Is Wittmann (Helen) Elementary a good school?

Yes! Wittmann (Helen) Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 100 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wittmann (Helen) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 564 students attended Wittmann (Helen) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wittmann (Helen) Elementary?

Students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary are 57% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Wittmann (Helen) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wittmann (Helen) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carmenita Middle High : Gahr (Richard) High

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Summary:

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary is a highly successful public elementary school in Cerritos, California, serving 531 students in grades K-6 and part of the ABC Unified School District. The school consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance across all grade levels and student subgroups.

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary's students significantly outperform their peers in the district and state on standardized tests, with 86.52% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 79.31% in Mathematics, compared to 63.5% and 52.95% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its diverse student population, ranking among the top schools in California for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate, indicating a strong commitment to student engagement and learning.

When compared to nearby schools within the ABC Unified School District, such as Leal (Frank C.) Elementary and Cerritos Elementary, Wittmann (Helen) Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, demonstrating its ability to create a learning environment that fosters excellence. While the school's overall performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further enhance support for students with disabilities and continue to reduce chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-6

16801 Yvette Ave.
Cerritos, CA 90703-1245

(562) 229-7915

District: ABC Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
100^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,966

Students who attend Wittmann (Helen) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carmenita Middle
High:	Gahr (Richard) High

Student/teacher ratio: 28.2

Number of students: 564

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

56.7%

Hispanic:

25.0%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wittmann (Helen) Elementary ranks better than 98.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 19 ranked elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.72. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (56.7%), Hispanic (25%), two or more races (8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary is 28.2. 15 elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Wittmann (Helen) Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary is $4,966, which is the lowest among 19 elementary schools in the ABC Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wittmann (Helen) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wittmann (Helen) Elementary 100^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wittmann (Helen) Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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ABC Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks ABC Unified 414^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	93.99	277^th	4809	94.2%
2005	93.99	274^th	4822	94.3%
2006	94.60	232^nd	4818	95.2%
2007	94.17	277^th	5113	94.6%
2008	88.72	558^th	5113	89.1%
2009	87.61	609^th	5193	88.3%
2010	87.94	582^nd	5314	89.0%
2011	91.45	355^th	5377	93.4%
2012	93.55	192^nd	5390	96.4%
2013	94.76	130^th	5530	97.6%
2015	96.25	254^th	5611	95.5%
2016	95.90	247^th	5614	95.6%
2017	94.49	365^th	5692	93.6%
2018	94.45	328^th	5662	94.2%
2019	94.93	294^th	5789	94.9%
2022	97.59	140^th	5883	97.6%
2023	96.76	210^th	5874	96.4%
2024	97.72	100^th	5862	98.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	97.09	79^th	3246	97.6%
2019	99.83	16^th	3275	99.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	94.34	144^th	5084	97.2%
2019	87.65	376^th	5173	92.7%
2022	99.30	42^nd	5264	99.2%
2023	99.14	30^th	5374	99.4%
2024	98.67	72^nd	5511	98.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	95.53	189^th	5413	96.5%
2019	94.87	234^th	5492	95.7%
2022	96.83	156^th	5635	97.2%
2023	96.93	137^th	5617	97.6%
2024	97.18	102^nd	5605	98.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	75.16	342^nd	2128	83.9%
2019	66.83	563^rd	2585	78.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.64	469^th	5431	91.4%
2019	92.97	373^rd	5510	93.2%
2022	96.61	188^th	5663	96.7%
2023	93.64	387^th	5650	93.2%
2024	96.65	150^th	5636	97.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.38	272^nd	1071	74.6%
2019	80.07	137^th	1149	88.1%
2022	81.87	101^st	1154	91.2%
2023	80.64	150^th	1190	87.4%
2024	81.55	127^th	1203	89.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	91.70	239^th	4830	95.1%
2019	87.85	394^th	4963	92.1%
2022	97.59	87^th	5084	98.3%
2023	98.13	66^th	5098	98.7%
2024	98.16	64^th	5102	98.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	104	67	299	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	494
1989	101	53	318	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1990	102	47	323	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1991	105	39	334	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
1992	117	36	334	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1993	112	48	342	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
1994	103	56	366	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1995	101	64	400	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
1996	101	64	400	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	585
1997	103	54	403	27	3	n/a	n/a	0	590
1998	90	51	392	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	558
1999	81	52	386	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	552
2000	76	63	382	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	554
2001	70	61	394	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	558
2002	54	64	370	31	3	n/a	n/a	4	526
2003	54	64	370	31	3	n/a	n/a	4	526
2004	42	71	335	39	1	n/a	n/a	6	494
2005	36	59	308	43	1	n/a	n/a	35	482
2006	40	60	292	56	1	n/a	n/a	40	489
2007	34	55	273	68	1	n/a	n/a	39	470
2008	26	59	274	67	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	426
2009	37	63	294	66	0	0	35	0	495
2010	30	70	273	92	0	2	21	0	488
2011	33	74	290	94	0	2	22	0	515
2012	34	71	297	116	0	3	21	0	542
2013	33	68	290	115	0	2	24	0	532
2014	35	69	330	125	0	2	29	0	590
2015	31	55	341	136	0	2	18	0	583
2016	31	51	343	127	0	2	14	0	568
2017	32	44	337	135	3	1	17	0	569
2018	34	48	342	143	4	1	25	0	597
2019	38	54	348	153	0	0	27	0	620
2020	38	51	327	144	0	0	30	0	590
2021	37	49	330	131	0	1	27	0	575
2022	29	42	305	129	0	0	20	0	525
2023	32	32	302	129	0	1	35	0	531
2024	27	30	320	141	0	1	45	0	564

