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Cerritos High School

12500 East 183rd Street, Cerritos, CA 90703View on map

  • Public
  • Cerritos
  • 541 seniors
  • 1,954 students

Cerritos High School is a public high school in Cerritos (ABC Unified) with 541 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 266 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 73% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

216 of 266 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

40%

216 of 541 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

49%

266 of 541 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.7%

18 of 207 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

17 of 142 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Cerritos High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    18 of 207 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.89)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    17 of 142 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine16 pts higher

    38%

    92 of 243 admitted

    This school38%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.87)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    44 of 212 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    26%

    39 of 152 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    52 of 114 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    67%

    43 of 64 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    167 of 182 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    59 of 60 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.81)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Cerritos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    23%

    30 of 128 admitted

    This school23%Overall34%

  • Long Beach41 pts higher

    88%

    238 of 271 admitted

    This school88%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts higher

    85%

    109 of 129 admitted

    This school85%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    90%

    188 of 209 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    34 of 35 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (541 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

68%

367 of 541 graduates

UC or CSU

42%

229 graduates

Community college

18%

95 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC10920%
CSU12022%
CA private college234%
Out of state204%
Community college9518%
Not enrolled17432%
Enrolled in college36768%
Total541100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Two or more races, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

24

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

67

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

49% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

63%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

341 of 540 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

50%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

279 of 557 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 16 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 12 classes
  • Social science: 20 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 77%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 44%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 43%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 21%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 46%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 73%County median 64%

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