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Magnolia Science Academy Bell

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Magnolia Science Academy Bell ranks 2057 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2057^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

Magnolia Science Academy Bell is a public middle school serving 385 students in grades 6-8 in Bell, California, which has experienced a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past several years.

The school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in core subjects like math (17.5%) and English (33%) falling well below state averages and behind most nearby schools. A high rate of chronic student absenteeism (27%) further complicates learning. Despite spending more per student ($19,660) than many comparable schools, these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes. For example, Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy achieves higher test scores while serving a student body with greater economic need and receiving less funding.

There are notable differences in performance within the school; support for homeless students is a relative strength, while instruction for English Learners is a major area for improvement. The school's decline is also contextual within its district, which ranks in the bottom quartile statewide. Interestingly, Orchard Academies 2C, which shares the same building, outperforms Magnolia in both math and English, suggesting that factors like curriculum and teaching quality are critical differentiators for student success.

385

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,660

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6411 Orchard Ave.
Bell, CA 90201-1023

(323) 826-3925

District: Magnolia Science Academy Bell District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

4.9%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

California avg41%

2,057^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 43% (2019) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1273^rd of 1,543Magnolia Science Academy Bell District 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	23.9	2057 of 2761	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1958 of 2783	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1691 of 2781	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1450 of 2740	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1546 of 2715	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1173 of 1531	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	579 of 1491	61.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	1437 of 1478	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1404 of 1521	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1459 of 1540	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	805 of 1442	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1864 of 2533	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1651 of 2551	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1507 of 2531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1431 of 2509	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1419 of 2380	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1573 of 2395	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1463 of 2388	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1188 of 2374	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	866 of 2359	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	864 of 2213	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	116 of 477	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1841 of 2542	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1566 of 2579	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	1211 of 2531	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	797 of 2458	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	959 of 2369	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1954 of 2534	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1960 of 2552	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1584 of 2538	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1220 of 2527	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	1394 of 2407	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1289 of 1566	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1224 of 1552	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	677 of 1531	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	41.8	881 of 1543	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1230 of 1555	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1494 of 1602	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+50 vs school

White (2023)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science15%-18 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Science Academy Bell	Public, Charter	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy Bell District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3925	385	18	20.8	77.1%	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	2057^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%		26.9	1958^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.6%	99	15.0	15.0	31.9	39.2	26.5	33.0	23.9	21.6	8.3	17.5	$19,660	$1,354	$18,306
Orchard Academies 2C	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	395	19	20.3	97.7%	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35	1643^rd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		30.7	1786^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.8%	143	17.8	17.8	42.0	44.0	40.8	42.2	21.0	26.6	21.9	23.2	$21,846	$3,583	$18,263
Orchard Academies 2B	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	352	22	16.2	92.0%	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.5	2079^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.7%		21	2217^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	138	13.6	13.6	29.0	37.9	39.3	37.5	19.4	12.4	10.8	12.5	$23,869	$5,736	$18,133
Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Public	6-8	6021 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-5400	1,057	61	17.2	95.4%	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1,032 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.1	1614^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.5%		30.1	1811^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.9%	197	21.4	21.4	40.0	45.7	32.6	39.3	32.6	26.9	19.8	26.1	$22,133	$4,050	$18,083
Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 East Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,139	67	16.9	95.2%	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,110 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.7	2025^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		32	1730^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	295	18.5	18.5	29.1	29.3	37.4	32.1	20.3	17.8	18.6	18.8	$23,264	$4,299	$18,965
South Gate Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-4000	1,192	60	19.8	93.4%	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1,154 (96.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42	1431^st of 2761 public middle schools	48.2%		37.2	1559^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.0%	128	30.1	30.1	41.1	39.7	40.1	40.2	29.8	28.4	29.8	29.3	$21,792	$4,140	$17,652
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	365	18	20.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.5	1557^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		36.3	1586^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	29	25.0	25.0	42.9	39.8	47.7	43.5	19.6	20.8	25.8	22.2	$20,405	$3,562	$16,843
Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	371	19	19.2	92.5%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1280^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44	1339^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	59	24.1	24.1	47.1	45.9	45.1	45.9	26.4	37.3	29.3	31.6	$26,806	$6,568	$20,238
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.5	2534^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.2%		15.8	2445^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	89	3.6	3.6	27.7	29.4	23.9	26.9	8.6	7.5	5.5	7.1	$22,652	$3,755	$18,897
Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2079 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9616	527	19	27.2	99.1%	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	508 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	48.2	1232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	55.4%		45.9	1279^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.0%	47	26.2	26.2	50.4	50.0	51.4	50.6	30.3	26.5	28.2	28.1	$16,982	$2,954	$14,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia Science Academy Bell

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia Science Academy Bell?

Students at Magnolia Science Academy Bell are 94% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Asian.

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Magnolia Science Academy Bell ranks 2057^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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How many students attend Magnolia Science Academy Bell?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Magnolia Science Academy Bell.

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