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Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 84% of California alternative schools

Summary

Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy is a K-12 independent study school serving 280 students within the Bellflower Unified School District, and it stands out for achieving exceptional academic and attendance outcomes with a student population where 71% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's performance is remarkable, especially when compared to local alternatives. It boasts a 100% graduation rate and a very low 5.5% chronic absenteeism rate, which is less than a quarter of the rate for both its district and the state. Academically, it shines in English Language Arts, with 75% of students proficient—far above the Bellflower Unified average of 47%—and also outperforms in mathematics. This success is achieved cost-effectively, with per-student spending significantly lower than nearby schools like the Bellflower Alternative Education Center or Mark Twain Special Center.

While areas like science proficiency show room for growth, the consistent data suggests Las Flores offers a highly effective model. It even outperforms a strong nearby charter, Lifeline Education Charter, in key metrics while spending less. For families seeking a flexible, home-based program that delivers strong results in graduation, attendance, and core academics, Las Flores presents a compelling and proven option.

280

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,329

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10039 East Palm St.
Bellflower, CA 90706-6013

(562) 804-6565

District: Bellflower Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

African American:

9.3%

White:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2022 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California alternative schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Elementary school

945^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

455^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 62 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	945 of 5857	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	1921 of 5869	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	2256 of 5859	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2661 of 5883	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	1060 of 5789	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	94.7	308 of 5662	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.6	609 of 5692	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	1470 of 5614	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	59.5	1970 of 5611	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	819 of 5597	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	1946 of 5612	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1926 of 5609	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2424 of 5635	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	217 of 5107	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	72.3	1084 of 5107	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	977 of 5087	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	1378 of 5084	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	524 of 5460	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	60.4	1767 of 5517	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	2706 of 5363	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	2126 of 5264	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.3	611 of 5173	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1106 of 5628	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	1991 of 5643	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2302 of 5638	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	3231 of 5663	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	455 of 2761	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	775 of 2783	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	969 of 2781	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	1548 of 2740	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.4	477 of 2715	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	228 of 2480	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	62.0	841 of 2508	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.0	1314 of 2497	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1942 of 2477	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	170 of 2533	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	47.8	1123 of 2551	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	1045 of 2531	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	1019 of 2509	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	117 of 2395	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	66.7	578 of 2388	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	439 of 2374	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	845 of 2359	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	259 of 2542	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	576 of 2579	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	36.1	1474 of 2458	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	777 of 2534	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	1039 of 2552	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	1126 of 2538	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	1419 of 2527	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	1518 of 2159	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.6	633 of 2170	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	899 of 2123	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.5	465 of 1915	75.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	1039 of 1861	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	817 of 1943	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	1039 of 1916	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Female (2023)76th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)58th percentile~ school

Male (2022)46th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2022)44th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+27 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

A fantastic hybrid homeschool program. This is my son's fifth year there and we love it. Close Quote

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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 (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/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
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				$23,329	$21,570	$1,759
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)
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)
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				$5,437	$66	$5,371
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			$42,159	$40,886	$1,273
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				$4,041	$906	$3,135
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	$37,331	$34,784	$2,547
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)
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				$29,192	$27,462	$1,730
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				$28,587	$26,578	$2,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy

Is Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy a good school?

Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy ranks 945^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy in?

Bellflower Unified

What is the racial makeup of Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy?

Students at Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy are 68% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy.

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