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Bellflower High

Public Grades 7-12
915th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,135 California High Schools
Better than 57% of California high schools
Summary

Bellflower High serves 1,997 students in grades 7–12 in Bellflower, California, as part of Bellflower Unified. Its 2025–26 graduation rate was 96%, above the district’s 93% and the state’s 88%, though chronic absenteeism was also high at 24%, compared with 20% districtwide and 18% statewide. The clearest takeaway is that English results are stronger than the school’s math and science results.

In 2025–26, 52% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), ahead of the district’s 47% and the state’s 49%; math proficiency was 19%, below the district’s 30% and the state’s 38%, and science was 21%, compared with 26% and 36%. Among nearby schools with reported results, Bellflower ranked fifth of eight in ELA, fourth in math and fifth in science. Its ELA result was also below the average for four larger traditional nearby high schools—61%—but its math and science results were lower still, by 8 and 13 percentage points. Results vary by grade: 11th-grade ELA proficiency was 73%, the highest among eight nearby reported results, while 7th- and 8th-grade ELA and math scores were below district and state levels.

Results have improved since 2022–23: proficiency rose 7 percentage points in ELA, 5 in math and 7 in science, and the state gaps narrowed in all three subjects. SchoolDigger gives Bellflower 3 stars and places it at the 57th percentile statewide, ranked 915 of 2,137 schools in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 19.9, and 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable group result: SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for special education students at the 86th percentile in 2025–26, up from the 50th percentile the year before and above its overall 57th percentile. Nearby schools differ in size and program type, so comparisons are not always like-for-like.

