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Somerset High

Public Grades 7-12

1919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 11% of California high schools

Summary

Somerset High is a small, 7-12 grade high school of 104 students in the Bellflower Unified school district, serving a community with significant economic need, where academic outcomes and student attendance are serious challenges.

The school's performance is among the lowest in the state, with only about 2% of students proficient in math and 14% in English, and it has a chronic absenteeism rate of over 63%, meaning most students miss a large amount of school. For comparison, other comprehensive high schools in the area like Mayfair High and Bellflower High have much higher proficiency and graduation rates with far lower absenteeism. Somerset High functions more like an alternative school, similar to Buena Vista High or Cesar Chavez Continuation High, with a very low student-teacher ratio designed for intensive support.

Despite spending significantly more per student than other local schools, these resources have not translated into stronger academic results. The school's performance has been volatile and declining over time, with particularly steep drops for some student groups, though it has shown past strength with English Language Learners. The extremely high rate of students missing school is likely both a major cause and a result of the academic struggles, creating a significant barrier to improvement that the district will need to address.

104

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,734

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9242 East Laurel St.
Bellflower, CA 90706-7607

(562) 804-6548

District: Bellflower Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.1%

African American:

14.4%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (77% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,919^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1919 of 2162	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1804 of 2159	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1858 of 2170	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	2026 of 2123	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1899 of 2133	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1651 of 2017	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1655 of 2021	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	1531 of 2039	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	1742 of 1994	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	2008 of 2426	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	1983 of 2354	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	1736 of 2367	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	1670 of 2281	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	1477 of 2238	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.3	1606 of 2117	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	1758 of 2063	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	1455 of 1968	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.4	1414 of 1901	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	1447 of 1653	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.8	535 of 592	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	528 of 582	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	22.6	963 of 1117	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	959 of 1052	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	381 of 1064	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	718 of 1044	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	879 of 941	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	498 of 938	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	1871 of 1906	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1557 of 1915	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1594 of 1915	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1727 of 1858	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1656 of 1833	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1546 of 1760	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1818 of 1900	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1668 of 1902	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1702 of 1917	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1798 of 1861	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1605 of 1814	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1400 of 1742	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1925 of 2013	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1714 of 2026	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1749 of 2030	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1817 of 1943	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1743 of 1937	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1486 of 1862	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1649 of 1942	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1760 of 1948	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1777 of 1963	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1857 of 1916	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1684 of 1880	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1482 of 1834	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)64th percentile+50 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2019)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Somerset High

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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 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
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	$36,734	$2,431	$34,303
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)
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	$21,816	$2,458	$19,358
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	$21,421	$2,791	$18,630
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	$22,088	$2,216	$19,872
Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	3717 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8090	180	16	11.0	95.6%	4 (2.2%)	21 (11.7%)	148 (82.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	10.5	1995^th of 2162 public high schools	7.7%		11.6	1968^th of 2159 public high schools	8.8%	27		3.1		2.9			13.8	13.8			2.0	2.0	$27,665	$2,365	$25,300
Odyssey STEM Academy	Public	9-12	3701 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6025	336	19	17.6	95.2%	10 (3.0%)	32 (9.5%)	287 (85.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	62.1	760^th of 2162 public high schools	64.8%		84.3	340^th of 2159 public high schools	84.3%	420		34.0		34.0			68.0	68.0			20.6	20.6	$23,540	$1,589	$21,951
Paramount Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	14507 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8084	14	1	10.1	100.0%	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$62,511	$1,557	$60,954
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)
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	$19,784	$2,041	$17,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Somerset High

How many students attend Somerset High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 104 students attended Somerset High.

Is Somerset High a good school?

Somerset High ranks in the bottom 11.2% of California high schools.

What district is Somerset High in?

Bellflower Unified

What is the racial makeup of Somerset High?

Students at Somerset High are 73% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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