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Bellflower High

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Bellflower High ranks 981 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

981^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 55% of California high schools

Summary

Bellflower High is a large public school serving grades 7-12 in the Bellflower Unified district, with nearly 2,000 students in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

The school has a significant strength in ensuring students graduate, with a 98% graduation rate that outpaces both the district and state averages; however, it faces considerable challenges in core academic subjects, particularly math and science, where proficiency rates are well below nearby schools like Mayfair High (in the same district) and Gahr High. While chronic absenteeism is higher than the state average, the school shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting some of its most vulnerable students, such as those experiencing homelessness and English learners.

Compared to other local options, Bellflower High spends more per student than some higher-performing schools like Norwalk High, yet struggles with academic outcomes, indicating a focus on improving classroom instruction could be beneficial. Parents should note the school's unique 7-12 configuration and its proven ability to help students persist to graduation, even as it works to address the achievement gaps highlighted by standardized tests.

1,997

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,093

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15301 South McNab Ave.
Bellflower, CA 90706-4101

(562) 920-1801

District: Bellflower Unified

Feeder schools for Bellflower High:

Elementary:	Albert Baxter Elementary
	Ernie Pyle Elementary
	Frank E. Woodruff Elementary
	Ramona Elementary
	More...
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

African American:

11.3%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 42nd percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 55th (2025) from a 42nd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,976^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

981^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1976 of 2761	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1781 of 2783	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1711 of 2781	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1784 of 2740	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1712 of 2715	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1532 of 2480	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	1414 of 2508	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	1325 of 2497	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	1268 of 2477	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	1161 of 2379	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	987 of 2259	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.8	1155 of 2236	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	1326 of 2179	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.1	1442 of 2063	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.3	1604 of 2005	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.1	1248 of 1999	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.7	1232 of 1804	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	19.3	1471 of 1777	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	1487 of 1769	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	278 of 609	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	236 of 627	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	255 of 613	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	278 of 637	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	361 of 643	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	205 of 600	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	1239 of 1531	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1195 of 1491	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1222 of 1369	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.6	228 of 1478	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	285 of 1521	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	434 of 1540	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.9	719 of 1442	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	433 of 1364	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1855 of 2533	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1552 of 2551	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1461 of 2531	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1671 of 2509	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1591 of 2380	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1415 of 2262	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1720 of 2395	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1381 of 2388	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	1238 of 2374	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1301 of 2359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1082 of 2213	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	1076 of 2072	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	1657 of 2542	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1405 of 2579	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1285 of 2531	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1422 of 2458	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1277 of 2369	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	1099 of 2230	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1876 of 2534	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1783 of 2552	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1684 of 2538	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1651 of 2527	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1563 of 2407	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1435 of 2273	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	184 of 194	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	131 of 192	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	145 of 197	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	155 of 193	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1001 of 1566	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	937 of 1552	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	943 of 1531	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	1197 of 1543	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1296 of 1602	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1167 of 1496	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	981 of 2162	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	931 of 2159	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	1253 of 2170	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1220 of 2123	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	93.3	78 of 1290	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	65.4	630 of 2133	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	661 of 2017	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	747 of 2021	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	639 of 2039	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	613 of 1994	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.9	290 of 2426	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	247 of 2354	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	267 of 2367	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	66.4	362 of 2281	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	58.2	517 of 2238	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	52.7	606 of 2117	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	51.4	629 of 2063	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.3	852 of 1968	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.3	875 of 1901	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	30.5	916 of 1653	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	229 of 523	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	171 of 517	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	284 of 521	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	253 of 522	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	124 of 592	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	150 of 582	74.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	550 of 585	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	376 of 573	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	308 of 582	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	839 of 1161	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	433 of 1117	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	637 of 1052	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	209 of 1085	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	373 of 1064	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	346 of 1044	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.5	63 of 941	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	149 of 938	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	930 of 1906	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	906 of 1915	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	1239 of 1915	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1158 of 1858	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.5	136 of 1054	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	648 of 1833	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	587 of 1760	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	710 of 1900	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	783 of 1902	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	987 of 1917	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	934 of 1861	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.1	327 of 1814	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	378 of 1742	78.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	25 of 410	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	791 of 2013	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	767 of 2026	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	1088 of 2030	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	999 of 1943	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	98.2	17 of 1126	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	346 of 1937	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	366 of 1862	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	882 of 1942	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	832 of 1948	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	1086 of 1963	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1111 of 1916	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	96.7	35 of 1122	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	574 of 1880	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	664 of 1834	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	135 of 175	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	174 of 183	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	163 of 190	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	628 of 1252	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	587 of 1216	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	688 of 1197	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	953 of 1204	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	785 of 1173	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2023)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2025)5th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Homeless (2025)94th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)23rd percentile-32 vs school

