Bellflower Alternative Education Center

Bellflower Alternative Education Center is a combined-grade school of one-room-style scale in Bellflower, California, run under Bellflower Unified, teacheing 9 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Bellflower Alternative Education Center sits 99% smaller than that benchmark.

Bellflower Unified comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 9,573 students; Bellflower Alternative Education Center is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bellflower Alternative Education Center logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Black. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

In the surrounding community, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Bellflower Alternative Education Center is one.

The closest other public school is Craig Williams Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Bellflower Alternative Education Center operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 40%: 15 students in 2018 compared to 9 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 100% to 78% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.