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Bandini Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bandini Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 260 students in Commerce, CA, within the Montebello Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges compared to neighboring districts.

The school's academic performance is substantially below both district and state averages, with fewer than 21% of students proficient in English and Math, and it ranks in the bottom 10% of all California schools. This underperformance is notable when compared to nearby schools like Maywood Elementary and Ford Boulevard Elementary, which serve students with similar economic backgrounds but achieve much higher proficiency rates. A persistent concern is chronic absenteeism, where 25.3% of students miss too much school, a rate higher than at neighboring schools such as Rosewood Park.

Despite these broad challenges, Bandini shows notable strengths in supporting its English Language Learner and Special Education students, whose performance ranks above average. The school also has a more favorable student-teacher ratio than many peers. However, its academic trajectory has been volatile, and its per-student spending, while higher than some Montebello Unified schools, is lower than nearby Los Angeles Unified schools, which generally see better results. The example of KIPP Raices Academy, a charter school with similar demographics, suggests instructional approach and culture can be key factors for improvement.

260

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,451

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2318 Couts Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040-1102

(323) 887-7898

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Bandini Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bell Gardens High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.4%

Asian:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg30%

California avg41%

5,313^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello 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	14.5	5313 of 5857	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4876 of 5869	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5577 of 5859	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4385 of 5883	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1277 of 1417	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4695 of 5789	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3820 of 5662	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	3677 of 5692	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.1	3683 of 5614	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.2	3688 of 5611	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	2851 of 5530	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	2677 of 5390	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.4	3289 of 5377	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.1	4521 of 5314	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	3979 of 5193	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	3915 of 5113	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.9	3584 of 5113	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	2657 of 4818	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.7	2731 of 4822	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.4	2621 of 4809	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	1107 of 2227	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	269 of 293	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	947 of 2585	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	577 of 2128	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	1142 of 3162	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	1897 of 3245	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1331 of 3311	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	240 of 602	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	758 of 3275	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	1351 of 3246	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4657 of 5597	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4464 of 5612	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5318 of 5609	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3411 of 5635	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1012 of 1267	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	4365 of 5492	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4318 of 5413	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4447 of 5107	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3856 of 5107	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4736 of 5087	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3414 of 5084	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3705 of 4963	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2656 of 4830	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5097 of 5460	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4384 of 5517	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4985 of 5363	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3366 of 5264	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	878 of 1110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3617 of 5173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2727 of 5084	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	5371 of 5628	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4728 of 5643	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5339 of 5638	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4775 of 5663	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1189 of 1272	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4491 of 5510	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3171 of 5431	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1512 of 2847	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	734 of 2635	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	1091 of 2420	54.9%	★★★☆☆

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)64th percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 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 (2025)
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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Bandini Elementary	Public	K-5	2318 Couts Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7898	260	16	16.7	83.8%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (98.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	5313^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.3%		19.9	4876^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	437	13.6		13.6	7.7	20.7	20.5				17.2	19.2	27.6	15.9				20.2	81.6	84.2		89.5	86.8	86.8	$15,451	$13,310	$2,141
Winter Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1277 South Clela Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-0477	399	20	19.8	89.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	389 (97.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11	5568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.9%		17.2	5097^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.2%	471	11.9		11.9	15.6	17.1	19.1				17.2	16.0	14.5	14.7				15.1	89.6	93.5		96.1	93.5	96.1	$17,657	$15,528	$2,129
Rosewood Park	Public	K-8	2353 Commerce Way	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7862	585	28	21.2	86.3%	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	574 (98.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	4636^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.8%		26.9	4220^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.1%	416	10.9	24.0	18.0	27.3	25.4	20.3	43.2	34.2	41.3	32.8	27.3	22.0	15.6	24.3	32.9	46.7	28.8	82.0	83.6	93.4	85.3	85.3	85.3	$18,758	$16,486	$2,272
Ford Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	1112 South Ford Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8508	722	37	19.5	96.1%	8 (1.1%)	7 (1.0%)	694 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	49.4	2626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.2%		37.3	3347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	721	20.7		20.7	46.4	46.5	39.3				43.8	58.7	54.3	26.7				45.6	98.2						$44,238	$40,806	$3,432
Maywood Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Cudahy Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2440	426	21	20.2	95.8%	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	68.3	1676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		58	2148^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.4%	472	35.3		35.3	60.0	58.6	53.7				57.3	51.7	53.3	48.5				51.1	97.2			98.2			$35,788	$32,680	$3,108
Extera Public School No. 2	Public, Charter	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Extera Public School No. 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-7045	121	5	24.2	97.5%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.4	3928^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.9%		35.9	3441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	41.4%	487	22.2		22.2	40.0	24.0	38.9				33.3	30.0	15.4	44.4				28.1
Eastman Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0456	545	27	20.1	96.3%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	539 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24.8	4426^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		14	5390^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.2%	964	13.3		13.3	27.8	28.9	37.1				31.2	28.9	26.5	26.7				27.4	96.1		98.5		96.9		$45,601	$42,094	$3,507
KIPP Raices Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	668 Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Raices Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3900	619	27	22.8	80.9%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	602 (97.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	62.5	1937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		55.3	2273^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	61.3%	336				45.5	44.1					44.8	60.9	52.3					56.6	98.3
Heliotrope Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5911 Woodlawn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1230	462	24	19.2	95.7%	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	448 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	2268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		43.8	2935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	667	29.2		29.2	37.8	50.7	53.9				47.1	38.4	55.7	47.7				47.1	97.3						$44,916	$41,688	$3,228
Humphreys Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6958	364	18	20.2	94.5%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	356 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	2833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.3	3215^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	382	20.0		20.0	50.9	43.8	46.2				47.1	49.2	37.5	27.7				37.8							$45,725	$42,120	$3,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Bandini Elementary

What district is Bandini Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

What is the racial makeup of Bandini Elementary?

Students at Bandini Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bandini Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended Bandini Elementary.

Is Bandini Elementary a good school?

Bandini Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.3% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bandini Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bandini Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bell Gardens High

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