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	494	17.0	29.0	n/a
1989	496	18.0	27.5	n/a
1990	501	19.0	26.3	n/a
1991	504	18.0	28.0	n/a
1992	511	18.3	27.9	4.1
1993	534	18.0	29.7	6
1994	555	18.0	30.8	5.8
1995	585	20.6	28.4	8.5
1996	585	20.6	28.4	8.5
1997	590	23.6	25.0	5.9
1998	558	24.6	22.7	5.9
1999	552	24.6	22.4	6.3
2000	554	23.8	23.3	8.1
2001	558	24.1	23.2	9.9
2002	526	22.4	23.5	6.7
2003	526	22.4	23.5	6.7
2004	494	22.0	22.5	9.6
2005	482	20.0	24.1	14.1
2006	489	21.0	23.3	14.3
2007	470	19.0	24.7	13.2
2008	426	21.0	20.3	16
2009	495	21.7	21.7	17
2010	488	21.0	23.2	19.3
2011	515	n/a	n/a	21.6
2012	542	20.5	26.4	n/a
2013	532	20.5	25.9	27.3
2014	590	22.0	26.8	28
2015	583	22.0	26.5	26.1
2016	568	22.0	25.8	27.8
2017	569	21.0	27.0	24.4
2018	597	23.0	25.9	27.1
2019	620	23.0	26.9	24.5
2020	590	n/a	n/a	24.4
2021	575	21.0	27.3	34.6
2022	525	20.0	26.2	29.1
2023	531	21.0	25.2	33.1
2024	564	20.0	28.2	39

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wittmann (Helen) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	494	17.0	29.0	n/a
1989	496	18.0	27.5	n/a
1990	501	19.0	26.3	n/a
1991	504	18.0	28.0	n/a
1992	511	18.3	27.9	4.1
1993	534	18.0	29.7	6
1994	555	18.0	30.8	5.8
1995	585	20.6	28.4	8.5
1996	585	20.6	28.4	8.5
1997	590	23.6	25.0	5.9
1998	558	24.6	22.7	5.9
1999	552	24.6	22.4	6.3
2000	554	23.8	23.3	8.1
2001	558	24.1	23.2	9.9
2002	526	22.4	23.5	6.7
2003	526	22.4	23.5	6.7
2004	494	22.0	22.5	9.6
2005	482	20.0	24.1	14.1
2006	489	21.0	23.3	14.3
2007	470	19.0	24.7	13.2
2008	426	21.0	20.3	16
2009	495	21.7	21.7	17
2010	488	21.0	23.2	19.3
2011	515	n/a	n/a	21.6
2012	542	20.5	26.4	n/a
2013	532	20.5	25.9	27.3
2014	590	22.0	26.8	28
2015	583	22.0	26.5	26.1
2016	568	22.0	25.8	27.8
2017	569	21.0	27.0	24.4
2018	597	23.0	25.9	27.1
2019	620	23.0	26.9	24.5
2020	590	n/a	n/a	24.4
2021	575	21.0	27.3	34.6
2022	525	20.0	26.2	29.1
2023	531	21.0	25.2	33.1
2024	564	20.0	28.2	39

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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