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Bell Gardens High

Montebello UnifiedBell GardensLos Angeles County90201
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
835 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
2,139 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
77%
Teachers
112 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic99.3%
Asian0.1%
Black0.1%
Other0.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bell Gardens High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard9.8%
Met Standard17.1%
Below Standard73.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Bell Gardens High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.7 points below the state average of 15.5%. That's 3.0 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 12.8%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.2% exceeded — 4.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 19.7%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
9.8%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
27.0%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
19.7%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
2.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
835
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th41715.3%25.2%26.1%33.3%40.5%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th4184.3%9.1%16.3%70.3%13.4%

Nearby schools

9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.5

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathema
Los Angeles Unified · 2.8 mi
55.1
Downey High
Downey Unified · 2.9 mi
49.8
Bell Senior High
Los Angeles Unified · 2.1 mi
47.7
Applied Technology Center
Montebello Unified · 2.9 mi
40.6
Montebello High
Montebello Unified · 3.3 mi
39.6
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score