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 Glendora.
K–54 elementary schoolsGlendora Unified School District
6–82 middle schoolsGlendora 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.