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Bell Senior High

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Bell Senior High ranks 723 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

723^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 67% of California high schools

Summary

Bell Senior High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Los Angeles Unified School District, with over 2,000 students, that has shown impressive and consistent academic improvement over the last decade.

The school has clear strengths, particularly in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and in graduating students, with a rate higher than nearby comprehensive high schools like South Gate Senior High and Maywood Academy High. The school is also notably effective in supporting special education students and English learners. While it receives slightly less funding per student than some neighbors, such as Huntington Park Senior High, it achieves strong results, suggesting resources are used well.

Areas for growth include mathematics, where proficiency lags behind other subjects, and chronic absenteeism, though its rate is lower than several surrounding schools. When compared to specialized schools with selective admissions in the area, like the International Studies Learning Center, Bell Senior High's performance is strong for a traditional, comprehensive high school serving all students in its community.

2,088

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,447

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4328 Bell Ave.
Bell, CA 90201-2528

(323) 832-4700

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Bell Senior High:

Elementary:	Corona Avenue Elementary
	Ellen Ochoa Learning Center
	Fishburn Avenue Elementary
	Heliotrope Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Huntington Park Elementary
	Jaime Escalante Elementary
	Loma Vista Elementary
	Martha Escutia Primary Center
	Maywood Elementary
	Nueva Vista Elementary
	Park Avenue Elementary
	Teresa Hughes Elementary
	Woodlawn Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Chester W. Nimitz Middle
	Orchard Academies 2B

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Los Angeles Unified

Worth a look

!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 school41%

District avg39%

California avg41%

723^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 153High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	63.8	723 of 2162	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	986 of 2159	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	791 of 2170	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	920 of 2123	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	393 of 1290	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	963 of 2133	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	714 of 2017	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.3	597 of 2021	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	44.1	1125 of 2039	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.6	1256 of 1994	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	952 of 2426	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.7	869 of 2354	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.9	775 of 2367	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.4	902 of 2281	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	872 of 2238	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.3	1192 of 2117	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1254 of 2063	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.8	1156 of 1968	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.1	1168 of 1901	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.4	999 of 1653	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	650 of 1161	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	241 of 555	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	834 of 1117	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	436 of 1052	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.7	163 of 1085	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	686 of 1044	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	312 of 467	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	671 of 941	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	638 of 938	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	742 of 1906	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	824 of 1915	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	753 of 1915	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	882 of 1858	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	334 of 1054	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	864 of 1833	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	653 of 1760	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	403 of 1900	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	671 of 1902	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	473 of 1917	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	535 of 1861	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	634 of 1814	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	395 of 1742	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	493 of 2013	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	728 of 2026	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	503 of 2030	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	599 of 1943	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.9	214 of 1126	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	734 of 1937	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	461 of 1862	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	627 of 1942	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	1028 of 1948	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	728 of 1963	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	831 of 1916	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	407 of 1122	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	959 of 1880	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	751 of 1834	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	181 of 1252	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	522 of 1216	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	577 of 1197	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	632 of 1155	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	605 of 1173	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	707 of 1193	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1003 of 1204	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	785 of 1222	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	788 of 1173	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-7 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bell Senior High	Public	9-12	4328 Bell Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-4700	2,088	101	20.6	91.4%	105 (5.0%)	7 (0.3%)	1,954 (93.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.7%)	63.8	723^rd of 2162 public high schools	66.6%		50.5	986^th of 2159 public high schools	54.3%	263		33.3	2.6	30.5				62.0	62.0				30.0	30.0	$20,447	$3,865	$16,582
Maywood Academy High	Public	9-12	6125 Pine Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 838-6000	1,012	55	18.4	96.7%	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	985 (97.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	37.3	1325^th of 2162 public high schools	38.7%		34.9	1374^th of 2159 public high schools	36.4%	49		18.5		18.4				49.8	49.8				11.9	11.9	$23,557	$5,498	$18,059
Maywood Center for Enriched Studies	Public	6-12	5800 King Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 210-1412	1,093	58	18.7	86.6%	66 (6.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1,012 (92.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	64.7	695^th of 2162 public high schools	67.9%		63.7	680^th of 2159 public high schools	68.5%	15	26.8	36.6		32.0	67.8	61.4	64.6	67.1	65.4	40.9	35.1	31.5	22.6	31.6	$19,348	$3,844	$15,504
South Gate Senior High	Public	9-12	3351 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5600	1,681	90	18.7	93.8%	30 (1.8%)	11 (0.7%)	1,627 (96.8%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	55.7	915^th of 2162 public high schools	57.7%		35.4	1358^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	443		23.3	12.0	22.5				54.5	54.5				32.8	32.8	$20,462	$4,472	$15,990
Odyssey Continuation	Public	9-12	8693 Dearborn Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-5536	100	5	20.0	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	98 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.6	1817^th of 2162 public high schools	16.0%		10.8	2020^th of 2159 public high schools	6.4%	203		4.2	0.0	2.5				28.6	28.6				0.0	0.0	$30,507	$6,126	$24,381
San Antonio Continuation	Public	9-12	2911 Belgrave Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2420	82	6	13.7	95.1%	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	78 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.4	1826^th of 2162 public high schools	15.5%		11	2004^th of 2159 public high schools	7.2%	178								19.1	19.1				4.8	4.8	$23,751	$4,421	$19,330
Huntington Park Senior High	Public	9-12	6020 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2300	1,479	78	18.8	95.1%	17 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	1,435 (97.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	39	1290^th of 2162 public high schools	40.3%		33.6	1406^th of 2159 public high schools	34.9%	116		14.4	23.1	14.8				46.5	46.5				20.7	20.7	$22,854	$4,865	$17,989
Bell Gardens High	Public	9-12	6119 Agra St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-5151	2,046	106	19.2	87.0%	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2,038 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.5	1457^th of 2162 public high schools	32.6%		32	1448^th of 2159 public high schools	32.9%	9		15.7		15.5				40.5	40.5				13.4	13.4	$13,076	$1,030	$12,046
Aspire Pacific Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2565 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Pacific Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 589-2800	562	15	37.0	98.0%	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	508 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	42.5	1200^th of 2162 public high schools	44.5%		39.5	1249^th of 2159 public high schools	42.1%	49	8.9		6.4	7.9	27.0	36.3	27.0	62.5	38.0	28.6	15.0	7.0	12.5	14.6	$19,876	$2,555	$17,321
Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2540 East 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2901	554	20	27.2	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	77.2	462^nd of 2162 public high schools	78.6%		54.6	893^rd of 2159 public high schools	58.6%	431	14.7		35.5	25.2	41.4	37.5	33.3	71.1	46.7	23.9	16.7	16.2	31.3	22.3	$19,362	$3,943	$15,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell Senior High

How many students attend Bell Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,088 students attended Bell Senior High.

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Bell Senior High ranks 723^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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What district is Bell Senior High in?

Los Angeles Unified

What is the racial makeup of Bell Senior High?

Students at Bell Senior High are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

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