Public school · Montebello Unified · Bell Gardens, California

Bell Gardens High — Rating & test scores

Bell Gardens · 9–12 · 2,046 students (2024–25)

15thpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Bell Gardens Highhigher than 15 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Bell Gardens Highhigher than 15 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Bell Gardens Highhigher than 15 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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In 2024–25, 88% of the class graduated in four years (439 of 497); across California, 89%.

Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students who started 9th grade together: 497
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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1.2% of students (25 of 2,061) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,061. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Montebello Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Montebello Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Bell Gardens High a good high school?

Bell Gardens High scores higher than 15 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 15th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2025. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 17 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average Montebello Unified high school. 1.2% of students (25 of 2,061) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 44% of low-income students in grade 11 at Bell Gardens High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 16 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

46% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 14% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 11: 423 in English, 422 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 423 tested

Advanced: 20%
Proficient: 24%
Below the standard: 56%

This school44%

California57%

Montebello Unified49%

44% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 422 tested

Advanced: 5%
Proficient: 9%
Below the standard: 86%

This school14%

California32%

Montebello Unified18%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 41% to 44% and math from 13% to 14%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202541%417 tested

→

202644%423 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202513%418 tested

→

202614%422 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 11 · This school	20%	24%	24%	32%	423
English, grade 11 · California	27%	30%	21%	22%	414,559
English, grade 11 · Montebello Unified	19%	30%	25%	26%	1,439
Math, grade 11 · This school	5%	9%	20%	66%	422
Math, grade 11 · California	16%	16%	20%	48%	413,523
Math, grade 11 · Montebello Unified	8%	10%	19%	63%	1,435

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202644%57%

Math top two levels, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20172022202614%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 44% in both 2017 and 2026. In math, it went from 13% in 2017 to 14% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	44% 674 tested	60% 444,040 tested
2018	39% 635 tested	56% 439,134 tested
2019	46% 575 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	40% 499 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	37% 548 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	41% 495 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	41% 417 tested	57% 432,651 tested
2026	44% 423 tested	57% 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2017	13% 669 tested	32% 442,457 tested
2018	10% 634 tested	31% 437,883 tested
2019	15% 574 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	9% 494 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	7% 546 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	9% 492 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	13% 418 tested	30% 431,903 tested
2026	14% 422 tested	32% 413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Bell Gardens High’s results?

Montebello Unified’s board decides Bell Gardens High’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Bell Gardens High in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Montebello Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Montebello Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Montebello Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
Read Montebello Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

88% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 37% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 46% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

88%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 439 of 497 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

37%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 184 of 497 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

22%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 96 of 439 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

46% enrolled in college within 12 months · 392 students who finished high school

University of California UC detail ↓18 · 5%
California State University CSU detail ↓64 · 16%
California community college86 · 22%
In-state private10 · 3%
Out-of-state, 4-year2 · <1%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · <1%
Not enrolled211 · 54%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 16 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

Math & Computer Science5
Sciences4
English2
History & Social Science4
World Languages & Cultures1

Every approved AP course16 courses in 5 subjects

Math & Computer Science 5

Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science Principles
Precalculus
Statistics

Sciences 4

Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Physics 1

English 2

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition

History & Social Science 4

Psychology
U.S. Government and Politics
United States History
World History: Modern

World Languages & Cultures 1

Spanish Language and Culture

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 439 of 497 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 184 of 497 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 96 of 439 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 90
Admitted: 69
Enrolled: 24

By campus · fall 2025

UC IrvineApplied 69 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 8
UCLAApplied 67 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 6
UC RiversideApplied 52 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 3
UC San DiegoApplied 51 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 3
UC MercedApplied 35 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 3
UC BerkeleyApplied 34 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
UC DavisApplied 33 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled 6
UC Santa BarbaraApplied 28 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
UC Santa CruzApplied 19 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

Fall 2025Applied 90 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 24
Fall 2024Applied 83 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 14
Fall 2023Applied 84 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 20
Fall 2022Applied 117 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 23
Fall 2021Applied 118 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 35
Fall 2020Applied 132 · Admitted 83 · Enrolled 29
Fall 2019Applied 120 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 40
Fall 2018Applied 154 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 34
Fall 2017Applied 129 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 40
Fall 2016Applied 153 · Admitted 97 · Enrolled 54

