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Washington Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary serves 579 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Bellflower, within Bellflower Unified. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were below the district and state in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important finding for families is that Washington had the lowest ELA and math proficiency among the nine nearby schools compared.

Washington’s strongest comparison is science relative to its nearby-school average, but it still trails the district and state in every subject. In 2025–2026, 29% of students were proficient in ELA, 22% in math, and 18% in science, compared with district rates of 47%, 30%, and 26%, and state rates of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Nearby schools averaged 42% in ELA, 38% in math, and 27% in science. Washington was third-lowest in science: its rate was higher than Ramona Elementary and Harry Wirtz Elementary, but below the other nearby schools.

Results have improved over the longer term, though progress has not been steady. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 7 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 4 in science; more recently, science fell 2 points. Chronic absenteeism also declined substantially, from 41% in 2021–2022 to 24% in 2025–2026, but remained above the district’s 20% and state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranked Washington in the 19th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, the lowest standing among the nearby schools, which ranged from the 23rd to 72nd percentile. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 20.3:1 in 2024–2025, among the lowest nearby, and 91% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that year. A notable exception in SchoolDigger’s statewide student-group rankings was English Language Learner Students: Washington ranked in the 73rd percentile in 2023–2024, compared with its overall 11th percentile, a measure of how well the school serves that group.

579

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,562

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

9725 East Jefferson St.
Bellflower, CA 90706-3615

(562) 804-6535

District: Bellflower Unified

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellflower High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

African American:

7.8%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2024 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2026) from a 11th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

California avg42%

4,705^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Bellflower Unified

734^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	4705 of 5817	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	4576 of 5857	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	5207 of 5869	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5189 of 5859	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4949 of 5883	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4690 of 5789	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4688 of 5662	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	4900 of 5692	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	4814 of 5614	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.8	3719 of 5611	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	3545 of 5530	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	3326 of 5390	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.8	3783 of 5377	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.7	3453 of 5314	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.7	2895 of 5193	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	2919 of 5113	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.8	3058 of 5113	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.0	3446 of 4818	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.8	3495 of 4822	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	3743 of 4809	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	38.8	437 of 747	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	2149 of 2227	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2005 of 2585	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1574 of 2128	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	841 of 3162	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	1344 of 3245	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	1203 of 3311	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1381 of 3275	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	1916 of 3246	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	4788 of 5581	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	4693 of 5597	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	5316 of 5612	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5144 of 5609	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4770 of 5635	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4066 of 5492	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4547 of 5413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3784 of 5094	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	3746 of 5107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4625 of 5107	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4559 of 5087	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4191 of 5084	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3726 of 4963	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3661 of 4830	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	4055 of 5423	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	4148 of 5460	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4747 of 5517	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4746 of 5363	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4366 of 5264	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4087 of 5173	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3943 of 5084	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	4227 of 5603	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	4057 of 5628	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4634 of 5643	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4762 of 5638	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4743 of 5663	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	4832 of 5510	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	4469 of 5431	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	11.2	127 of 140	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	121 of 130	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	2007 of 2927	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	1370 of 2847	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	1778 of 2635	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1410 of 2420	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+62 vs school

African American (2019)41st percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)9th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Science18%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	21.2	4705^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.1%		23.1	4576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%	129	18.1	18.1	17.2	21.7	34.9	36.7	28.7	19.3	23.6	22.9	20.3	21.7	≥ 98%		$19,562	$2,113	$17,449
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%)	26.7	4255^th of 5817 public elementary schools	26.9%		30	3956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%	299	18.8	18.8	31.8	20.0	25.4	44.8	31.1	46.9	19.6	20.3	19.4	26.7	≥ 98%		$19,713	$2,083	$17,630
Pace (Lynn L.) Elementary	Public	K-3	9625 Van Ruiten St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 904-3571	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	46.6	2814^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.6%		50.2	2580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%	234	26.2	26.2	33.3	47.9	42.2	59.4	44.1	46.0	33.3	35.4	46.9	39.5	≥ 98%		$21,048	$2,087	$18,961
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%)	51	2553^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	56.1%		56.2	2242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%	311	37.1	37.1	31.3	40.4	57.1	44.7	43.3	37.5	40.4	48.6	41.7	41.9	≥ 95%		$21,257	$2,104	$19,153
Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	9351 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6532	454	19	23.8	87.9%	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	366 (80.6%)	29 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	23.8	4483^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	22.9%		19.1	4906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%	423	17.7	17.7	29.4	27.4	30.7	33.9	30.2	36.8	19.2	21.0	25.4	25.6	97%	0%	$19,364	$2,123	$17,241
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%)	67.3	1723^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	70.4%		59.5	2091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%	368	46.0	46.0	71.0	44.1	59.1		57.3	68.0	34.8	46.9		48.9	≥ 99%		$14,864	$596	$14,268
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%)	69.2	1616^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.2%		71.5	1532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%	84	32.6	32.6	70.3	58.3	51.8		59.6	78.7	57.3	35.9		56.2	97%	0%	$17,086	$537	$16,549
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Jefferson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8024	356	19	19.2	92.7%	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	321 (90.2%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43.9	2998^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.5%		42.7	3026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.3%	28	25.5	25.5	27.5	43.4	45.1		38.7	39.2	58.5	31.4		43.2	95%	0%	$24,917	$1,139	$23,778
Harry Wirtz Elementary	Public	K-5	8535 Contreras St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8068	421	19	22.1	96.0%	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.0%)	384 (91.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	4124^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.1%		29.6	3993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%	131	15.4	15.4	40.0	22.2	47.7		36.0	43.3	18.6	18.5		26.2	≥ 98%		$26,212	$1,129	$25,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Bellflower Unified

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Washington Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bellflower High

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of California elementary schools.

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