Los Cerritos Elementary

Elementary school·Grades K-5 South San Francisco, California·94080
Score
3.3/100
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#4,532
Among 4,688 California elementary schools
#9
In South San Francisco Unified
Top 97%
In California

Score 3.3/100: better than 3% of California elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
17%
Similar California schools ≈ 47%, better than 3% of them
125 students tested
Math
15%
Similar California schools ≈ 42%, better than 6% of them
131 students tested
Science
6%
Similar California schools ≈ 34%, better than 2% of them
50 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA1040
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA13.936
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA24.549
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA16.8125
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math18.643
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math15.838
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math1050
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math14.5131
ScienceGrade 5CAST650
ScienceAll gradesCAST650

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
305
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
305
Typical elementary school: 464
Free or reduced-price lunch
62%
Typical elementary school: 72%

District and location

City
San Mateo County

Contact

Address
210 West Orange Ave.
South San Francisco, CA 94080

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Los Cerritos Elementary at a glance

Los Cerritos Elementary is a public elementary school in South San Francisco, California, serving grades K-5. It is part of the South San Francisco Unified school district. It has about 305 students (a typical California elementary school has 464). About 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 17% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 15% in math (similar schools: 42%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California elementary schools, it scores 3.3 out of 100: better than 3% of them, ranking #4,532 of 4,688. Its English language arts result fell by 11 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.