Total enrollment
9,573
-1,096 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Bellflower Unified
California · 9,573 students · 2 cities
Parents inside Bellflower Unified pick from 15 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 9,573 students (an average school size of 638).
4-year change in Bellflower Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bellflower Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #316 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,573 | #156 of 587 | #967 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #146 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #269 of 587 | #8,604 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 77.6% | #179 of 587 | #1,373 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #311 of 530 | #2,880 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bellflower Unified
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Stephen Foster Elementary at 52.8% proficient to Washington Elementary at 22.2%, a gap of 30.6 points. That is the 209th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 11,923 to 9,573 students (down 20%) and from 522 to 447 full-time teachers (down 14%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfair High | Lakewood | High | 07-12 | 2,422 |
| Bellflower High | Bellflower | High | 07-12 | 1,997 |
| Intensive Learning Center | Lakewood | Elementary | KG-06 | 646 |
| Washington Elementary | Bellflower | Elementary | KG-06 | 579 |
| Esther Lindstrom Elementary | Lakewood | Elementary | KG-06 | 552 |
| Stephen Foster Elementary | Lakewood | Elementary | KG-06 | 501 |
| Craig Williams Elementary | Lakewood | Elementary | KG-06 | 478 |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary | Bellflower | Elementary | KG-06 | 457 |
| Ramona Elementary | Bellflower | Elementary | KG-06 | 454 |
| Frank E. Woodruff Elementary | Bellflower | Elementary | KG-06 | 444 |
| Ernie Pyle Elementary | Bellflower | Elementary | KG-06 | 341 |
| Albert Baxter Elementary | Bellflower | Elementary | KG-06 | 309 |
| Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy | Bellflower | Combined | KG-12 | 280 |
| Somerset High | Bellflower | High | 07-12 | 104 |
| Bellflower Alternative Education Center | Bellflower | Combined | KG-12 | 9 |
About Bellflower Unified
Bellflower Unified is a sparse public-school district in California. The district oversees 15 schools and educates approximately 9,573 students.
For a sense of the school types, Bellflower Unified spans 10 elementary, 3 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Bellflower Unified runs about 638 students per school, 10% higher than the state mean of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Bellflower Unified has decreased 10% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 10,669 students to 9,573.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Bellflower Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.