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Cerritos Community

Fairly new, middle-class-plus bedroom city located about two miles northeast of Long Beach. Exceptionally well-maintained. A handsome suburb. School rankings among the tops in the state. Population is almost 60,000.

Cerritos Culture

According to one study, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in U .S. Schools and city work to promote harmony among all.

Cerritos Education

Education by ABC District

ABC Unified School District
16700 Norwalk Blvd.
Cerritos, CA 90703
(562) 926-5566
Elementary Schools:
Aloha
11737 E. 214th St.
Lakewood; (562) 924-8329
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22500

Bragg
11501 Bos St.
Cerritos; (562) 860-5580
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22600

Burbank
17711 Roseton
Artesia; (562) 865-6215
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22700

Carver
19200 Ely Ave.
Cerritos; (562) 865-1257
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22800

Cerritos
13600 E. 183rd. St.
Cerritos; (562) 926-1315
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22900

Elliott
18415 Cortner Ave.
Artesia; (562) 865-5216
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23000

Furgeson
22215 Elaine
Hawaiian Gardens; (562) 421-8285
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23100

Gonsalves
13650 Park St.
Cerritos; (562) 926-1347
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23200

Hawaiian
12350 E. 226th St.
Hawaiian Gardens; (562) 594-9525
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23300

Juarez
11939 Aclare St.
Cerritos; (562) 865-6278
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23400

Kennedy
17500 Belshire
Artesia; (562) 860-3378
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23500

Leal
12920 Droxford St.
Cerritos; (562) 865-0209
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23600

Melbourne
21314 Claretta
Lakewood; (562) 924-1658
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23700

Niemes
16715 S. Jersey
Artesia; (562) 865-9586
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23800

Nixon
19600 Jacob Ave.
Cerritos; (562) 860-6549
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 23900

Palms
12445 E. 207th St.
Lakewood; (562) 924-5549
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24000

Stowers
13350 Beach St.
Cerritos; (562) 926-2326
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24100

Willow
11733 E. 205th St.
Lakewood; (562) 865-6209
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24200

Wittmann
16801 Yvette
Cerritos; (562) 926-1321
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24300

Middle Schools:

Carmenita
13435 E. 166th St.
Cerritos; (562) 926-4405
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24400

Fedde
21409 S. Elaine
Hawaiian Gardens; (562) 924-2309
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24600

Haskell
11525 Del Amo Blvd.
Cerritos; (562) 860-6529
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24700

Ross
17707 S. Elaine
Artesia; (562) 924-8331
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24500

Tetzlaff
12351 Del Amo Blvd.
Cerritos; (562) 865-9539
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 24800

High Schools:

Artesia
12108 E. Del Amo Blvd.
Lakewood; (562) 924-1644
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 21600

Cerritos
12500 E. 183rd St.
Cerritos; (562) 924-3336
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 21800

Gahr
11111 Artesia Blvd
Cerritos; (562) 924-2363
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22000

Tracy
12222 Cuesta Dr.
Cerritos; (562) 926-7136
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22200

Whitney
16800 Shoemaker Ave.
Cerritos; (562) 926-5201
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 22300

Adult School

ABC Adult School
12254 Cuesta Dr.
Cerritos; (562) 926-6734
or (562) 926-5566 ext. 21560

Private Schools:

Calvary Cross Chapel Preschool
16705 Gridley Road
Cerritos; (562) 924-3716

Concordia Lutheran School
13633 183rd St.
Cerritos; (562) 926-7416

Joy Preschool
12429 E. 195th St.
Cerritos; (562) 402-1139

Montessori School
18523 Arline Ave.
Artesia; (562) 924-3610

New Life Preschool
18800 Norwalk Blvd.
Artesia; (562) 402-2577

Our Lady of Fatima
18626 S. Clarkdale Ave.
Artesia; (562) 865-1621

Valley Christian High School
10818 E. Artesia Blvd.
Cerritos; (562) 865-0281

Valley Christian Middle School
18100 Dumont Ave.
Cerritos; (562) 865-6519

Colleges:

Cerritos College
11110 E. Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk; (562) 860-2451

Fremont College
10900 E 183rd. Street, Suite 290
Cerritos; (562) 809-5100

Cerritos History

Cerritos is a late bloomer. It did not get its start until the late 1960s and the 1970s. In the latter decade, it built 10,504 residential units (great majority single homes) or about two-thirds of its current housing. The U.S. came out of World War II fearing that the Depression would return. As prosperity took hold in the 1950s and 1960s, the homes and garages grew bigger, the closets larger, the kitchens better equipped, the decorative touches nicer.

Cerritos Housing

Coming to life when it did, Cerritos presents a more modern, more upscale look than its neighbors and a consistant "park like" look throughout the city. Utility lines have been placed underground and median strips planted. The city has 2 gated single family communities as well (Shadow Park, Rancho Cerritos) and walls surround each section. This dampens noise and reduces the number of vehicles on residential streets.

Cerritos Lifestyle

One mall greets shoppers with a waterfall that cascades over boulders. A second mall has a Nordstrom, a Sears and Mervyn's. Rare for an L.A. County suburb, four-bedroom homes outnumber three bedrooms in Cerritos. If you want a large home, this is a good place to look. Many homes ascend to two stories.

Cerritos Nature

Cerritos News

1. Philharmonic to perform free concert - Downey Patriot

   Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard thanked Downey resident Valerie Gomez for her assistance at the congresswoman's Los Angeles district office this summer during her 9-week internship that ended on Aug.

   
   
2. Friends seek help for slain Bellflower man's funeral - Press-Telegram

   Friends of a Bellflower man murdered Friday on the 105 Freeway are seeking contributions to help defray expenses for a funeral.

   
   
3. One-time BYU signee Jake Murphy joins the Utah Utes - ESPN

   "I don't... For full access to College Football Recruiting become an Insider Stefan McClure Archive>> 6-foot-3, 190-pound linebacker Devante Davis of Lincoln has chosen the Bears for the Class of 2011.

   
   
4. Robbie Wills Says He Can't be Taxed for SUV Use - Cars, Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, BMW, Honda, Toyota

   Operating minutes Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:28:00 GMT Teen suffers minor injuries in Delaney Rd SE rollover crash A 16-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after the car she was driving went off a road and slid 20 yards on its roof Saturday, officials said.

   
   
5. Gary Chomiak Honored by Cambridge Who's Who - Press Release News From 24-7 Press Release

   From healthcare to law, engineering to finance, manufacturing to education, every major industry is represented by its 500,000 active members.

   
   
6. Janet Dovidio: Youth Science Center receives grants - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

   Southern California Edison, Quemetco and Supervisor Don Knabe have recently donated money for grants and scholarships to the Youth Science Center .

   
   

Cerritos Recreation

Performing arts center. Seniors center. Large new library. About 18 parks (a lot). Golf course. Community college. Highway 91 and 1-605. About 18 miles to downtown L.A. Many local jobs. AT&T and UPS, major employers. Buses.

http://www.ci.cerritos.ca.us/cityserv/recreation/recreation.html

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