Bell Senior High

Bell Senior High is a well-populated high school in Bell, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified. The school teaches 2,088 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 149% larger than typical.

Los Angeles Unified comprises 784 schools with combined enrollment of 406,887 students; Bell Senior High is among them.

Demographically, Bell Senior High reports that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bell Senior High has 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bell Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bell Senior High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jaime Escalante Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bell Senior High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bell Senior High has edged down 20%, going from 2,609 students in 2018 to 2,088 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.3:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.