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied: 169
Admitted: 150
Enrolled: 67

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

Cal State LAApplied 667 · Admitted 563 · Enrolled 125
Cal State Long BeachApplied 626 · Admitted 176 · Enrolled 37
Cal State FullertonApplied 492 · Admitted 355 · Enrolled 77
Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 400 · Admitted 337 · Enrolled 41
Cal Poly PomonaApplied 320 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 27
San Diego StateApplied 141 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled —
Cal State NorthridgeApplied 98 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled under 6
CSU BakersfieldApplied 71 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 56 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
San Francisco StateApplied 53 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled under 6
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 53 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San BernardinoApplied 42 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
Sacramento StateApplied 41 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
Chico StateApplied 34 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
Fresno StateApplied 25 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
CSU Channel IslandsApplied 23 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State East BayApplied 23 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
San José StateApplied 17 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State Monterey BayApplied 10 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
Cal State San MarcosApplied 9 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 6
Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

Fall 2025Applied 169 · Admitted 150 · Enrolled 67
Fall 2024Applied 167 · Admitted 140 · Enrolled 61
Fall 2023Applied 159 · Admitted 139 · Enrolled 65
Fall 2022Applied 181 · Admitted 151 · Enrolled 69
Fall 2021Applied 197 · Admitted 174 · Enrolled 71

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

17 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 17 in 100 at the average Montebello Unified high school: a pattern across the district.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 333 of 1,969 students counted for it; suspension: 25 of 2,061 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Montebello Unified high school 2.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

17 in 100This school

17 in 100At the average Montebello Unified high school

22 in 100At the average California high school

333 of 1,969 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.2%

of students were suspended at least once (25 of 2,061). Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Bell Gardens High

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questions Responder en español

Teach here? Tell us Montebello Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

13% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source

Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Bell Gardens HighSame group, California

Hispanic or Latino419 tested14%Same group, California 21%
Low-income401 tested13%Same group, California 23%
Students with disabilities74 tested3%Same group, California 8%
English learners74 tested1%Same group, California 8%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 5% to 45%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

Hispanic or Latino100%
White—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

41% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 149 of 364 English learners41%

Montebello Unified · 1,660 of 3,52647%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

87%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,779 of 2,046. California: 63%.

118teachers, 2024–25

19 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

Ask: What extra help is there in math for low-income students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Montebello Unified	vs California
Low-income · 402 tested in English, 401 in math
English	44%	−448%	−549%
Math	13%	−417%	−1023%
Hispanic or Latino · 420 tested in English, 419 in math
English	45%	−348%	−449%
Math	14%	−317%	−721%
English learners · 74 tested
English	5%	05%	−38%
Math	1%	−34%	−78%
Students with disabilities · 74 tested
English	19%	+415%	019%
Math	3%	−14%	−58%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Montebello Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	100%
White	—
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

Next steps

Which schools feed into Bell Gardens High, and how do I get in?

From Rosewood Park, Bell Gardens Intermediate and Suva Intermediate.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned

Rosewood Park

Fed by 1 elementary school

Middle · assigned

Bell Gardens Intermediate 34th · Developing · 2026

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · assigned

Suva Intermediate 20th · Needs Support · 2026

Fed by 2 elementary schools

High · this school

Bell Gardens High

All 3 middle schools are assigned here.

From the district’s 2021 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (5)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Rosewood Park

Bandini ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Bell Gardens Intermediate12th · Needs Support · 2026

Into Bell Gardens Intermediate

Bandini ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Rosewood Park12th · Needs Support · 2026
Bell Gardens Elementary33rd · Developing · 2026
Cesar E. Chavez ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Suva Intermediate51st · Solid · 2026
Garfield Elementary15th · Needs Support · 2026

Into Suva Intermediate

Cesar E. Chavez ElementarySplit: some of its area goes to Bell Gardens Intermediate51st · Solid · 2026
Suva Elementary15th · Needs Support · 2026

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Bandini Elementary
Assigned
12th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
Bell Gardens Elementary
Assigned
33rd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2026
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Assigned
51st percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
Garfield Elementary
Assigned
15th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026
Suva Elementary
Assigned
15th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

Rosewood Park
Assigned
Bell Gardens Intermediate
Assigned
34th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026
Suva Intermediate
Assigned
20th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Montebello Unified which school serves your address.

