Cerritos High School

12500 183rd Street

School District

Abc Unified
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:26
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on November 04, 2023

Horrible disappointment. I'm an educator and almost immediately knew we were going to have problems. The attitude at CHS is pretty black and white: Teachers teach and the onus of learning is on the kids and their households. They also teach to a very specific population of their classes so if you don't "get it," you're on your own. My son was tested as GATE in elementary school and is 100% disengaged here, primarily in Math and Science courses. We used to have a fairly responsive counselor who was our only lifeline with communicating our concerns to teachers and admin but this year we were assigned a new counselor and she is unresponsive. There is zero relationship building between households and the school. Teaching and pedagogical practices are also very antiquated. It's almost as though teachers teach to those who already understand the content but if you need some additional instruction and much more charisma from the teacher, this is not the place for you. We've already spent hundreds of dollars on outside tutoring support and our son is only a 10th grader. We're looking into transferring. This school needs a serious upheaval and administrators who are instructionally sound.
Submitted by parent on March 29, 2023

Teachers especially math teachers are not motivating. Many students in this school are super stressed and lost their grades when they come to 10th grade or 11th grade because Math teachers are not motivating enough. If your kids are super excited to go to school in elementary and middle schools, forget them being even energetic at home after joining in this school in 9th grade. Whittney High school which is one of bests isn’t this hard as CHS.
Submitted by parent on September 06, 2022

This school covers up a lot of incidents, especially about gun violence (there were a lot of news articles covering some incidents, but I heard about many more from my child). I am afraid for my child's safety while he is attending school. I even asked the staff about it, but they were unhelpful, slow, and disorganized. This is not a safe school for children. If you value your children's safety and life, do not send them to this school.
Submitted by student on November 05, 2016

Science and Math department really needs to improve. It is absolute trash. I had to hire tutors and self-study to get through the classes since the teachers can't teach. Band is awesome though. We should get more funding since we're the only sport in the school that actually wins in state competitions. The other sports are either very bad or okay; A couple are decent (e.g. badminton, water polo)
Submitted by other on September 25, 2016

The school is very invested in the kids as long as the kids show they are willing to do the right thing. My son's counselor and the Principle show great concern in getting and keeping my son on track. Also my son's basketball coach, Is great as well, he is also invested in my son he keeps me updated on all of his progress. So overall I feel really blessed that my son is able to attend Cerritos High School. He has 2 more years left and the fact that he loves his school makes a big difference. Thank you Cerritos.
Submitted by parent on August 07, 2015

i don't know who deleted my comment but I'm not gonna stop, this school is one of the worst schools my kid has attended. The principal would rather go on c high tv all the time, instead of doing his job. This school has many racial problems, and bullying. Which will never be handled because the staff says its not true. ignoring what the students are telling them. The staff is very rude and don't help, they would rather stand there are fight with you. The "dean" of the school is also controlling, and doesn't listen to student or parent. And also says that they are wrong , and apparently she is right all of the time.Many of the teachers are extremely rude, and also fight with parents, therefore not helping students. The accelerated students are lifted high, while the students who need extra help are left to struggle and fail. Many times the students, ask for help, and the teachers say find out the problem yourself. I would never recommend anyone to take their student to this school. Theres many other things many people don't know about this school, even though it is highly rated. This is very ridiculous that my comment gets deleted every time i post it, this school must really not want people to know about how terrible it is.
Submitted by parent on May 05, 2015

Our experience was great. CHS prepared my child to get into a top university. AP classes were helpful and applied credits in college.i was touched when first year in college, we received a letter my daughter wrote in Mr. Monte Armstrong's AP European history class. The subject was where will I be four years from now. He mailed them four years after her freshman year. What dedication. I hope students take advantage of this wonderful school and further their dreams.
Submitted by student on January 08, 2015

This school has amazing spirit and most of the students are very friendly. There are some really good teachers and there are some really spoiled teachers (teachers that think that they dealing with bad students when they are really not compared to horrible situations in other rough schools in different districts). This school also offers a variety of classes which is good if you are serious about your education and the quality of education is great. The Model UN program is one of the best programs in the entire nation. All of the coaches are devoted to the sport they coach. If you join a sport then it is really easy to make friends. But the administrators keep changing constantly including the counselors which isn't good for the students. The principal is always there for the students.
Submitted by student on July 01, 2014

I transferred to CHS ten years ago and i hated it. I had only one real friend for three years because it was very hard to make friends. The environment was boring, and kids segregated themselves... The koreans with koreans, the chinese speakers together, the blacks near the front of the school, etc. There were no interesting clubs, and it was hard to meet creative people who didnt simply study like zombies, or ex-gangsters. I went by the school and its gotten worse...they now have high fences that turn the place into a prison, and there is no color anywhere! Even the school colors are drab and lifeless, which just made me depressed. Plus the whole time I was there everyone had an inferiority complex because they didnt get into whitney, and even the teachers imparted it. At that time most teachers were bitter & bad to mediocre, and you couldnt change teachers easily. I think the science and math classes were better, if not interesting, but the english and history teachers were very meh. In fact most of the English teachers should've been fired, because they couldn't and wouldn't teach. It is a big school and the staff dont have time to know the students. Poor kids!
Submitted by student on June 18, 2013

Im a senior at Cerritos High and my grades have just gotten better this year unlike the other years.. Not enough contact with teacher/staff
Submitted by parent on June 18, 2013

Racial issues and wasn't able to get in touch with teachers and staff but other than that it always in need for improvement