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Craig Williams Elementary

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Craig Williams Elementary ranks 3507 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Craig Williams Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 478 students in Lakewood, California, within the Bellflower Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school has shown real improvement in recent years, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating, but it still performs below state averages and significantly lags behind nearby schools like Stephen Foster Elementary and Holmes Elementary. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 29% of students missing too much school—a rate much higher than the district and state averages and the highest among comparable local schools. While the school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors, it also has the highest student-teacher ratio within its district.

Performance varies widely by grade and student group; for example, sixth graders do relatively well in English, while fourth and fifth graders struggle in math, and the school has particular difficulty supporting Special Education students. Despite these challenges, the upward trajectory in its statewide ranking suggests recent efforts are beginning to work, and the school could look to practices at higher-performing schools with similar demographics, such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary, for strategies to improve attendance and academic consistency.

478

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,455

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6144 North Clark Ave.
Lakewood, CA 90712-1211

(562) 804-6540

District: Bellflower Unified

Students who attend Craig Williams Elementary usually attend:

High:

Mayfair High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

13.8%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg35%

California avg41%

3,507^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	35.9	3507 of 5857	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4371 of 5869	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4616 of 5859	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4419 of 5883	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4843 of 5789	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4669 of 5662	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	4758 of 5692	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	4351 of 5614	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	3998 of 5611	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.9	3901 of 5530	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.7	3093 of 5390	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	3596 of 5377	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.1	3485 of 5314	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.5	3207 of 5193	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	2711 of 5113	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.9	2343 of 5113	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.9	2384 of 4818	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.4	2369 of 4822	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	33.9	3009 of 4809	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	315 of 593	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	199 of 661	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	158 of 663	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	30.5	540 of 747	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	653 of 700	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	2009 of 2227	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1991 of 2585	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1898 of 2128	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	1217 of 3162	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	1291 of 3245	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	1972 of 3311	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	2077 of 3275	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2475 of 3246	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	3089 of 5597	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3709 of 5612	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3927 of 5609	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	3696 of 5635	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4651 of 5492	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4363 of 5413	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2336 of 5107	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	3353 of 5107	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3406 of 5087	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3381 of 5084	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4138 of 4963	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3423 of 4830	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	2774 of 5460	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3676 of 5517	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3764 of 5363	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3431 of 5264	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4384 of 5173	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4088 of 5084	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	3694 of 5628	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4726 of 5643	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4844 of 5638	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	4635 of 5663	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4631 of 5510	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	4683 of 5431	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	148 of 153	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	116 of 118	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	109 of 140	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	2268 of 2420	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2024)47th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science20%-12 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
Craig Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	6144 North Clark Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6540	478	19	25.1	87.2%	17 (3.6%)	66 (13.8%)	340 (71.1%)	21 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	15 (3.1%)	35.9	3507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		24.9	4371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%	864	20.3	20.3	38.0	30.2	31.3	53.1	38.2	49.0	23.8	17.2	35.9	30.4							$19,455	$2,513	$16,942
Stephen Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	5223 East Bigelow St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6518	501	24	20.6	66.3%	69 (13.8%)	33 (6.6%)	276 (55.1%)	53 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	57 (11.4%)	66.8	1752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		71.8	1507^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.3%	245	47.2	47.2	56.6	41.5	66.7	59.7	56.5	65.4	35.4	45.8	37.5	44.8	90.0	96.0		94.0	94.0	94.0	$19,216	$2,216	$17,000
Intensive Learning Center	Public	K-6	4718 East Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-6492	646	29	22.2	61.6%	32 (5.0%)	79 (12.2%)	477 (73.8%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	57.8	2183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%		57.3	2181^st of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	2	37.9	37.9	50.0	44.8	60.9	51.1	52.2	57.6	43.3	41.9	20.7	39.2							$19,787	$2,216	$17,571
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	10027 East Rose St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6521	457	18	25.0	87.3%	23 (5.0%)	70 (15.3%)	301 (65.9%)	38 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	47.2	2744^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.2%		45.5	2832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.7%	88	25.7	25.7	41.6	50.0	52.9	48.5	48.0	43.6	27.9	31.0	33.3	34.4							$19,728	$2,487	$17,241
Captain Raymond Collins	Public	K-5	6125 Coke St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8008	522	24	21.7	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	188 (36.0%)	266 (51.0%)	24 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (5.0%)	19.6	4858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.1	5021^st of 5869 public elementary schools	14.4%	163	19.1	19.1	31.2	24.2	23.8		26.2	35.1	15.7	13.1		20.8							$21,657	$2,011	$19,646
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
Gompers	Public	K-5	5206 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-2285	366	15	25.2	46.7%	51 (13.9%)	39 (10.7%)	198 (54.1%)	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.9%)	55.3	2290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		53.8	2357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	67	22.8	22.8	44.1	54.1	49.1		48.9	50.0	62.3	28.1		47.3	94.7	96.1		97.4	96.1	96.1	$25,067	$5,102	$19,965
Esther Lindstrom Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 North Canehill St.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6525	552	23	24.0	61.6%	70 (12.7%)	88 (15.9%)	268 (48.6%)	69 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	48 (8.7%)	46.5	2794^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		51.7	2465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.0%	329	26.3	26.3	29.6	32.8	44.2	60.4	43.8	33.8	37.9	32.6	44.8	37.5							$19,484	$2,216	$17,268
Major Lynn Mokler	Public	K-5	8571 East Flower St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8044	510	25	20.4	96.7%	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.5%)	461 (90.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	23.1	4578^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.8%		20.8	4785^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.5%	207	16.7	16.7	28.3	25.6	28.9		27.6	44.6	19.5	12.9		26.1	70.0	90.0			80.0	91.3	$22,049	$1,840	$20,209
Holmes Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 Barlin Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-4427	378	17	22.1	71.2%	20 (5.3%)	97 (25.7%)	179 (47.4%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	27 (7.1%)	78.8	1204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%		71.9	1499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	295	51.0	51.0	58.6	71.7	75.5		68.3	43.1	56.7	63.3		53.9							$23,592	$4,556	$19,036

Frequently Asked Questions about Craig Williams Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Craig Williams Elementary?

Students at Craig Williams Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Craig Williams Elementary a good school?

Craig Williams Elementary ranks 3507^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Craig Williams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Craig Williams Elementary.

What district is Craig Williams Elementary in?

Bellflower Unified

What schools do graduates of Craig Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Craig Williams Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Mayfair High

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