How does Intensive Learning Center compare to other elementary schools in Lakewood?

Intensive Learning Center has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.5/100, placing it at the 61st percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,246 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Intensive Learning Center?

20.2% of students at Intensive Learning Center exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Intensive Learning Center improving or declining?

Intensive Learning Center's proficiency rate decreases by 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Intensive Learning Center?

17.6% of students at Intensive Learning Center are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Intensive Learning Center

Bellflower Unified Lakewood Los Angeles County 90712

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,246 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

674 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 71.2%

White 5.3%

Asian 2.1%

Black 13.2%

Other 8.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Intensive Learning Center
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.2%
Met Standard	26.0%
Below Standard	53.8%

Exceeded

20.2%

Met

26.0%

Below

53.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "46% proficient" for Intensive Learning Center and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.2% of students exceeded standard while 26.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points above the Bellflower Unified district average of 16.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 20.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 2.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.