1,997
Students ?
19.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$23,029
Per pupil spending ?
84.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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...
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 → 57th in 2026
Strengths
✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2026) from a 42nd-percentile low (2023)
✓Above the California median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg36%
California avg42%
Middle school
1,970th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2016
From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
915th of 2,135
California public high schools ?
Top 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From top 31% (2016) to top 43% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3High Schools in the Bellflower Unified
734th of 1,530Bellflower 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.41970 of 274028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202525.61976 of 276128.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.71781 of 278336.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.41711 of 278138.5%★★☆☆☆
202229.81784 of 274034.9%★★☆☆☆
201932.11712 of 271536.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.81532 of 248038.2%★★☆☆☆
201739.31414 of 250843.6%★★☆☆☆
201641.71325 of 249746.9%★★☆☆☆
201542.61268 of 247748.8%★★☆☆☆
201349.61161 of 237951.2%★★★☆☆
201253.9987 of 225956.3%★★★☆☆
201147.81155 of 223648.3%★★☆☆☆
201039.31326 of 217939.1%★★☆☆☆
200931.11442 of 206330.1%★★☆☆☆
200823.31604 of 200520.0%★☆☆☆☆
200735.11248 of 199937.6%★★☆☆☆
200630.71232 of 180431.7%★★☆☆☆
200519.31471 of 177717.2%★☆☆☆☆
200418.21487 of 176915.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.9381 of 59435.9%★★☆☆☆
202549.1278 of 60954.4%★★★☆☆
202454.7236 of 62762.4%★★★☆☆
202351.2255 of 61358.4%★★★☆☆
202248.4278 of 63756.4%★★★☆☆
201940.2361 of 64343.9%★★☆☆☆
201858.5205 of 60065.8%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.9528 of 77732.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202225.71239 of 153119.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.21195 of 149119.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.01222 of 136910.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202463.6228 of 147884.6%★★★★☆
202358.9285 of 152181.3%★★★★☆
202251.6434 of 154071.8%★★★★☆
201938.9719 of 144250.1%★★★☆☆
201849.0433 of 136468.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202627.31794 of 251628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202525.71855 of 253326.8%★☆☆☆☆
202433.81552 of 255139.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.51461 of 253142.3%★★☆☆☆
202229.81671 of 250933.4%★★☆☆☆
201931.01591 of 238033.2%★★☆☆☆
201835.41415 of 226237.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.81490 of 235736.8%★★☆☆☆
202528.01720 of 239528.2%★☆☆☆☆
202437.81381 of 238842.2%★★☆☆☆
202341.01238 of 237447.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.61301 of 235944.8%★★☆☆☆
201945.41082 of 221351.1%★★★☆☆
201843.81076 of 207248.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.91654 of 252934.6%★★☆☆☆
202532.61657 of 254234.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.31405 of 257945.5%★★☆☆☆
202341.11285 of 253149.2%★★☆☆☆
202237.51422 of 245842.1%★★☆☆☆
201941.71277 of 236946.1%★★☆☆☆
201845.51099 of 223050.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202625.01861 of 251426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202525.01876 of 253426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.41783 of 255230.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.21684 of 253833.6%★★☆☆☆
202230.01651 of 252734.7%★★☆☆☆
201931.61563 of 240735.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.41435 of 227336.9%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202616.8151 of 18116.6%★☆☆☆☆
20259.2184 of 1945.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.8131 of 19231.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.8145 of 19726.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5155 of 19319.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.9976 of 160539.2%★★☆☆☆
202533.31001 of 156636.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.7937 of 155239.6%★★☆☆☆
202334.1943 of 153138.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202323.21197 of 154322.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.61296 of 160219.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.51167 of 149622.0%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202655.0915 of 213557.1%★★★☆☆
202552.5981 of 216254.6%★★★☆☆
202453.0931 of 215956.9%★★★☆☆
202338.71253 of 217042.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.51220 of 212342.5%★★☆☆☆
202193.378 of 129094.0%★★★★★
201965.4630 of 213370.5%★★★★☆
201867.1661 of 201767.2%★★★☆☆
201762.3747 of 202163.0%★★★☆☆
201666.5639 of 203968.7%★★★☆☆
201566.8613 of 199469.3%★★★☆☆
201370.9290 of 242688.0%★★★★☆
201272.6247 of 235489.5%★★★★☆
201172.2267 of 236788.7%★★★★☆
201066.4362 of 228184.1%★★★★☆
200958.2517 of 223876.9%★★★★☆
200852.7606 of 211771.4%★★★★☆
200751.4629 of 206369.5%★★★☆☆
200639.3852 of 196856.7%★★★☆☆
200537.3875 of 190154.0%★★★☆☆
200430.5916 of 165344.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202650.4216 of 49256.1%★★★☆☆
202550.0229 of 52356.2%★★★☆☆
202458.1171 of 51766.9%★★★☆☆
202339.2284 of 52145.5%★★☆☆☆
202243.6253 of 52251.5%★★★☆☆
201972.4124 of 59279.1%★★★★☆
201872.2150 of 58274.2%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20256.9550 of 5856.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202441.0376 of 57334.4%★★☆☆☆
201953.6308 of 58247.1%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202229.5839 of 116127.7%★☆☆☆☆
201948.5433 of 111761.2%★★★☆☆
201833.3637 of 105239.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202458.8209 of 108580.7%★★★★☆
202348.8373 of 106464.9%★★★☆☆
202248.6346 of 104466.9%★★★☆☆
201981.563 of 94193.3%★★★★★
201870.5149 of 93884.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202655.2801 of 186457.0%★★★☆☆
202549.1930 of 190651.2%★★★☆☆
202449.5906 of 191552.7%★★★☆☆
202333.41239 of 191535.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.61158 of 185837.7%★★☆☆☆
202186.5136 of 105487.1%★★★★☆
201959.4648 of 183364.6%★★★☆☆
201866.5587 of 176066.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202664.1608 of 188067.7%★★★☆☆
202559.9710 of 190062.6%★★★☆☆
202455.3783 of 190258.8%★★★☆☆
202346.6987 of 191748.5%★★☆☆☆
202245.8934 of 186149.8%★★☆☆☆
201976.1327 of 181482.0%★★★★☆
201876.3378 of 174278.3%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202588.525 of 41093.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202659.1762 of 199761.8%★★★☆☆
202558.2791 of 201360.7%★★★☆☆
202457.9767 of 202662.1%★★★☆☆
202343.81088 of 203046.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.6999 of 194348.6%★★☆☆☆
202198.217 of 112698.5%★★★★★
201977.2346 of 193782.1%★★★★☆
201877.0366 of 186280.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202652.1887 of 193054.0%★★★☆☆
202551.8882 of 194254.6%★★★☆☆
202452.5832 of 194857.3%★★★☆☆
202340.61086 of 196344.7%★★☆☆☆
202237.71111 of 191642.0%★★☆☆☆
202196.735 of 112296.9%★★★★★
201965.1574 of 188069.5%★★★☆☆
201863.5664 of 183463.8%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202639.493 of 15640.4%★★☆☆☆
202524.0135 of 17522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.9174 of 1834.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.5163 of 19014.2%★☆☆☆☆
202210.7157 of 1686.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202677.6176 of 123585.7%★★★★☆
202541.4628 of 125249.8%★★☆☆☆
202442.1587 of 121651.7%★★★☆☆
202336.1688 of 119742.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.7702 of 113037.9%★★☆☆☆
202222.1953 of 120420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201837.3785 of 117333.1%★★☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2026)39th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2026)36th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school
Asian (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)29th percentile~ school
Male (2026)26th percentile~ school
White (2023)22nd percentile-16 vs school
Disabled (2022)19th percentile-16 vs school
Military Connected (2026)17th percentile-12 vs school
High school
Homeless (2025)94th percentile+39 vs school
Special Education (2026)86th percentile+29 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)57th percentile~ school
African American (2026)56th percentile~ school
Male (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school
Military Connected (2026)40th percentile-17 vs school
White (2026)38th percentile-19 vs school
Disabled (2022)28th percentile-15 vs school
Asian (2025)6th percentile-49 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy52%~ state avg
Science21%-15 vs state
Mathematics19%-19 vs state

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

Bellflower High ranks 915th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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 data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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