Stephen Foster Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Lakewood, California, Stephen Foster Elementary hosts 501 students from grades K through 6, operated by Bellflower Unified.

Bellflower Unified comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 9,573 students; Stephen Foster Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Stephen Foster Elementary reports that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 14% White, 11% multiracial, 11% Asian, 7% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Stephen Foster Elementary records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Stephen Foster Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.0%; Stephen Foster Elementary posts 54.7%, +14.7 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Stephen Foster Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Intensive Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stephen Foster Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

Stephen Foster Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stephen Foster Elementary's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 721 (now 501). The White share of enrollment shrank from 23% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Stephen Foster Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.