Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

New rankings! California test scores for the 2025-26 school year were just released — SchoolDigger posted updated rankings TODAY.

Be the first to know when we post new rankings!

Garfield Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary in Bell Gardens, California, serves kindergarten through grade 5 and enrolls 455 students in Montebello Unified. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 24th percentile statewide in 2025–2026 and gave it 1 star. The main takeaway is that Garfield’s proficiency rates were below California’s in all three reported subjects, even though math is a relative bright spot.

Math is Garfield’s strongest subject compared with its district and nearby schools, while ELA is its weakest against nearby averages. In 2025–2026, Garfield’s math proficiency was 29%—3 points above the district’s 25% and 10 points below the state’s 38%. ELA was 29%, 9 points below the district and 21 below the state; science was 19%, 2 points below the district and 17 below the state. Among seven nearby K–5 and K–6 schools, average proficiency was 40% in ELA, 36% in math and 27% in science, leaving Garfield 11, 7 and 8 points below those averages. Results also differ by grade: third-grade math was 43%, compared with 22% in fourth grade and 19% in fifth grade.

Scores have generally risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased by 3 points, math by 6 and science by 4, but the state gap barely changed in ELA, narrowed by 3 points in math and widened by 2 in science. Chronic absenteeism fell from 39% in 2021–2022 to 21% in 2025–2026, though it rose from 17% the previous year and remained 3 points above both the state and district. Garfield’s student-teacher ratio was 20.9 in 2024–2025, and 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; California provides free school meals statewide, so eligibility is not a measure of meal access. A particularly notable SchoolDigger result is for special education students: the school ranked at the 2nd percentile for this group in 2025–2026, compared with its 24th-percentile overall standing, down from the group’s 46th percentile the prior year.

455

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,338

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

7425 South Garfield Ave.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-4815

(562) 927-1915

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Gardens Intermediate
High:	Bell Gardens High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

African American:

0.9%

White:

0.4%

See top rated California elementary schools

Compare Garfield Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

California avg42%

4,390^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of California Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Montebello Unified

692^nd of 968Montebello 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	4390 of 5804	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	4569 of 5857	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4824 of 5869	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4670 of 5859	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4426 of 5883	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1286 of 1417	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4953 of 5789	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	4536 of 5662	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	4849 of 5692	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	5081 of 5614	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	4728 of 5611	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	4632 of 5530	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	4394 of 5390	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	4724 of 5377	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	3420 of 5314	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.5	3813 of 5193	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	4392 of 5113	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	4137 of 5113	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	3626 of 4818	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	4113 of 4822	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	4092 of 4809	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	1363 of 2227	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	254 of 293	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1844 of 2585	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1557 of 2128	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	1529 of 3162	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1267 of 3245	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1299 of 3311	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	415 of 602	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	1011 of 3275	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1162 of 3246	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	3668 of 5569	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	3811 of 5597	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4634 of 5612	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	4428 of 5609	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4014 of 5635	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1177 of 1267	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4859 of 5492	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4653 of 5413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3310 of 5085	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	3587 of 5107	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3850 of 5107	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3547 of 5087	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3277 of 5084	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3907 of 4963	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3479 of 4830	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	3443 of 5412	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	3924 of 5460	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4479 of 5517	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3730 of 5363	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3468 of 5264	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	907 of 1110	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	4114 of 5173	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3736 of 5084	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4678 of 5590	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	4923 of 5628	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4636 of 5643	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4554 of 5638	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4439 of 5663	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1105 of 1272	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4549 of 5510	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3949 of 5431	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	2872 of 2920	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	1534 of 2847	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1745 of 2635	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1533 of 2420	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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+34 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-21 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science19%-17 vs state

★

No ratings yet

Be the first to rate Garfield Elementary and help other families decide.

Rate Garfield Elementary

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

Reviews

No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.

