Los Cerritos Elementary School

Academically they have improved and I seen this BUT this isn't all what makes a school successful! I have had my child here for 3 years now and I must say this is THE WORST SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT! They don't call parents or notify parents when something serious happens or even notify parents within a reasonable time frame of serious situations occurring whether it's between two kids or school wide. The parents are notified by their children (if their children has the courage too because those kids know nothing is ever resolved) Each staff member is on their own they do only what they need to do and that's it. When a parent complaints they try to wipe themselves clean with any excuse. Overall, this school has a lot to improve on and this will either be the last year (if that) of my child attending this school. Good luck parents!
--Submitted by a parent

I am so happy to have my kids at Los Cerritos it is a really good school!!
--Submitted by a parent

My Daughter goes to this school and she just loves the teachers,when she comes home from school she just blurts out 'Today was awesome'even though it was a testing day.She went to this school since K-5 and she is in 5th grade and the thing she is most excited about is Outdoor ED!its a 5 day camping trip in Lahonda Ca
--Submitted by a parent

Ths is my girl school I realy recomend because is very nice teacher and is very clean
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of Los Cerritos Elementary since 2004 and my three children, soon to be forth child will be attending this wonderful school. I have nothing but praise for this school. Yes, there are things that might need adjustment ( like more parent involvement, and I'm speaking about myself also) but over all it's a wonderful school to be involved with. The interaction between the Principle and the parents to the coordination between the staff and the parents and down to the children is wonderful to see daily. I just recently moved out of the school district and is applying for a yearly inter-district transfer. I really love Los Cerritos!
--Submitted by a parent

Principal is great. She cares about her school and the students, she obviously loves children. Like any school, some teachers are wonderful, and some need to retire. For the meaner teachers you wonder why they ever got into teaching, but there is at least one teacher like this at every school, so Los Cerritos is no different. Lots of ESL help, which is great.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers are very thoughtful and caring to the students. They take into the account the children's behavioral as well as health problems. My son has an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and his teacher doesn't condemn him. She dealt w/ him so well. My daughter who went for open heart surgery has a teacher who really was very involved to the point of making the whole class write her a 'get well soon card' each. They keep the parents well informed of the child's progress. And they have this system where you don't have any trouble checking what are the assignments of the kids because they have them all listed in one sheet. They also have this reading program where they award each student who is able to finish at least 100 books. And they encourage parent participation by inviting them to the class to read with the the kids.
--Submitted by a parent

Great Teachers! Very helpful to ESL students!
--Submitted by Mrs. Ramirez, a parent

It seemed to me that there where too many children in the class and not enough help. All the children where a little out of control. It didn't seem like the parents really wanted to help the staff at all.
--Submitted by a parent