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Bellflower Alternative Education Center

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

Students ?

3.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$66,126

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16703 South Clark Ave.
Bellflower, CA 90706-5203

(562) 866-9011

District: Bellflower Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

African American:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2006 → 9th in 2013

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (0% vs 83% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2006

Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?

This school0%

District avg83%

California avg83%

Not ranked this year

Bellflower Alternative Education Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2008	5.9	1936 of 2005	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	1913 of 1999	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	5.0	2203 of 2426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	1837 of 2354	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	1158 of 2367	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	13.3	1899 of 2281	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	1957 of 2238	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.7	1370 of 2117	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1895 of 2063	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	1229 of 1968	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	12.1	1673 of 1901	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	1189 of 1653	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs California (2012-2013) ?

English Language Arts0%-83 vs state

Math0%-84 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)	CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellflower Alternative Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	16703 South Clark Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 866-9011	9	3	3.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	7 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																		$66,126	$2,455	$63,671
Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10039 East Palm St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 804-6565	280	13	21.9	71.1%	25 (8.9%)	26 (9.3%)	190 (67.9%)	15 (5.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.4%)								(n/a)										50.0	19.1			30.0	71.4	69.0	72.2	74.2	87.0	90.5		75.3	64.3	55.2	55.6	51.6	56.5	47.6		51.4				$20,544	$2,216	$18,328
Paramount Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15110 California Ave	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(562) 602-6035	0	1	58.9		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																		$26,577	$16,193	$10,384
Thurgood Marshall	Public, Alternative	K-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	51	3	16.6	88.2%	0 (0.0%)	15 (29.4%)	33 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)												2.9		2.9							12.1	12.1							5.9	5.9				$28,912	$2,713	$26,199
Lifeline Education Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Lifeline Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 885-1872	698	30	22.9	95.0%	8 (1.1%)	105 (15.0%)	584 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	43.8	43.8	18.8	18.8	37.5	37.5	31.3	31.3	87.5	23.7	21.8	28.0		24.9	48.1	85.4	81.1	61.4	51.8	56.1	54.7	60.5	63.5	61.0	75.7	20.5	30.4	31.6	28.0	41.7	97.3			$24,546	$1,072	$23,474
Compton STEP	Public, Alternative	K-12	417 West Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 639-4321	15	2	7.6	80.0%	1 (6.7%)	7 (46.7%)	5 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)																						25.0								27.8				$23,877	$3,703	$20,174
Elizabeth Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4811 Elizabeth St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 271-3600	1,257	75	16.7	97.5%	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1,223 (97.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)								(n/a)										24.6	8.2	35.8	9.1	23.2	33.3	27.6	47.1	33.3	31.4	26.6	45.5	35.5	37.7	16.7	23.5	16.3	15.9	8.1	24.6	19.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	$22,611	$4,914	$17,697
Compton Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2300 West Caldwell St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 639-4321	0	1	1.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																																		$28,764	$5,646	$23,118
Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 444-0488	878	43	20.1	87.5%	46 (5.2%)	120 (13.7%)	647 (73.7%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (5.0%)								(n/a)										18.6	27.0	26.3		25.1	32.3	32.6	27.9	34.3	33.7	35.7	39.7	34.6	25.0	31.0	20.0	41.8	38.6	35.4	36.8	34.5				$18,598	$3,144	$15,454
City of Angels	Public, Alternative	K-12	221 South Eastman Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 415-8350	1,058	49	21.4	87.2%	95 (9.0%)	110 (10.4%)	781 (73.8%)	26 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (4.0%)								(n/a)											13.3	13.4	9.5	13.3				19.2	34.8	31.8	40.7	36.4				7.4	19.7	8.1	7.4	10.1				$17,745	$2,934	$14,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellflower Alternative Education Center

What is the racial makeup of Bellflower Alternative Education Center?

Students at Bellflower Alternative Education Center are 78% Hispanic, 22% African American.

What district is Bellflower Alternative Education Center in?

Bellflower Unified

How many students attend Bellflower Alternative Education Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 9 students attended Bellflower Alternative Education Center.

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