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Miseducation » California

ABC Unified School District

16700 Norwalk Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90703

20.7K Students | 879 Teachers | 30 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.3x 

White students are 1.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 2.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

4.6x 

Native American or Alaska Native students are 4.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 2.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

White students are 2.2 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Low

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively even.

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively even.

Achievement Gap

1.5 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.5 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.3 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

94% Nonwhite Students

50% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

94% High School Graduation Rate

27% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,852 students

14% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

2,936 students

24% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,668 students

15% Students Enrolled in Physics

1,021 students

35% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

2,437 students

24% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,670 students

36% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,459 students

26% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,820 students

5% Students Enrolled in Calculus

372 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

23.5 Students for Every Teacher

6% Inexperienced Teachers

33% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

20.8 Average Number of AP Courses per School

0.8 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

6 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

28 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

This District

State

Students

544 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

130 Total In-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

0 Total Expelled Students

Outcomes & Resources

66 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

4.7Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

2 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.2 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination
  • Lisa Davis
  • 562-926-5566 x 21136
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABC Secondary (Alternative) Cerritos 90% 38% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

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Aloha Elementary Lakewood 91% 82%

Not Available

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Artesia High Lakewood 95% 76% Greater than 99% 3.2x

Not available

Bragg Elementary Cerritos 92% 35%

Not Available

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Burbank (Luther) Elementary Artesia 92% 60%

Not Available

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Not available

Carmenita Middle Cerritos 93% 28%

Not Available

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Not available

Carver (Charles J.) Elementary Cerritos 93% 44%

Not Available

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Not available

Cerritos Elementary Cerritos 93% 18%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos High Cerritos 94% 29% 97%

Not available

Not available

Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia 84% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens 100% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gahr (Richard) High Cerritos 93% 53% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos 88% 62%

Not Available

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Not available

Hawaiian Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Juarez (Benito) Elementary Cerritos 95% 72%

Not Available

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Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia 92% 49%

Not Available

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Leal (Frank C.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 17%

Not Available

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Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary Lakewood 97% 91%

Not Available

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Niemes (John H.) Elementary Artesia 98% 75%

Not Available

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Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Cerritos 89% 34%

Not Available

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Palms Elementary Lakewood 93% 73%

Not Available

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Not available

Ross (Faye) Middle Artesia 94% 63%

Not Available

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Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary Cerritos 92% 28%

Not Available

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Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle Cerritos 93% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) Cerritos 93% 73% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Whitney (Gretchen) High Cerritos 96% 21% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Willow Elementary Lakewood 98% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary Cerritos 95% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABC Secondary (Alternative) Cerritos 90% 38% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

Aloha Elementary Lakewood 91% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Artesia High Lakewood 95% 76% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Bragg Elementary Cerritos 92% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burbank (Luther) Elementary Artesia 92% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmenita Middle Cerritos 93% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carver (Charles J.) Elementary Cerritos 93% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos Elementary Cerritos 93% 18%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos High Cerritos 94% 29% 97%

Not available

Not available

Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia 84% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens 100% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gahr (Richard) High Cerritos 93% 53% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos 88% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hawaiian Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Juarez (Benito) Elementary Cerritos 95% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia 92% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Leal (Frank C.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary Lakewood 97% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Niemes (John H.) Elementary Artesia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Cerritos 89% 34%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palms Elementary Lakewood 93% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ross (Faye) Middle Artesia 94% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary Cerritos 92% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle Cerritos 93% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) Cerritos 93% 73% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Whitney (Gretchen) High Cerritos 96% 21% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Willow Elementary Lakewood 98% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary Cerritos 95% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABC Secondary (Alternative) Cerritos 90% 38% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

Aloha Elementary Lakewood 91% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Artesia High Lakewood 95% 76% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Bragg Elementary Cerritos 92% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burbank (Luther) Elementary Artesia 92% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmenita Middle Cerritos 93% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carver (Charles J.) Elementary Cerritos 93% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos Elementary Cerritos 93% 18%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos High Cerritos 94% 29% 97%

Less likely

Not available

Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia 84% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens 100% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gahr (Richard) High Cerritos 93% 53% Greater than 99%

Less likely

Not available

Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos 88% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hawaiian Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Juarez (Benito) Elementary Cerritos 95% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia 92% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Leal (Frank C.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary Lakewood 97% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Niemes (John H.) Elementary Artesia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Cerritos 89% 34%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palms Elementary Lakewood 93% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ross (Faye) Middle Artesia 94% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary Cerritos 92% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle Cerritos 93% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) Cerritos 93% 73% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Whitney (Gretchen) High Cerritos 96% 21% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Willow Elementary Lakewood 98% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary Cerritos 95% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABC Secondary (Alternative) Cerritos 90% 38% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

Aloha Elementary Lakewood 91% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Artesia High Lakewood 95% 76% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Bragg Elementary Cerritos 92% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burbank (Luther) Elementary Artesia 92% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmenita Middle Cerritos 93% 28%

Not Available

Not available

11.5x
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary Cerritos 93% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos Elementary Cerritos 93% 18%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos High Cerritos 94% 29% 97%

Not available

Over 20x
Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia 84% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens 100% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gahr (Richard) High Cerritos 93% 53% Greater than 99%

Less likely

Not available

Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos 88% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hawaiian Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Juarez (Benito) Elementary Cerritos 95% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia 92% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Leal (Frank C.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary Lakewood 97% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Niemes (John H.) Elementary Artesia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Cerritos 89% 34%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palms Elementary Lakewood 93% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ross (Faye) Middle Artesia 94% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary Cerritos 92% 28%

Not Available

Not available

No White students suspended

Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle Cerritos 93% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) Cerritos 93% 73% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

11x
Whitney (Gretchen) High Cerritos 96% 21% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Willow Elementary Lakewood 98% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary Cerritos 95% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
ABC Secondary (Alternative) Cerritos 90% 38% Between 30% and 39%

Not available

Not available

Aloha Elementary Lakewood 91% 82%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Artesia High Lakewood 95% 76% Greater than 99%

Not available

Not available

Bragg Elementary Cerritos 92% 35%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Burbank (Luther) Elementary Artesia 92% 60%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Carmenita Middle Cerritos 93% 28%

Not Available

Not available

9.2x
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary Cerritos 93% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos Elementary Cerritos 93% 18%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Cerritos High Cerritos 94% 29% 97%

Not available

Not available

Elliott (William F) Elementary Artesia 84% 50%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle Hawaiian Gardens 100% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gahr (Richard) High Cerritos 93% 53% Greater than 99%

Not available

3.9x
Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 19%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle Cerritos 88% 62%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hawaiian Elementary Hawaiian Gardens 99% 97%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Juarez (Benito) Elementary Cerritos 95% 72%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Kennedy (John F.) Elementary Artesia 92% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Leal (Frank C.) Elementary Cerritos 94% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary Lakewood 97% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Niemes (John H.) Elementary Artesia 98% 75%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Nixon (Patricia) Elementary Cerritos 89% 34%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palms Elementary Lakewood 93% 73%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ross (Faye) Middle Artesia 94% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary Cerritos 92% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle Cerritos 93% 42%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation) Cerritos 93% 73% Between 55% and 59%

Not available

Not available

Whitney (Gretchen) High Cerritos 96% 21% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Willow Elementary Lakewood 98% 89%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary Cerritos 95% 28%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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