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Washington Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bellflower, CA, serving 568 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bellflower Unified School District, which is ranked 733 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $19,258 at Washington Elementary, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Bellflower Unified district and the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.08% of Washington Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 47.02% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in 4th grade ELA and Mathematics, with only 13.92% and 16.46% proficiency rates, respectively. Additionally, Washington Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 27.2% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Bellflower Unified district, such as Ernie Pyle Elementary and Albert Baxter Elementary, consistently outperform Washington Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher rankings and better test scores. Schools in the neighboring Downey Unified and Paramount Unified districts, such as Carpenter (C.C.) Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, also generally outperform Washington Elementary in academic achievement.

579

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,258

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9725 East Jefferson St.
Bellflower, CA 90706-3615

(562) 804-6535

District: Bellflower Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellflower High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

African American:

7.8%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

California avg41%

4,576^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	23.1	4576 of 5857	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5207 of 5869	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5189 of 5859	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4949 of 5883	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4690 of 5789	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4688 of 5662	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	4900 of 5692	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	4814 of 5614	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	3719 of 5611	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	3545 of 5530	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	3326 of 5390	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.8	3783 of 5377	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.7	3453 of 5314	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.7	2895 of 5193	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2919 of 5113	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.8	3058 of 5113	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.0	3446 of 4818	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.8	3495 of 4822	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	3743 of 4809	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	38.8	437 of 747	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	2149 of 2227	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2005 of 2585	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1574 of 2128	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	841 of 3162	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	1344 of 3245	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	1203 of 3311	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1381 of 3275	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	1916 of 3246	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4693 of 5597	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5316 of 5612	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5144 of 5609	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4770 of 5635	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4066 of 5492	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4547 of 5413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	3746 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4625 of 5107	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4559 of 5087	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4191 of 5084	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3726 of 4963	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3661 of 4830	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4148 of 5460	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4747 of 5517	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4746 of 5363	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4366 of 5264	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4087 of 5173	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3943 of 5084	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	4057 of 5628	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4634 of 5643	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4762 of 5638	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4743 of 5663	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4832 of 5510	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4469 of 5431	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.2	127 of 140	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	121 of 130	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1370 of 2847	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	1778 of 2635	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1410 of 2420	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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+62 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2019)41st percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2023)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science20%-12 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
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
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
Ernie Pyle Elementary	Public	K-6	14500 South Woodruff Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6528	341	16	20.9	80.9%	10 (2.9%)	43 (12.6%)	244 (71.6%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	50.2	2580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		36.1	3430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	850	20.6	20.6	46.8	43.3	44.1	45.3	44.9	66.0	37.3	44.1	26.4	42.5							$20,514	$2,504	$18,010
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
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
Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9439 East Foster Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3588	796	29	27.4	53.1%	50 (6.3%)	15 (1.9%)	712 (89.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	59.5	2091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.4	2323^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	232	34.7	34.7	53.2	49.6	53.9		52.2	48.0	44.7	39.2		44.3							$16,809	$1,754	$15,055
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	13220 South Bellflower Blvd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3590	810	35	23.1	76.5%	44 (5.4%)	37 (4.6%)	679 (83.8%)	38 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	71.5	1532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		58.9	2112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	580	33.1	33.1	65.6	55.3	58.6		59.6	76.6	51.1	43.6		56.3	94.3	95.1	95.9	94.3	94.3	95.1	$17,115	$1,867	$15,248
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
Anna M. Glazier Elementary	Public	K-5	10932 East Excelsior Dr.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2890	388	17	23.5	80.4%	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.1%)	352 (90.7%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	35	3583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.8%		21.5	4728^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	1145	17.5	17.5	40.3	35.4	46.7		40.6	38.9	33.9	15.5		30.3	97.0			98.0			$22,643	$1,359	$21,284
Harry Wirtz Elementary	Public	K-5	8535 Contreras St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8068	421	19	22.1	96.0%	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.0%)	384 (91.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	29.6	3993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.3	3825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.8%	168	25.4	25.4	35.1	40.0	36.6		37.1	20.3	29.2	21.1		23.3	89.0	90.2		91.5	89.0	91.5	$22,849	$1,647	$21,202

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Bellflower Unified

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Washington Elementary.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bellflower High

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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