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Orchard Academies 2C

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Orchard Academies 2C ranks 1643 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 40% of California middle schools

Summary

Orchard Academies 2C is a public middle school serving about 395 students in grades 6-8 in Bell, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it has shown impressive improvement in recent years, moving from a lower to a higher statewide ranking.

The school's most notable success is its dramatic improvement in student attendance; it has reduced chronic absenteeism to 17.2%, which is better than the district and state averages and significantly better than nearby schools like South Gate Middle (24.4%) and Henry T. Gage Middle (24.2%). This focus on attendance appears linked to its rising academic scores in English and Math, though science remains a challenge. The school is particularly effective in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking higher for these students than it does overall.

Interestingly, Orchard Academies 2C outperforms Orchard Academies 2B, which shares the same address, suggesting that specific school practices make a difference. While schools like Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning have higher test scores, Orchard 2C achieves comparable results in English with fewer resources per student, demonstrating efficient use of its funding to support its community.

395

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,846

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6411 Orchard Ave.
Bell, CA 90201-2222

(323) 826-3900

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,643^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 83Middle 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	35.0	1643 of 2761	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1786 of 2783	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	2125 of 2781	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1899 of 2740	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	2045 of 2715	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1987 of 2480	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	1912 of 2508	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1806 of 2497	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	1786 of 2477	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	2088 of 2379	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.6	1241 of 1531	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	920 of 1491	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	961 of 1369	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	1022 of 1478	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1274 of 1521	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1419 of 1540	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1284 of 1442	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1131 of 1364	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1711 of 2533	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1561 of 2551	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1953 of 2531	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1815 of 2509	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1862 of 2380	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1639 of 2262	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1105 of 2395	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	1244 of 2388	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1538 of 2374	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1333 of 2359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1453 of 2213	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1499 of 2072	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1177 of 2542	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	1342 of 2579	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1710 of 2531	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1433 of 2458	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1563 of 2369	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1615 of 2230	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1398 of 2534	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1727 of 2552	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1927 of 2538	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1689 of 2527	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1834 of 2407	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1911 of 2273	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	716 of 1566	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	626 of 1552	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	1169 of 1531	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science18%-15 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Magnolia Science Academy Bell	Public, Charter	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy Bell District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3925	385	18	20.8	77.1%	19 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	360 (93.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	2057^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.5%		26.9	1958^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.6%	99	15.0	15.0	31.9	39.2	26.5	33.0	23.9	21.6	8.3	17.5	$19,660	$1,354	$18,306
Orchard Academies 2C	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	395	19	20.3	97.7%	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35	1643^rd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		30.7	1786^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.8%	143	17.8	17.8	42.0	44.0	40.8	42.2	21.0	26.6	21.9	23.2	$21,846	$3,583	$18,263
Orchard Academies 2B	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	352	22	16.2	92.0%	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.5	2079^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.7%		21	2217^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	138	13.6	13.6	29.0	37.9	39.3	37.5	19.4	12.4	10.8	12.5	$23,869	$5,736	$18,133
Chester W. Nimitz Middle	Public	6-8	6021 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-5400	1,057	61	17.2	95.4%	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1,032 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.1	1614^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.5%		30.1	1811^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.9%	197	21.4	21.4	40.0	45.7	32.6	39.3	32.6	26.9	19.8	26.1	$22,133	$4,050	$18,083
Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 East Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,139	67	16.9	95.2%	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,110 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.7	2025^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		32	1730^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	295	18.5	18.5	29.1	29.3	37.4	32.1	20.3	17.8	18.6	18.8	$23,264	$4,299	$18,965
South Gate Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-4000	1,192	60	19.8	93.4%	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1,154 (96.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	42	1431^st of 2761 public middle schools	48.2%		37.2	1559^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.0%	128	30.1	30.1	41.1	39.7	40.1	40.2	29.8	28.4	29.8	29.3	$21,792	$4,140	$17,652
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	365	18	20.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.5	1557^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		36.3	1586^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	29	25.0	25.0	42.9	39.8	47.7	43.5	19.6	20.8	25.8	22.2	$20,405	$3,562	$16,843
Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	371	19	19.2	92.5%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1280^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44	1339^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	59	24.1	24.1	47.1	45.9	45.1	45.9	26.4	37.3	29.3	31.6	$26,806	$6,568	$20,238
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.5	2534^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.2%		15.8	2445^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	89	3.6	3.6	27.7	29.4	23.9	26.9	8.6	7.5	5.5	7.1	$22,652	$3,755	$18,897
Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2079 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9616	527	19	27.2	99.1%	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	508 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	48.2	1232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	55.4%		45.9	1279^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.0%	47	26.2	26.2	50.4	50.0	51.4	50.6	30.3	26.5	28.2	28.1	$16,982	$2,954	$14,028

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Is Orchard Academies 2C a good school?

Orchard Academies 2C ranks 1643^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Orchard Academies 2C?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Orchard Academies 2C.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Academies 2C?

Students at Orchard Academies 2C are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Orchard Academies 2C in?

Los Angeles Unified

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