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Ramona Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4906^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ramona Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 454 students in the Bellflower Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Ramona has declined significantly over the past several years, now ranking well below both district and state averages in English, math, and science. This downward trend is more severe than at most nearby schools, such as Albert Baxter Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Elementary, which serve similar student populations but maintain much higher rankings. A particularly urgent concern is the school's performance with Special Education students, which ranks in the bottom 1% of all California schools, a stark contrast to its historical performance and to other schools in the area like Captain Raymond Collins.

Despite these challenges, the school has shown notable strengths, including a strong recovery in reducing chronic student absenteeism and relative success with English Language Learners, ranking in the 73rd percentile. The school's spending per student is mid-range compared to peers, but outcomes are disproportionately low. Key areas needing immediate attention include the severe drop in 5th-grade math proficiency and the crisis in Special Education services, which differentiate Ramona from other schools in Bellflower Unified and neighboring districts like Paramount Unified.

454

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,055

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9351 East Laurel St.
Bellflower, CA 90706-5615

(562) 804-6532

District: Bellflower Unified

Students who attend Ramona Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellflower High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.6%

African American:

8.4%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

California avg41%

4,906^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Bellflower Unified

763^rd of 1,543Bellflower Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	4906 of 5857	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4436 of 5869	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3919 of 5859	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3477 of 5883	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	2664 of 5789	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	3098 of 5662	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	3117 of 5692	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	3460 of 5614	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.4	3294 of 5611	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.4	4578 of 5530	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	4534 of 5390	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	4583 of 5377	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	3876 of 5314	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	3706 of 5193	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	3828 of 5113	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	3719 of 5113	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	2932 of 4818	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.8	3630 of 4822	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.1	2865 of 4809	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.1	519 of 747	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	409 of 700	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	1459 of 2227	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1143 of 2585	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	1531 of 2128	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	862 of 3162	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	543 of 3245	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	1108 of 3311	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.9	274 of 3275	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	404 of 3246	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4557 of 5597	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4539 of 5612	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4025 of 5609	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	3504 of 5635	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	2268 of 5492	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	2584 of 5413	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	4132 of 5107	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3622 of 5107	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3057 of 5087	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2594 of 5084	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.1	1111 of 4963	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	1756 of 4830	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4381 of 5460	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4071 of 5517	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3149 of 5363	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	2303 of 5264	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	1392 of 5173	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	2016 of 5084	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	4737 of 5628	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4011 of 5643	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	3574 of 5638	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	3210 of 5663	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2798 of 5510	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3360 of 5431	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	2830 of 2847	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2422 of 2635	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1703 of 2420	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+48 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2019)31st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	9351 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6532	454	19	23.8	87.9%	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	366 (80.6%)	29 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	19.1	4906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		24.3	4436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	470	13.6	13.6	27.9	27.9	20.3	30.5	26.7	22.8	21.0	10.2	27.1	20.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$20,055	$2,566	$17,489
Major Lynn Mokler	Public	K-5	8571 East Flower St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8044	510	25	20.4	96.7%	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.5%)	461 (90.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	23.1	4578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		20.8	4785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	207	16.7	16.7	28.3	25.6	28.9		27.6	44.6	19.5	12.9		26.1	70.0	90.0			80.0	91.3	$22,049	$1,840	$20,209
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	9725 East Jefferson St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6535	579	29	20.3	90.8%	28 (4.8%)	45 (7.8%)	451 (77.9%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	23.1	4576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		16.1	5207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	631	20.2	20.2	26.1	13.9	46.4	28.4	29.1	25.4	16.5	26.2	16.2	21.1	96.9				96.9		$19,258	$2,476	$16,782
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Jefferson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8024	356	19	19.2	92.7%	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	321 (90.2%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	3026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%		41.3	3104^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	78	25.9	25.9	40.4	41.5	44.6		42.2	55.8	34.0	20.7		36.2	90.4	96.2	96.2		94.2	92.3	$22,687	$1,775	$20,912
Albert Baxter Elementary	Public	K-6	14929 Cerritos Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 531-1602	309	15	20.6	82.2%	9 (2.9%)	26 (8.4%)	244 (79.0%)	18 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	56.2	2242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		46.4	2770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	528	22.0	22.0	49.0	38.6	48.8	42.6	44.8	57.1	59.1	48.8	36.2	50.3							$21,385	$2,513	$18,872
Frank E. Woodruff Elementary	Public	K-6	15332 South Eucalyptus St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6545	444	18	24.6	89.4%	9 (2.0%)	58 (13.1%)	337 (75.9%)	28 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	30	3956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		19.8	4883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	927	10.9	10.9	37.7	24.6	39.1	40.5	35.4	41.5	24.6	18.8	29.7	28.1							$20,388	$2,560	$17,828
Craig Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	6144 North Clark Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6540	478	19	25.1	87.2%	17 (3.6%)	66 (13.8%)	340 (71.1%)	21 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	15 (3.1%)	35.9	3507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		24.9	4371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	864	20.3	20.3	38.0	30.2	31.3	53.1	38.2	49.0	23.8	17.2	35.9	30.4							$19,455	$2,513	$16,942
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	10027 East Rose St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6521	457	18	25.0	87.3%	23 (5.0%)	70 (15.3%)	301 (65.9%)	38 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	47.2	2744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		45.5	2832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	88	25.7	25.7	41.6	50.0	52.9	48.5	48.0	43.6	27.9	31.0	33.3	34.4							$19,728	$2,487	$17,241
Captain Raymond Collins	Public	K-5	6125 Coke St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8008	522	24	21.7	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	188 (36.0%)	266 (51.0%)	24 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (5.0%)	19.6	4858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.1	5021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	163	19.1	19.1	31.2	24.2	23.8		26.2	35.1	15.7	13.1		20.8							$21,657	$2,011	$19,646
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	6822 Paramount Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-6200	475	22	22.0	85.1%	4 (0.8%)	62 (13.1%)	343 (72.2%)	47 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	10 (2.1%)	41.7	3091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		40	3178^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	87	19.1	19.1	46.6	38.6	38.2		41.1	46.7	34.5	33.8		38.3	95.2				95.2		$21,652	$3,964	$17,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Ramona Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ramona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ramona Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bellflower High

What district is Ramona Elementary in?

Bellflower Unified

How many students attend Ramona Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Ramona Elementary.

Is Ramona Elementary a good school?

Ramona Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ramona Elementary?

Students at Ramona Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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