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Enrollment
1,997
High
DISTRICT 1,508 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLFLOWER UNIFIED·NCES 060444000396
Bellflower High
15301 South McNab Ave., Bellflower, CA 90706 · (562) 920-1801 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,997 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
1,682 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 310 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 332 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 338 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 328 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 348 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 341 | 17% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
17.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 32.5% | 25.1% | 27.9% |
| Math | 6.5% | 10.5% | 26.6% | 56.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 17.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 13.8% |
| 2021-22 | 41.2% | 16.7% |
| 2020-21 | 92.9% | 51.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.1% | 27.4% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 22.8% |
| 2016-17 | 51.3% | 24.8% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bellflower High
Bellflower High's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellflower High this school | 1,997 | 84.2% | 32.2% |
| Edison High Fresno | 2,339 | 83.8% | 49.3% |
| Vista del Lago High Moreno Valley | 1,924 | 87.8% | 31.2% |
| Orange Vista High Perris | 2,396 | 86.6% | 34.8% |
| Valley View High Moreno Valley | 2,699 | 81.5% | 33.8% |
| Canyon Springs High Moreno Valley | 2,251 | 83.3% | 31.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bellflower High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #737 of 1,052 | #160 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #772 of 1,056 ▼ 89 | #175 of 229 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #760 of 1,056 ▼ 37 | #164 of 229 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #457 of 1,044 | #130 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,997 | #289 of 2,093 | #57 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #542 of 1,352 | #188 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #855 of 1,351 | #152 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #492 of 1,575 | #213 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #183 of 802 | #76 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,997
-250 (-11%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 2,034
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 22.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,997 | 100 | 20.0:1 | 84% (1,682) |
| 2023-24 | 2,062 | 101.5 | 20.3:1 | 84% (1,739) |
| 2022-23 | 2,070 | 95.9 | 21.6:1 | 82% (1,701) |
| 2020-21 | 2,247 | 101 | 22.3:1 | 77% (1,740) |
| 2017-18 | 2,471 | 116.8 | 21.2:1 | 73% (1,808) |
| 2015-16 | 2,658 | 122 | 21.8:1 | 79% (2,102) |
| 2010-11 | 2,985 | N/A | N/A | 73% (2,190) |
| 2000-01 | 2,958 | 122 | 24.3:1 | 51% (1,517) |
| 1990-91 | 2,034 | 80 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellflower High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (2,471 to 1,997); teachers down 14% (116.8 to 100).
About Bellflower High
Among the schools in Bellflower, California, is Bellflower High, a high-enrollment high school. It enrolled 1,997 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 138% higher than the average for high schools in California, which is about 838.
Bellflower High is run by Bellflower Unified, whose 15 schools enroll 9,573 students.
Hispanic students account for 77% of enrollment at Bellflower High. Other groups make up 11% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% White. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Bellflower High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
A ratio of 20.0:1 comes from the school's 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 84% of students at Bellflower High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Bellflower High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.2%) and its predicted rate (30.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In the county around the school, Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Ernie Pyle Elementary is the public school closest to Bellflower High, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bellflower High places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,997 was 11% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 2,247. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bellflower High covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellflower Unified
- Mayfair HighHigh · 2,422 students
- Intensive Learning CenterElementary · 646 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Esther Lindstrom ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Stephen Foster ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Craig Williams ElementaryElementary · 478 students
Other schools in Bellflower
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- Frank E. Woodruff ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Ernie Pyle ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Albert Baxter ElementaryElementary · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Ernie Pyle Elementary0.3 mi · 341
- Frank E. Woodruff Elementary0.4 mi · 444
- Washington Elementary0.7 mi · 579
- Anna M. Glazier Elementary0.8 mi · 388
- Loretta Lampton Elementary1.1 mi · 406
- Corvallis Middle1.2 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Bellflower HighHow large is Bellflower High?
Bellflower High enrolls approximately 1,997 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Bellflower High serve?
Bellflower High serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Bellflower High?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at Bellflower High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellflower High?
At Bellflower High, the student body is approximately 3% White, 77% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bellflower High public or private?
Bellflower High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellflower Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.