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Best Schools in Bellflower, CA
Bellflower, CA has 40 public schools (7 high, 6 middle, 23 elementary) serving 33,191 students. On average they score 34% on state proficiency tests against a projected 30%, so schools in Bellflower exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Bellflower, CA
The top high schools in Bellflower, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Downey High
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Downey Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 4063 Students
2. Gahr (richard) High
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Projected Test Scores
Abc Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1682 Students
3. Norwalk High
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Projected Test Scores
Norwalk-la Mirada Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2038 Students
4. Mayfair High
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Projected Test Scores
Bellflower Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 2578 Students
5. Paramount High
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Projected Test Scores
Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3737 Students
6. Bellflower High
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Projected Test Scores
Bellflower Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 2070 Students
7. Somerset High
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Projected Test Scores
Bellflower Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 128 Students
Best Middle Schools in Bellflower, CA
The top middle schools in Bellflower, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Ross (faye) Middle
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Abc Unified • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 522 Students
2. Sussman (edward A.) Middle
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Downey Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1122 Students
3. Los Alisos Middle
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Norwalk-la Mirada Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1063 Students
4. Alondra Middle
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 779 Students
5. Corvallis Middle
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Norwalk-la Mirada Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 636 Students
6. Leona Jackson
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 695 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Bellflower, CA
The top elementary schools in Bellflower, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Lewis (ed C.) Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Downey Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 847 Students
2. Carpenter (c. C.) Elementary
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Downey Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 522 Students
3. Ward (e. W.) Elementary
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Downey Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 576 Students
4. Niemes (john H.) Elementary
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Abc Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 649 Students
5. Albert Baxter Elementary
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Bellflower Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 282 Students
6. Thomas Jefferson Elementary
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Bellflower Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 465 Students
7. Ernie Pyle Elementary
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Bellflower Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 363 Students
8. Esther Lindstrom Elementary
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Bellflower Unified • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 557 Students
9. Jefferson Elementary
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Paramount Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 366 Students
10. New River Elementary
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Norwalk-la Mirada Unified • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 318 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Bellflower, CA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Bellflower, CA has a total population of 79,190 with 28% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 78%, and 20% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Bellflower, CA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Bellflower, CA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
24.63 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.80 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
19.83 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Bellflower, CA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Bellflower, CA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Bellflower, CA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Bellflower, CA
How many schools are in Bellflower, CA?
Bellflower, CA has 40 public schools: 7 high schools, 6 middle schools and 23 elementary schools, serving 33,191 students in total.
How do schools in Bellflower perform on state tests?
On average, 40 schools in Bellflower score 34% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 30%, so on average schools in Bellflower exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Bellflower?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 29%
- Projected: 25%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 49%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 50%
- Projected: 45%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 32%
- Projected: 22%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 44%
- Projected: 31%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 30%
- Projected: 21%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 37%
- Projected: 30%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Bellflower
9 of 11 schools in Bellflower carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 3D: 4
All 11 public schools we grade in Bellflower. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (2)
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- Albert Baxter Elementary
- Ernie Pyle Elementary
- Frank E Woodruff Elementary
- Ramona Elementary
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary
- Washington Elementary
Other schools and academies (3)
- Bellflower Alternative Education Center
- Downey Unified Virtual Acad At Lynn L Pace Ed Center
- Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy
Private schools (8)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.