Cerritos High School, also called CHS, is a comprehensive, four-year

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located in

Cerritos, California Cerritos (Spanish for "Little hills") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. It was incorporated on April 24, 1956. As of 20 ...

, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the

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. As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,176 students and 86.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 25.2:1. There were 354 students (16.3% of enrollment) eligible for

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and 209 (9.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.School data for Cerritos High

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. Accessed May 12, 2020.

History

Cerritos High School began its history in September 1971 by sharing the campus of nearby

Gahr High School Richard Gahr High School, often simply known as Gahr High School, is a public, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) magnet high school in Cerritos, California, serving grades 9- 12. Gahr High is one of three comprehensive high ...

. Rapidly increasing student population during the 1970s prompted the construction of its current campus, located across the street from the Civic Center, Cerritos Millennium Library, and Cerritos Sheriffs Station in 1973.

Student profile

;Student enrollment by ethnicity

CIF-SS Championships

* Boys Swim: 2000, 2001, 2014, 2015, 2016 2002, 2022 * Boys Golf: 2008 *Boys Tennis: 2008, 2009 *Girls Tennis: 2013, 2014 * Girls Swim: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 *Baseball: 1989 * Softball: 2000, 2001 * Softball DIV II : 1999, 2000

Notable alumni

* Justin H. Min, class of 2007—actor best known for ''

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'' *

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, class of 1996—K-pop singer, former H.O.T member *

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, class of 1984—US Men's National Soccer Team * Rickey Cradle, class of 1991—former Seattle Mariner *

Jeff Hearron Jeffrey Vernon Hearron (born November 19, 1961) is an American former professional baseball catcher. Hearron played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays in and . He lives in Cerritos, California. He was drafted by the Blue Ja ...

, class of 1977—former Toronto Blue Jay *

Toby Henderson Toby S.Henderson (born October 10, 1961, in La Mirada, California United States) is a former professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were between 1979 and 1985. He was given the nickname "Coca ...

—pro BMX rider, inventor of the Henderson Hop, and ABA (BMX) Hall of Fame *

Ben Howland Benjamin Clark Howland (born May 28, 1957) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as the men's head coach at Mississippi State University from to 2015 to 2022. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Northern ...

, class of 1975—former UCLA Head Basketball Coach (2003-2013) *

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, class of 1992—

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player * Alex Lim, class of 2010—entrepreneur and

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—host of

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* Todd McMillon, class of 1991—former NFL cornerback, Chicago Bears, and Gap model *

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—conservative blogger at

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, class of 2010—Top 6 of

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(Survival Audition Kpopstar), formerly a musician under

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, in a group called

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DJ Rhettmatic DJ Rhettmatic (born Nazareth Nirza) is a producer, DJ and member and part creator of Southern California's first turntable band, the Beat Junkies. Rhettmatic began his DJ career in 1983, with Double Platinum, a DJ group based out of Cerritos, C ...

—hip hop DJ and producer/member of the Beat Junkies *

Lela Rochon Lela Rochon Staples (born April 17, 1964) is an American actress, best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film ''Waiting to Exhale''. She also had notable roles in the films ''Harlem Nights'' (1989), ''Boomerang ...

, class of 1982—actor, most notably in the films ''

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'' and '' The Chamber'' * Jorge Salcedo—pro soccer player, Head UCLA Men's Soccer Coach *

Dave Serrano David Scott Serrano is a former American baseball coach and pitcher. Serrano formerly served as head coach at Cerritos College from 1984 to 1985 and at California State University, Fullerton from 1986 to 1987 for coach Augie Garrido. He served a ...

, class of 1982—Head Baseball Coach Tennessee *

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—Korean actress * Eddie Soto—soccer player, assistant coach at

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Eddie Soto Profile
, ''UCLABruins.com'', 2010 *

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, class of 1990—actress,

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* Tim Walton—baseball,

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, Head Coach of

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softball team *

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, class of 1992—Grammy Award winning producer and musician

References

External links

Official web site

Cerritos High page at Greatschools.net

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