 in California

Middle schools

3 schools in Cerritos, best first
1
Carmenita Middle 94.7
ABC Unified · Grades 7-8 · 627 students
ELA 84%Math 67%Science 64%
#71 of 1,326 in California
2
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle 79.8
ABC Unified · Grades 7-8 · 540 students
ELA 64%Math 45%Science 56%
#268 of 1,326 in California
3
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle 56.8
ABC Unified · Grades 7-8 · 442 students
ELA 52%Math 30%Science 24%
#573 of 1,326 in California

High schools

5 schools in Cerritos, best first
1
Whitney (Gretchen) High 99.9
ABC Unified · Grades 7-12 · 1,018 students
ELA 99%Math 98%Science 95%
#1 of 1,729 in California
2
Cerritos High 95.7
ABC Unified · Grades 9-12 · 2,083 students
ELA 87%Math 58%Science 60%
#74 of 1,729 in California
3
Gahr (Richard) High 69.3
ABC Unified · Grades 9-12 · 1,590 students
ELA 62%Math 30%Science 31%
#531 of 1,729 in California
4
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) 24.6
ABC Unified · Grades 9-12 · 216 students
ELA 30%Math 4%Science 16%
#1,304 of 1,729 in California
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ABC Secondary (Alternative) —
ABC Unified · Grades 7-12 · 29 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Cerritos
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ABC Virtual Academy —
ABC Unified · Grades K-8 · 67 students
No published test results

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