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Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

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Frank E. Woodruff Elementary ranks 3956 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Frank E. Woodruff Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 444 students in the Bellflower Unified School District, notable for its significant and rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school's story is one of impressive turnaround, having climbed from a very low state ranking to a 2-star rating in just three years, a 23-percentile-point gain that outpaces most nearby schools like Ramona Elementary and Washington Elementary, which have declined or stagnated. This progress is paired with a dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism, which has been cut nearly in half since 2022. Notably, the school demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with its African American students, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide for that subgroup, a strength that stands out even when compared to higher-performing schools in the area such as Albert Baxter Elementary.

While overall test scores in English, Math, and Science remain below district and state averages, the strong upward trajectory suggests effective strategies are in place. The school achieves this momentum despite operating with a higher student-teacher ratio than some comparable schools. Performance varies across grade levels and student subgroups, indicating areas for continued focus, but the data clearly shows Frank E. Woodruff Elementary is a school on the rise within its district.

444

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,388

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15332 South Eucalyptus St.
Bellflower, CA 90706-3706

(562) 804-6545

District: Bellflower Unified

Students who attend Frank E. Woodruff Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellflower High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.9%

African American:

13.1%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

California avg41%

3,956^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	30.0	3956 of 5857	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4883 of 5869	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	5131 of 5859	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	5359 of 5883	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	4020 of 5789	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	4408 of 5662	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	4966 of 5692	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	4731 of 5614	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	4394 of 5611	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	4447 of 5530	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	4229 of 5390	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	4487 of 5377	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	4042 of 5314	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	3385 of 5193	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.3	3500 of 5113	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.1	3700 of 5113	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	3710 of 4818	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.5	3376 of 4822	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.5	3445 of 4809	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	127 of 569	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	199 of 593	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	562 of 661	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	386 of 663	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	207 of 747	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	41.3	377 of 700	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.0	1083 of 2227	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	1858 of 2585	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1758 of 2128	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	2560 of 3162	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	1352 of 3245	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1532 of 3311	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1525 of 3275	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.6	2356 of 3246	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	3814 of 5597	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4583 of 5612	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4681 of 5609	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5110 of 5635	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3952 of 5492	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4607 of 5413	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3337 of 5107	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3981 of 5107	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4379 of 5087	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4464 of 5084	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	3191 of 4963	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	3617 of 4830	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3204 of 5460	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	4099 of 5517	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	4464 of 5363	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4744 of 5264	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	3023 of 5173	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3571 of 5084	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	3769 of 5628	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4580 of 5643	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	5127 of 5638	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5088 of 5663	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3715 of 5510	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3821 of 5431	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	127 of 153	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	109 of 118	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	116 of 140	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	2105 of 2847	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	2221 of 2635	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	2071 of 2420	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)78th percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science11%-22 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
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
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
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%)	19.1	4906^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.2%		24.3	4436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.4%	470	13.6	13.6	27.9	27.9	20.3	30.5	26.7	22.8	21.0	10.2	27.1	20.5	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$20,055	$2,566	$17,489
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Frank E. Woodruff Elementary?

Students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Frank E. Woodruff Elementary a good school?

Frank E. Woodruff Elementary ranks 3956^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Frank E. Woodruff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Frank E. Woodruff Elementary.

What district is Frank E. Woodruff Elementary in?

Bellflower Unified

What schools do graduates of Frank E. Woodruff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank E. Woodruff Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bellflower High

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