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Bellflower Unified Schools
Bellflower Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Bellflower). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bellflower Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bellflower Unified
14 of 15 schools in Bellflower Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 4C: 5D: 4
Best schools in Bellflower Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Stephen Foster Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Intensive Learning Center (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Mayfair High (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Albert Baxter Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Ernie Pyle Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Esther Lindstrom Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Thomas Jefferson Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Bellflower High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Craig Williams Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Bellflower Unified
High schools (3)
- C Bellflower High, Bellflower
- B Mayfair High, Lakewood
- D- Somerset High, Bellflower
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- B- Albert Baxter Elementary, Bellflower
- C- Craig Williams Elementary, Lakewood
- C+ Ernie Pyle Elementary, Bellflower
- C+ Esther Lindstrom Elementary, Lakewood
- D+ Frank E Woodruff Elementary, Bellflower
- D Ramona Elementary, Bellflower
- B+ Stephen Foster Elementary, Lakewood
- C+ Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Bellflower
- D Washington Elementary, Bellflower
Other schools and academies (3)
- Bellflower Alternative Education Center, Bellflower
- B Intensive Learning Center, Lakewood
- A+ Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academy, Bellflower
Where Bellflower Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Bellflower (10)
- Lakewood (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,813 students with 445 full-time-equivalent teachers and 917 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0604440
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Paramount Unified (19 schools, 2 mi)
- ABC Unified (29 schools, 3 mi)
- Downey Unified (22 schools, 4 mi)
- Little Lake City Elementary (9 schools, 4 mi)
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified (25 schools, 5 mi)
- Lynwood Unified (18 schools, 5 mi)
- South Whittier Elementary (6 schools, 6 mi)
- Cypress Elementary (6 schools, 6 mi)
Questions about Bellflower Unified
How many schools are in Bellflower Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Bellflower Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bellflower Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bellflower, Lakewood.
How good are the schools in Bellflower Unified?
Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 33% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27%. 79% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bellflower Unified?
9,813 students were enrolled in Bellflower Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bellflower Unified?
Bellflower Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Bellflower. Its boundary covers about 7.1 sq mi.