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Bell Gardens High

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Bell Gardens High ranks 1457 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 33% of California high schools

Summary

Bell Gardens High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,046 students in the Montebello Unified School District.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, particularly in mathematics where only 13.4% of students are proficient, a rate far below both the district and state averages. While English scores are closer to the district average, this math gap is a critical concern, especially when compared to nearby schools like Maywood Center for Enriched Studies and Bell Senior High, which serve similar communities but achieve much higher math proficiency. The school's performance for special education students has also declined notably, ranking in the bottom 15% of the state.

Despite these academic struggles, Bell Gardens High shows important strengths: its graduation rate has improved to 88.3%, and it maintains a better chronic absenteeism rate than many comparable schools. It's noteworthy that the school achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending than several higher-performing schools in the area, such as Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex. This suggests that with targeted investment and support, particularly in math instruction, there is potential for meaningful improvement.

2,046

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,109

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6119 Agra St.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-1705

(323) 826-5151

District: Montebello Unified

Feeder schools for Bell Gardens High:

Elementary:	Bandini Elementary
	Bell Gardens Elementary
	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
	Garfield Elementary
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	Rosewood Park
	Suva Elementary
Middle:	Bell Gardens Intermediate
	Suva Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.2%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,457^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello 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	31.5	1457 of 2162	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1448 of 2159	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1550 of 2170	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1380 of 2123	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	732 of 1290	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1181 of 2133	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1327 of 2017	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	1282 of 2021	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.9	1147 of 2039	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	1038 of 1994	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	913 of 2426	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.2	962 of 2354	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.4	1166 of 2367	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	34.8	1143 of 2281	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	1035 of 2238	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.3	1005 of 2117	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.3	892 of 2063	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.6	828 of 1968	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.8	759 of 1901	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.2	743 of 1653	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	859 of 1161	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	447 of 555	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	453 of 1117	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	447 of 1052	57.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.0	740 of 1085	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	511 of 1064	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	298 of 1044	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	202 of 467	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	353 of 941	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	458 of 938	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1299 of 1906	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1232 of 1915	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1396 of 1915	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1200 of 1858	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	663 of 1054	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1148 of 1833	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1234 of 1760	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1217 of 1900	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1199 of 1902	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1309 of 1917	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1110 of 1861	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	887 of 1814	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	1110 of 1742	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	197 of 299	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	220 of 290	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1307 of 2013	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	1204 of 2026	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1380 of 2030	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1180 of 1943	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	527 of 1126	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	919 of 1937	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	1187 of 1862	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1386 of 1942	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1430 of 1948	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1442 of 1963	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1363 of 1916	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	653 of 1122	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1081 of 1880	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1260 of 1834	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1063 of 1252	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	963 of 1216	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	640 of 1197	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)34th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Very bad school many teachers do not care to do any work. School is infested with rats and roaches. Close Quote

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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 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	$17,109	$15,264	$1,845
Vail High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1230 South Vail Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1940	219	12	18.1	95.0%	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	216 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.2	1904^th of 2162 public high schools	11.9%		10.1	2065^th of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	161		9.1	7.7	8.9				10.6	10.6				1.2	1.2	$28,531	$25,402	$3,129
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	$31,533	$29,054	$2,479
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	$36,418	$33,424	$2,994
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	$33,343	$30,306	$3,037
Kirby Dorothy Camp	Public	7-12	1500 South McDonnell Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-5106	64	7	8.7	95.3%	3 (4.7%)	17 (26.6%)	40 (62.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	12.3	1900^th of 2162 public high schools	12.1%		8.2	2151^st of 2159 public high schools	0.4%	251			8.3	6.3				9.1	11.1				0.0	0.0	$58,937	$52,490	$6,447
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	7285 East Quill Dr.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 803-6648	225	22	10.3	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	74 (32.9%)	143 (63.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	12.7	1891^st of 2162 public high schools	12.5%		10.2	2062^nd of 2159 public high schools	4.5%	171			0.0	0.0				11.8	9.5				5.9	5.0	$20,226	$17,366	$2,860
International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex	Public	6-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7521	867	44	19.8	86.2%	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	855 (98.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	78.8	432^nd of 2162 public high schools	80.0%		66.7	623^rd of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	191	19.3	41.2	0.0	26.3	46.5	47.3	45.0	79.1	51.7	26.1	30.7	33.6	39.5	31.7	$28,625	$26,940	$1,685
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7531	411	23	17.6	90.0%	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1076^th of 2162 public high schools	50.2%		31.9	1451^st of 2159 public high schools	32.8%	375		30.3		30.4				52.0	52.0				14.3	14.3	$32,766	$31,296	$1,470
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7540	524	29	18.0	85.7%	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	76.2	475^th of 2162 public high schools	78.0%		73.2	521^st of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	46		41.7		41.7				69.5	69.5				34.1	34.1	$34,511	$30,024	$4,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell Gardens High

Is Bell Gardens High a good school?

Bell Gardens High ranks 1457^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Bell Gardens High?

Bell Gardens High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bandini Elementary
Elementary : Bell Gardens Elementary
Elementary : Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Garfield Elementary
Elementary : Rosewood Park
Elementary : Suva Elementary
Middle : Bell Gardens Intermediate
Middle : Suva Intermediate

What district is Bell Gardens High in?

Montebello Unified

How many students attend Bell Gardens High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,046 students attended Bell Gardens High.

What is the racial makeup of Bell Gardens High?

Students at Bell Gardens High are 100% Hispanic.

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