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Albert Baxter Elementary

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Albert Baxter Elementary ranks 2553 rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Albert Baxter Elementary serves 309 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Bellflower, within Bellflower Unified. Its clearest overall strength is math and science: both outperform state and district rates, while English language arts (ELA) trails both.

Compared with the nine nearby schools, Albert Baxter ranks fourth in all-grade math, second in science and fourth in ELA. Math proficiency is 42%, above the nearby-school average of 34%, the state’s 38% and the district’s 30%. Science is 37%, compared with a 23% nearby average, 36% statewide and 26% districtwide. ELA is 43%—above the nearby average of 39%, but below the state’s 49% and the district’s 47%. Results vary by grade: fifth grade is a standout, with the highest nearby fifth-grade math result at 49% and the second-highest fifth-grade ELA result at 57%; third-grade math is a concern at 38%, below the state’s 47% and the district’s 44%.

Results have shifted over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, science rose 4 percentage points overall, including a 15-point jump in the latest year, while math fell 1 point across those years and 8 points in the latest year; ELA rose 1 point. SchoolDigger places Albert Baxter at the 56th statewide percentile with 3 stars, down 6 percentile points from the prior year but third among the ten nearby schools. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.6, below the nearby average of 22.5. Also as context, 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, below the nearby average of 88%. SchoolDigger’s Hispanic Students ranking was a notable relative strength: the 2025–2026 percentile was 72, compared with 56 overall. Its English Language Learner Students ranking fell from the 99th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 69th in 2023–2024; that is the latest supplied year for this group, so it cannot be compared with the school’s current overall percentile.

309

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,257

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

14929 Cerritos Ave.
Bellflower, CA 90706-2827

(562) 531-1602

District: Bellflower Unified

Students who attend Albert Baxter Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellflower High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

African American:

8.4%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

California avg42%

2,553^rd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	51.0	2553 of 5817	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	2242 of 5857	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2770 of 5869	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	2301 of 5859	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	2362 of 5883	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	2534 of 5789	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	2092 of 5662	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	1789 of 5692	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.5	1967 of 5614	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.5	1686 of 5611	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	1587 of 5530	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	1304 of 5390	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	66.9	1651 of 5377	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.0	1562 of 5314	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	1464 of 5193	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	63.9	1688 of 5113	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	1283 of 5113	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	55.3	1947 of 4818	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.7	2355 of 4822	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.2	2634 of 4809	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.9	977 of 3162	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	398 of 3245	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	99.6	18 of 3311	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	60.9	789 of 3275	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	1173 of 3246	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	1979 of 5581	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	1872 of 5597	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2418 of 5612	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	2132 of 5609	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	2327 of 5635	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	2468 of 5492	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	1975 of 5413	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	1428 of 5094	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	965 of 5107	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	1625 of 5107	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	1087 of 5087	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	1266 of 5084	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	1450 of 4963	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	924 of 4830	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	1728 of 5423	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	1403 of 5460	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	2079 of 5517	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	1345 of 5363	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	1273 of 5264	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	1414 of 5173	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	1093 of 5084	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	2975 of 5603	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	2593 of 5628	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	2999 of 5643	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	2294 of 5638	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	2215 of 5663	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	2405 of 5510	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	2121 of 5431	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	1533 of 2927	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics42%+4 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	15324 California Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8036	502	23	21.8	94.4%	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	468 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	43.6	3013^th of 5817 public elementary schools	48.2%		53.4	2399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%	614	23.2	23.2	39.4	40.0	51.4		43.6	48.5	38.2	28.6		38.2	≥ 98%		$23,624	$1,134	$22,490
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
Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8851 East Adoree St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3591	543	24	22.6	87.3%	35 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	475 (87.5%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	56.6	2231^st of 5817 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	2499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%	268	33.7	33.7	56.6	48.8	49.5		51.4	54.0	43.8	34.0		43.1	≥ 99%		$19,944	$684	$19,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Albert Baxter Elementary

How many students attend Albert Baxter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Albert Baxter Elementary.

What district is Albert Baxter Elementary in?

Bellflower Unified

What is the racial makeup of Albert Baxter Elementary?

Students at Albert Baxter Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Albert Baxter Elementary a good school?

Albert Baxter Elementary ranks 2553^rd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Albert Baxter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Albert Baxter Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bellflower High

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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