Albert Baxter Elementary

Set in Bellflower, California, Albert Baxter Elementary is an intimate elementary campus, operated by Bellflower Unified. It educates 309 students across grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Albert Baxter Elementary sits 34% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 15 schools in Bellflower Unified (9,573 students total), Albert Baxter Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Albert Baxter Elementary records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 8% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the resource side, Albert Baxter Elementary records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Albert Baxter Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Albert Baxter Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Albert Baxter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Albert Baxter Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Albert Baxter Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

Albert Baxter Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Albert Baxter Elementary has fell 25%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.