Office: (323) 826-5151Administrator: Hector Velasquez

Location and visiting

Get directions

6119 Agra Street, Bell Gardens 90201

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Montebello Unified.

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 56% in English and 86% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (423 tested in English, 422 in math); California: 43% and 68%
How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 1% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (74 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (323) 826-51516119 Agra Street, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Elizabeth Learning CenterLos Angeles Unified · 1.8 mi
42ndDevelopingScope Score 53
Maywood Center for Enriched StudiesLos Angeles Unified · 1.9 mi
75thStrongScope Score 66
Maywood Academy HighLos Angeles Unified · 2.0 mi
22ndNeeds SupportScope Score 47
Bell Senior HighLos Angeles Unified · 2.1 mi
65thSolidScope Score 61

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,259 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #4 of 4 in Montebello Unified

Score factors, 2024–25
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Graduation rate	88%	52	25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math	10%	43	22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)	37%	46	20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math	27%	43	18%
Chronically absent	20 in 100	58	5%
Suspension rate	2.4% (53 of 2,189)	55	5%
English learners: top level	15%	48	5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2024–25	44	15	#1259	California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2018–19	21 in 100	5.1% (143 of 2,791)
2021–22	not on file	not on file
2022–23	not on file	not on file
2023–24	18 in 100	2.1% (48 of 2,268)
2024–25	20 in 100	2.4% (53 of 2,189)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
English	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	423	20%	24%	24%	32%	44%	57%	−13

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 11	422	5%	9%	20%	66%	14%	32%	−18

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	423	20%	44%
2026 · Math	422	5%	14%
2025 · English	417	15%	41%
2025 · Math	418	4%	13%
2024 · English	495	15%	41%
2024 · Math	492	3%	9%
2023 · English	548	11%	37%
2023 · Math	546	2%	7%
2022 · English	499	11%	40%
2022 · Math	494	2%	9%
2019 · English	575	17%	46%
2019 · Math	574	3%	15%
2018 · English	635	12%	39%
2018 · Math	634	2%	10%
2017 · English	674	13%	44%
2017 · Math	669	3%	13%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English	417	41%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	418	13%
2024 · Grade 11 · English	495	41%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	492	9%
2023 · Grade 11 · English	548	37%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	546	7%
2022 · Grade 11 · English	499	40%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	494	9%
2019 · Grade 11 · English	575	46%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	574	15%
2018 · Grade 11 · English	635	39%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	634	10%
2017 · Grade 11 · English	674	44%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	669	13%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	431	4%	20%	64%	13%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California

Group · English	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs California
Low-income	402	44%	−4	−5
Hispanic or Latino	420	45%	−3	−4
English learners	74	5%	0	−3

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 17 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.4% (53 of 2,189) → 2025–26 · 1.2% (25 of 2,061) · −1.2 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	20 in 100	18 in 100	−2 in 100
Male	21 in 100	16 in 100	−5 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	21 in 100	17 in 100	−4 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native	7 in 100	—	—
White	17 in 100	—	—
Students with disabilities	28 in 100	28 in 100	0 in 100
English learners	26 in 100	25 in 100	−1 in 100
Foster youth	46 in 100	—	—
Homeless	43 in 100	35 in 100	−8 in 100
Low-income	20 in 100	17 in 100	−3 in 100
All students	21 in 100	17 in 100	−4 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 37% · numerator 184 students classified Prepared · denominator 497 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 84% · AP-pathway numerator 154 · denominator 184 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 184 of 497 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate

88%

AP route, among those ready for college or career

84%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings

Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)