White (2022)21st percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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 (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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellflower High	Public	7-12	15301 South McNab Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 920-1801	1,997	100	19.9	84.2%	59 (3.0%)	225 (11.3%)	1,530 (76.6%)	129 (6.5%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	35 (1.8%)	52.5	981^st of 2162 public high schools	54.6%		53	931^st of 2159 public high schools	56.9%	50	14.2	24.3		18.9	37.5	37.4	65.7	47.0	19.4	14.0	17.6	17.0	$22,093	$20,012	$2,081
CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles County	Public	9-12	16703 South Clark Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	California Advancing Pathways Students in LA County Regiona	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 866-9011	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Somerset High	Public	7-12	9242 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6548	104	12	8.6	87.5%	7 (6.7%)	15 (14.4%)	76 (73.1%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	11.9	1919^th of 2162 public high schools	11.2%		15.5	1804^th of 2159 public high schools	16.4%	115		7.0		6.1			14.0	13.6			2.3	2.3	$57,961	$55,874	$2,087
Norwalk High	Public	9-12	11356 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3830	2,075	87	23.8	77.9%	50 (2.4%)	40 (1.9%)	1,835 (88.4%)	99 (4.8%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (1.8%)	62.2	759^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%		64.2	671^st of 2159 public high schools	68.9%	88		33.2		32.7			61.6	61.6			25.6	25.6	$22,609	$21,812	$797
Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	9300 Imperial Hwy. Clark Bldg.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 922-6850	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Columbus (Christopher) High	Public	9-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	368	23	16.2	89.9%	16 (4.3%)	9 (2.4%)	335 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10.4	2001^st of 2162 public high schools	7.4%		11.9	1955^th of 2159 public high schools	9.4%	46		3.3		4.6			15.5	15.5			0.8	0.8	$43,004	$42,388	$616
Woodruff Academy	Public	7-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	14	2	7.8	78.6%	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0									$43,004	$42,388	$616
Gahr (Richard) High	Public	9-12	11111 Artesia Blvd.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7730	1,631	73	22.4	61.2%	86 (5.3%)	187 (11.5%)	890 (54.6%)	374 (22.9%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (5.3%)	63.9	720^th of 2162 public high schools	66.7%		86.6	288^th of 2159 public high schools	86.7%	432		32.0	15.8	31.2			61.5	61.5			30.3	30.3	$26,266	$25,104	$1,162
Mayfair High	Public	7-12	6000 North Woodruff Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-9981	2,422	109	22.1	70.4%	226 (9.3%)	371 (15.3%)	1,429 (59.0%)	271 (11.2%)	7 (0.3%)	26 (1.1%)	89 (3.7%)	64	714^th of 2162 public high schools	67.0%		70.6	557^th of 2159 public high schools	74.2%	157	21.8	32.7		27.2	48.7	47.7	72.0	56.4	27.7	28.5	22.7	26.2	$21,063	$19,304	$1,759
Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,400	176	19.2	96.7%	28 (0.8%)	192 (5.6%)	3,087 (90.8%)	45 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	30 (0.9%)	45.7	1125^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%		36.5	1327^th of 2159 public high schools	38.5%	202		20.4	15.8	20.3			55.9	55.9			18.3	18.3	$17,420	$16,354	$1,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellflower High

How many students attend Bellflower High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,997 students attended Bellflower High.

What schools feed into Bellflower High?

Bellflower High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Albert Baxter Elementary
Elementary : Ernie Pyle Elementary
Elementary : Frank E. Woodruff Elementary
Elementary : Ramona Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary

Is Bellflower High a good school?

Bellflower High ranks 981^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bellflower High in?

Bellflower Unified

What is the racial makeup of Bellflower High?

Students at Bellflower High are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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