Schools Near Garfield Elementary

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7425 South Garfield Ave.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1915	455	22	20.9	88.1%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	445 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24.9	4390^th of 5804 public elementary schools	24.4%		23.2	4569^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%	179	19.4		19.4	32.9	27.4	25.4				28.7	43.4	21.9	19.4				28.7	88.0	90.2		92.4	91.3	92.4	$16,338	$14,096	$2,242
Suva Elementary	Public	K-5	6740 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1827	562	28	20.3	81.9%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.4	5352^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	7.8%		13.1	5412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%	60	15.6		15.6	24.1	18.0	16.7				19.5	20.7	10.0	20.8				17.2	66.4	71.2	91.4	72.1	73.1	74.0	$17,320	$15,224	$2,096
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	6139 Loveland St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 773-1804	702	31	22.4	91.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	701 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31.6	3853^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	33.6%		26.9	4227^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%	374	13.7		13.7	49.6	36.3	35.0				39.8	35.7	26.5	25.2				28.8	94.4	95.7	97.5	95.0	95.7	95.7	$16,489	$14,298	$2,191
Bell Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Quinn St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1223	624	31	20.4	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	614 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	32.7	3750^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.4%		33.5	3683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%	67	27.0		27.0	19.2	32.7	47.5				33.4	28.4	34.3	33.0				32.0	85.8	90.3	95.5	91.8	91.0	91.0	$17,638	$15,466	$2,172
Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-5	7731 East Muller St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3568	838	36	23.2	82.6%	50 (6.0%)	15 (1.8%)	759 (90.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	59	2115^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.6%		59.5	2089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%	26	38.0		38.0	42.9	50.0	61.4				51.5	47.5	45.9	39.1				44.2	93.9	97.0	98.5	96.2	93.9	96.2	$19,882	$19,204	$678
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	8020 Park Ave.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-1860	274	13	21.0	94.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	28.6	4099^th of 5804 public elementary schools	29.4%		23.6	4539^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.5%	440	16.7		16.7	39.4	32.1	36.1	29.3			34.1	54.6	20.7	25.0	12.2			27.3	96.3			96.3			$44,339	$40,750	$3,589
Ellen Ochoa Learning Center	Public	K-8	5027 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-1300	1,052	57	18.4	96.6%	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,041 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	30.6	3942^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	32.1%		33.7	3665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.4%	277	18.3	24.2	21.7	37.2	39.6	31.7	32.2	33.1	41.6	36.0	37.2	29.0	26.0	28.5	20.4	24.2	26.8	87.8	93.1	98.5	90.1	93.9	93.9	$41,628	$38,606	$3,022
Price (Maude) Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 South Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3575	757	31	24.4	71.6%	49 (6.5%)	11 (1.5%)	664 (87.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	73.2	1436^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.3%		73.1	1469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%	33	51.9		51.9	45.2	55.9	69.5				57.1	52.4	48.2	64.1				55.3	98.4						$24,740	$24,220	$520
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary	Public	K-3	7530 East Arnett St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3564	736	32	22.9	76.2%	27 (3.7%)	16 (2.2%)	659 (89.5%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)								(n/a)				69.4						69.4	74.3						74.3	97.9	98.4		98.4	97.9		$21,822	$21,200	$622
Woodlawn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6314 Woodlawn Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1445	523	27	19.7	92.2%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	49	2658^th of 5804 public elementary schools	54.2%		35.8	3515^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.0%	857	28.2		28.2	45.9	44.9	38.5				43.3	56.0	42.5	32.1				43.8	95.1	97.6		95.9	96.8	97.6	$39,539	$36,108	$3,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary

What district is Garfield Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

How many students attend Garfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Garfield Elementary.

Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bell Gardens Intermediate
High : Bell Gardens High

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary?

Students at Garfield Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

Rate Garfield Elementary!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CACalifornia Elementary School Rankings

CACalifornia District Rankings

Schools in Bell Gardens, CA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Garfield Elementary!

Latest California data All new data »

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.