A+
ABC Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Cerritos, Artesia and Hawaiian Gardens, and parts of Norwalk, Lakewood, La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs.
Students
17,570
Schools
31
Spent per student
$19,156
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$172.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about ABC Unified School District
- School Grade A+: better than 96% of California districts
- Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 42 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the CA average
- 23 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020
- Debt of $172.1M, about $9,794 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avalon.
K–12Avalon K-12Long Beach Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency77%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts90%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,156 per student · 10% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 66%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
19,506’20
18,848’21
18,304’22
18,034’23
17,570’24
Down 9.9% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 46%Asian 35%Two or more races 7%Black 7%White 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
31 public schools.
Leal (Frank C.) Elementary
A+774 students26:1
Nixon (Patricia) Elementary
A+681 students26:1
Niemes (John H.) Elementary
A+631 students23:1
Cerritos Elementary
A+612 students28:1
Bragg Elementary
A602 students25:1
Wittmann (Helen) Elementary
A+561 students28:1
Stowers(Cecil B.) Elementary
A+547 students26:1
Gonsalves (Joe A.) Elementary
A+516 students23:1
Palms Elementary
A+463 students24:1
Carver (Charles J.) Elementary
A+444 students23:1
Elliott (William F) Elementary
A+425 students25:1
Burbank (Luther) Elementary
A+421 students26:1
Kennedy (John F.) Elementary
A398 students22:1
Willow Elementary
C346 students20:1
Melbourne (Ella P.) Elementary
A−338 students23:1
Aloha Elementary
A−302 students20:1
Hawaiian Elementary
A−298 students19:1
Furgeson (Venn W.) Elementary
D−297 students19:1
Juarez (Benito) Elementary
A−295 students18:1
ABC Virtual Academy
0 students
Carmenita Middle
A+639 students25:1
Tetzlaff (Martin B.) Middle
A+542 students23:1
Ross (Faye) Middle
A+528 students22:1
Haskell (Pliny Fisk) Middle
A+403 students21:1
Fedde (Pharis F.) Middle
291 students15:1
Cerritos High
D−1,996 students24:1
Gahr (Richard) High
1,631 students22:1
Artesia High
1,384 students18:1
Whitney (Gretchen) High
1,024 students26:1
Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)
164 students11:1
ABC Secondary (Alternative)
17 students4:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Anaheim Union High School DistrictBuena Park, Cypress, La Palma
$20,079per student
Cypress Elementary School DistrictCypress, La Palma
$17,072per student
Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictBuena Park, Fullerton, La Palma
$17,606per student
Whittier Union High School DistrictDowney, Pico Rivera, Whittier
$23,421per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.