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Ernie Pyle Elementary

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Ernie Pyle Elementary ranks 2580 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ernie Pyle Elementary is a public elementary school in Bellflower, CA, serving 362 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, with consistently low performance compared to state and district averages.

Ernie Pyle Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates ranging from 35-45% in English Language Arts and 20-42% in Mathematics, well below the Bellflower Unified and California state averages. The school's performance on the CAST Science assessment is also below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates around 10-20%. However, the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform better than the overall school average, suggesting potential areas of strength.

Ernie Pyle Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77-84% over the past few years. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, around 22-24 students per teacher, which is higher than the nearby schools. While the school spends significantly more per student ($14,899 to $20,514) compared to the district and state averages, the outcomes suggest the need for a closer examination of how these funds are being utilized to support student learning.

341

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,514

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14500 South Woodruff Ave.
Bellflower, CA 90706-3237

(562) 804-6528

District: Bellflower Unified

Students who attend Ernie Pyle Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellflower High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.6%

African American:

12.6%

Asian:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg35%

California avg41%

2,580^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	50.2	2580 of 5857	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	3430 of 5869	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	3266 of 5859	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3503 of 5883	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	3153 of 5789	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3346 of 5662	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	3637 of 5692	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	3279 of 5614	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.6	2469 of 5611	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.8	2520 of 5530	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.3	2726 of 5390	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	2400 of 5377	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.2	2976 of 5314	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	3046 of 5193	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.8	3218 of 5113	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.8	3177 of 5113	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.1	3167 of 4818	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.0	3405 of 4822	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	3783 of 4809	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	376 of 661	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	587 of 663	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.5	1651 of 2585	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1514 of 2128	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.6	1920 of 3245	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	82.4	262 of 3311	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	53.8	1056 of 3275	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	1169 of 3246	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2620 of 5597	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	3526 of 5612	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3205 of 5609	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3296 of 5635	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2939 of 5492	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3554 of 5413	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	1295 of 5107	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	49.2	2322 of 5107	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	2351 of 5087	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	2165 of 5084	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	2214 of 4963	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2268 of 4830	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	2139 of 5460	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	3209 of 5517	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	2481 of 5363	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	2689 of 5264	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	2224 of 5173	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	2301 of 5084	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	2437 of 5628	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	3150 of 5643	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	3102 of 5638	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3392 of 5663	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3107 of 5510	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2989 of 5431	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	1461 of 2635	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)45th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)43rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)41st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)36th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%+5 vs state

Science21%-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
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
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
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
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
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
New River Elementary	Public	K-5	13432 South Halcourt Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3770	319	13	24.2	78.7%	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.4%)	271 (85.0%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	31.7	3821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		34.3	3585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	236	28.9	28.9	34.6	28.6	43.4		35.7	27.3	22.5	30.2		26.8							$24,355	$1,531	$22,824
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
Loretta Lampton Elementary	Public	K-5	14716 Elmcroft Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3255	406	18	22.5	73.4%	10 (2.5%)	18 (4.4%)	357 (87.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	50.6	2563^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		56.7	2202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	361	24.3	24.3	35.4	55.9	45.7		45.8	47.7	50.0	33.3		43.6							$22,507	$2,129	$20,378
D. D. Johnston Elementary	Public	K-5	13421 South Fairford Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3120	361	16	22.3	73.4%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	322 (89.2%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	64.2	1880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		44	2919^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.3%	1039	56.3	56.3	53.3	42.6	66.7		53.7	48.9	31.5	52.1		43.5							$22,079	$1,250	$20,829
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ernie Pyle Elementary

Is Ernie Pyle Elementary a good school?

Ernie Pyle Elementary ranks 2580^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ernie Pyle Elementary in?

Bellflower Unified

What schools do graduates of Ernie Pyle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ernie Pyle Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bellflower High

How many students attend Ernie Pyle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Ernie Pyle Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ernie Pyle Elementary?

Students at Ernie Pyle Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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