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Bell Gardens Intermediate

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Bell Gardens Intermediate ranks 1785 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

Bell Gardens Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 790 students in grades 6-8 within the Montebello Unified School District, notable for its significant success in improving student attendance.

The school's greatest strength is its low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.9%, which is much better than the district and state averages and outperforms nearby schools like Cesar Chavez Middle (28.4%) and its own district's Suva Intermediate (16.9%). Academically, its English Language Arts scores are competitive with similar schools, and it benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1, which is lower than many neighbors. The school operates efficiently, spending less per student than schools in Downey Unified or Los Angeles Unified while achieving comparable results.

Areas for growth include mathematics and science proficiency, which are below state averages. While the school shows strong support for English Learners, performance for students in special education has recently declined. Compared to higher-spending schools in Downey Unified like Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle, Bell Gardens Intermediate faces greater economic challenges but maintains a focused environment that has successfully prioritized student attendance as a foundation for learning.

790

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,270

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5841 Live Oak St.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-4616

(562) 927-1319

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Bell Gardens Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Bell Gardens High

Feeder schools for Bell Gardens Intermediate:

Elementary:	Bell Gardens Elementary
	Garfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

African American:

0.3%

White:

0.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,785^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle 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	31.3	1785 of 2761	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1807 of 2783	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1805 of 2781	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1880 of 2740	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	680 of 894	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	2129 of 2715	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1935 of 2480	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1954 of 2508	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	1744 of 2497	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.1	1980 of 2477	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1485 of 2379	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.4	1750 of 2259	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	1528 of 2236	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.9	1737 of 2179	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	1515 of 2063	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	1519 of 2005	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1513 of 1999	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	1490 of 1804	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.2	1520 of 1777	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.9	1523 of 1769	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	807 of 1531	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	148 of 354	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	1134 of 1491	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	789 of 1369	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	713 of 1478	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	1188 of 1521	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	567 of 1540	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	223 of 363	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1194 of 1442	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	953 of 1364	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1636 of 2533	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1632 of 2551	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1713 of 2531	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1772 of 2509	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	558 of 738	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1907 of 2380	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1772 of 2262	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1249 of 2395	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	1259 of 2388	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	1224 of 2374	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1334 of 2359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1575 of 2213	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1467 of 2072	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	40.5	168 of 320	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	169 of 336	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1309 of 2542	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1445 of 2579	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1272 of 2531	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1418 of 2458	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	411 of 721	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1661 of 2369	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1535 of 2230	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1673 of 2534	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1730 of 2552	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1592 of 2538	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1720 of 2527	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	571 of 763	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1962 of 2407	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1825 of 2273	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1219 of 1566	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	938 of 1552	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1061 of 1531	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2023)48th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science19%-14 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
Bell Gardens Intermediate	Public	6-8	5841 Live Oak St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1319	790	42	18.9	93.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31.3	1785^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.3%		30.2	1807^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	22	19.1	19.1	27.5	40.6	41.6	37.2	20.0	21.4	25.8	22.6	$13,270	$1,141	$12,129
Suva Intermediate	Public	6-8	6660 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-2679	650	28	22.8	93.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	648 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	2173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%		21.5	2197^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.1%	24	18.8	18.8	27.8	26.8	32.0	28.8	16.0	17.2	17.2	16.9	$11,635	$1,032	$10,603
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle	Public	6-8	11985 Old River School Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3565	1,329	56	23.6	83.0%	45 (3.4%)	27 (2.0%)	1,217 (91.6%)	25 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	59.4	919^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.7%		62.6	824^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.4%	95	35.2	35.2	53.8	49.1	49.3	50.6	41.6	40.8	32.3	38.2	$18,710	$3,284	$15,426
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Public	6-8	9633 Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3580	1,264	54	23.2	77.0%	72 (5.7%)	27 (2.1%)	1,120 (88.6%)	30 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	76.5	552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		70.1	683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	75.5%	131	41.7	41.7	58.5	64.4	55.0	59.3	52.1	51.8	47.4	50.4	$18,170	$2,832	$15,338
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
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
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Public	6-8	10301 South Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3586	1,304	53	24.6	78.2%	86 (6.6%)	18 (1.4%)	1,152 (88.3%)	32 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.8%)	61	880^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.1%		57.9	935^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	55	39.8	39.8	50.4	57.1	58.5	55.4	30.2	31.9	39.6	34.0	$18,310	$2,962	$15,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell Gardens Intermediate

Is Bell Gardens Intermediate a good school?

Bell Gardens Intermediate ranks 1785^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bell Gardens Intermediate?

Students at Bell Gardens Intermediate are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bell Gardens Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended Bell Gardens Intermediate.

What high school do graduates of Bell Gardens Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Bell Gardens Intermediate usually go on to attend Bell Gardens High

What district is Bell Gardens Intermediate in?

Montebello Unified

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