22%

A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-going rate

46%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes

Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled	Mean GPA (applied)	Mean GPA (admitted)	Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025	90	69	24	3.70	3.90	4.05
2024	83	56	14	3.60	3.82	4.06
2023	84	50	20	3.62	3.92	4.09
2022	117	76	23	3.69	3.91	4.12
2021	118	78	35	3.55	3.80	3.90
2020	132	83	29	3.60	3.76	3.89
2019	120	78	40	3.71	3.92	4.01
2018	154	64	34	3.52	3.85	3.89
2017	129	65	40	3.53	3.88	4.01
2016	153	97	54	3.55	3.80	3.91

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately

Campus	Year	Applied	Admitted	Enrolled
Berkeley	2025	34	3	under 3
Berkeley	2024	26	under 3	under 3
Berkeley	2023	30	3	under 3
Berkeley	2022	53	4	under 3
Berkeley	2021	32	4	3
Davis	2025	33	18	6
Davis	2024	18	6	under 3
Davis	2023	33	14	under 3
Davis	2022	28	8	under 3
Davis	2021	31	14	under 3
Irvine	2025	69	16	8
Irvine	2024	65	16	6
Irvine	2023	64	21	10
Irvine	2022	100	25	7
Irvine	2021	83	40	18
Los Angeles	2025	67	9	6
Los Angeles	2024	57	5	4
Los Angeles	2023	52	7	3
Los Angeles	2022	93	9	4
Los Angeles	2021	80	7	under 3
Merced	2025	35	33	under 3
Merced	2024	10	10	under 3
Merced	2023	18	12	under 3
Merced	2022	17	17	under 3
Merced	2021	26	22	under 3
Riverside	2025	52	49	under 3
Riverside	2024	33	23	under 3
Riverside	2023	40	25	under 3
Riverside	2022	58	39	5
Riverside	2021	68	35	4
San Diego	2025	51	26	under 3
San Diego	2024	39	23	under 3
San Diego	2023	28	13	under 3
San Diego	2022	54	24	3
San Diego	2021	43	19	under 3
Santa Barbara	2025	28	13	under 3
Santa Barbara	2024	24	14	under 3
Santa Barbara	2023	34	14	under 3
Santa Barbara	2022	36	14	under 3
Santa Barbara	2021	41	16	under 3
Santa Cruz	2025	19	12	under 3
Santa Cruz	2024	17	7	under 3
Santa Cruz	2023	16	7	under 3
Santa Cruz	2022	20	7	under 3
Santa Cruz	2021	28	11	under 3
Universitywide	2025	90	69	24
Universitywide	2024	83	56	14
Universitywide	2023	84	50	20
Universitywide	2022	117	76	23
Universitywide	2021	118	78	35

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations

Subject	Authorization recorded for
Biology	this school
Calculus AB	this school
Calculus BC	this school
Chemistry	this school
Computer Science Principles	this school
English Language and Composition	this school
English Literature and Composition	this school
Environmental Science	this school
Physics 1	this school
Precalculus	this school
Psychology	this school
Spanish Language and Culture	this school
Statistics	this school
U.S. Government and Politics	this school
United States History	this school
World History: Modern	this school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	offered
AP course count	15
AP enrollment (male/female)	555
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	3
Physics sections	2
Chemistry sections	4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	2,096

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	18	5%
California State University	64	16%
California community college	86	22%
In-state private	10	3%
Out-of-state, 4-year	2	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	0%
Not enrolled	211	54%

392 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 46% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$17,377 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 23,092 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$140 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,046

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,705 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,046

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,535 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 59%Instruction support 12%Student services 13%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$260,264,334	59.45%	59%
Instruction support	$53,659,195	12.26%	12%
Student services	$56,838,553	12.98%	13%
Administration	$20,918,336	4.78%	5%
Buildings & maintenance	$42,922,088	9.80%	10%
Other	$3,192,461	0.73%	1%
Total	$437,794,967	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $437,794,967 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$17,377 per pupil

2020$14,931 per pupil

2019$13,993 per pupil

2018$12,986 per pupil

2017$12,547 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90201 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90201 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$60,927
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	8%
ZIP-area population	92,763
Median age	32.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90201 →

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