Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 91.

12500 East 183rd St.
Cerritos, CA 90703

Student Enrollment: 558

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: ABC Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: HIGH SCHOOL
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 56
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Rudy Berm£dez
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 27
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Alan S. Lowenthal
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 39
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Linda T. Sanchez
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.86583
Longitude: -118.06607

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 9-12
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -2 (815 to 813)
Met 10 out of 10 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (38 tested out of 38)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (38 tested out of 38)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (334 tested out of 335)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (334 tested out of 335)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (45 tested out of 45)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (45 tested out of 45)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (69 tested out of 71)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (71 tested out of 71)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (62 tested out of 62)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (62 tested out of 62)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 96% (41 tested out of 43)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (42 tested out of 43)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 98% (86 tested out of 88)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 98% (86 tested out of 88)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (32 tested out of 32)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (32 tested out of 32)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 78.6%

Here:	79%
State average from 1015 schools:	50%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 82.7%

Here:	83%
State average from 1024 schools:	45%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 59.5% (22 proficient out of 37)

Here:	60%
State average from 514 schools:	41%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 43.2% (16 proficient out of 37)

Cerritos High:	43%
State average from 511 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 87.7% (292 proficient out of 333)

Here:	88%
State average from 519 schools:	69%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 93.7% (312 proficient out of 333)

Here:	94%
State average from 519 schools:	75%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 84.4% (38 proficient out of 45)

Here:	84%
State average from 296 schools:	68%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 82.2% (37 proficient out of 45)

Here:	82%
State average from 295 schools:	65%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 58.5% (38 proficient out of 65)

Here:	59%
State average from 887 schools:	40%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 64.2% (43 proficient out of 67)

Here:	64%
State average from 888 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 56.7% (34 proficient out of 60)

Here:	57%
State average from 819 schools:	67%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 65.0% (39 proficient out of 60)

Here:	65%
State average from 820 schools:	60%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 56.4% (22 proficient out of 39)

Here:	56%
State average from 913 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 62.5% (25 proficient out of 40)

Here:	63%
State average from 920 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 52.9% (45 proficient out of 85)

Here:	53%
State average from 776 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 71.8% (61 proficient out of 85)

Here:	72%
State average from 776 schools:	33%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 22.6% (7 proficient out of 31)

Cerritos High:	23%
State average from 724 schools:	17%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 32.3% (10 proficient out of 31)

Here:	32%
State average from 731 schools:	15%

Graduation Rate for 2006, Class of 2004-05: 100.0%

Graduation Rate for 2005, Class of 2003-04: 99.6%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 22.3%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 20.9%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 1605

2006 API (Base) : 815

Cerritos High:	815.0
State average from 1166 schools:	664.7

Statewide Rank: 10

Similar Schools Rank: 3

2007 API Target: the school or subgroup scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2006

2006 Asian API (Base) : 861 (997 students included)

Here:	861
State average from 296 schools:	814

2006 Filipino API (Base) : 804 (160 students included)

Here:	804
State average from 90 schools:	771

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 698 (159 students included)

Here:	698
State average from 786 schools:	637

2006 Whites API (Base) : 747 (165 students included)

Here:	747
State average from 697 schools:	761

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 104

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 714 (104 students included)

Here:	714
State average from 796 schools:	633

Number of English Learners included in API : 231
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 83
Percent African American : 6%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 62%
Percent Filipino : 10%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 10%
Percent Pacific Islander : 1%
Percent White : 10%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	41.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 22%

Cerritos High:	22.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	8.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Here:	0.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	3.0%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 4%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	16.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 5%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	9.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A
Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 29
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 91%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 2%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 18%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 47%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 24%

Average Parent Education Level : 3.84

Here:	3.8
State average from 1260 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 99%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 1256 schools:	91.8%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9-11 (STAR) : 100%
School Characteristic Index : 181.6816387

Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 1590

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 477.000

Valid Score for CST in mathematics arts Grades 9-11 : 1605

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11 : 321.000

Valid Score for CSt in science arts Grades 9-11 : 1591

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 9-11 : 238.650

Valid Score for CST in history-social science arts Grades 9-11 : 1069

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11 : 240.525

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) ELA in Grades 9-11 : 590

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 177.000

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 580

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 174.000

Valid Score for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 537

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 53.700

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 82

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 8.200

Valid Score for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 267

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 13.350
2006 API (Growth) : 813
2005 API (Base): 815
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2005 African American API (Base) : 662

Cerritos High:	662
State average from 247 schools:	602

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 868

Here:	868
State average from 298 schools:	818

2005 Asian API (Base) : 863

Cerritos High:	863
State average from 305 schools:	809

2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 5 (met target)

2006 Filipino API (Growth) : 805

Cerritos High:	805
State average from 90 schools:	777

2005 Filipino API (Base) : 843

Here:	843
State average from 90 schools:	766

2005-2006 Filipino Subgroup API Growth : -38 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 678

Here:	678
State average from 789 schools:	635

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 689

Here:	689
State average from 769 schools:	626

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -11 (failed to meet target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 729

Here:	729
State average from 696 schools:	761

2005 White API (Base) : 731

Cerritos High:	731
State average from 707 schools:	753

2005-2006 White Growth : -2 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 691

Here:	691
State average from 797 schools:	631

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 682

Here:	682
State average from 793 schools:	619

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 9 (met target)

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 472

Here:	472
State average from 474 schools:	450

Percent of Enrollments in grades 9 - 11(STAR) : 100%
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 834
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 827

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) English-Language Arts (ELA) in Grades 9-11 : 590

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 177.000

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 581

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 174.300