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Orchard Academies 2B

Public Grades 6-8

2079^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 25% of California middle schools

Summary

Orchard Academies 2B is a public middle school serving about 350 students in grades 6-8 in Bell, California, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of California middle schools for academic performance.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only 38% of students proficient in English and 13% proficient in math, which are among the lowest scores when compared to nearby schools like South Gate Middle or Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning. The school spends more per student than several higher-performing neighbors, yet it shows a large performance gap, especially for male students and English Learners, though it does relatively better with its Special Education students. Chronic absenteeism, while improved, remains a concern.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies from its sister school, Orchard Academies 2C, which is located at the same address but achieves higher scores, demonstrating that outcomes can differ even in very similar settings. This suggests that factors like teaching methods, leadership, or school culture within Orchard Academies 2B itself are key areas for potential improvement to help students succeed.

352

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,104

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6411 Orchard Ave.
Bell, CA 90201-2222

(323) 826-3900

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Orchard Academies 2B usually attend:

High:	Bell Senior High
	Maywood Academy High
	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex
	Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex

Feeder schools for Orchard Academies 2B:

Elementary:	Corona Avenue Elementary
	Jaime Escalante Elementary
	Martha Escutia Primary Center
	Teresa Hughes Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

White:

2.8%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,079^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^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	23.5	2079 of 2761	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	2217 of 2783	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1991 of 2781	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	2245 of 2740	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1911 of 2715	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1565 of 2480	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.5	1787 of 2508	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	1911 of 2497	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	1717 of 2477	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.8	1927 of 2379	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	1125 of 1531	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	842 of 1491	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	985 of 1369	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	1353 of 1478	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1522 of 1540	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1134 of 1442	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	708 of 1364	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1786 of 2533	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1904 of 2551	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1683 of 2531	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2062 of 2509	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1839 of 2380	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1444 of 2262	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1686 of 2395	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1711 of 2388	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1406 of 2374	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1720 of 2359	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1325 of 2213	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	990 of 2072	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1780 of 2542	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1900 of 2579	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1586 of 2531	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1865 of 2458	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1394 of 2369	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	1024 of 2230	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	2154 of 2534	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2238 of 2552	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2022 of 2538	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2092 of 2527	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1642 of 2407	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1609 of 2273	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	873 of 1566	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	985 of 1552	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1129 of 1531	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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 (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 (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
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	$36,156	$34,476	$1,680
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	$42,104	$38,182	$3,922
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	$37,326	$34,876	$2,450
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	$37,943	$35,214	$2,729
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	$34,749	$31,984	$2,765
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	$29,511	$27,956	$1,555
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	$37,633	$33,708	$3,925
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Academies 2B

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Academies 2B?

Students at Orchard Academies 2B are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

What high school do graduates of Orchard Academies 2B attend?

Students who attend Orchard Academies 2B usually go on to attend Bell Senior High

What district is Orchard Academies 2B in?

Los Angeles Unified

Is Orchard Academies 2B a good school?

Orchard Academies 2B ranks in the bottom 24.7% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Orchard Academies 2B?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Orchard Academies 2B.

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