How does Orchard Academies 2C compare to other middle schools in Bell?

Orchard Academies 2C has a SchoolScope composite score of 42.2/100, placing it at the 51st percentile statewide. 13% of students exceed standard, with a total of 784 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Orchard Academies 2C?

12.7% of students at Orchard Academies 2C exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Orchard Academies 2C improving or declining?

Orchard Academies 2C's proficiency rate decreases by 0.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Orchard Academies 2C?

17.2% of students at Orchard Academies 2C 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.

Orchard Academies 2C

Middle School

Los Angeles Unified BellLos Angeles County90201

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

398 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

98%

Teachers

20 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+18.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+19.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

20.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 63 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic96.0%

White2.3%

Asian0.3%

Black0.8%

Other0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Orchard Academies 2C
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.7%
Met Standard	20.0%
Below Standard	67.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Orchard Academies 2C and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.7% of students exceeded standard while 20.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.2 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.2 points higher (vs 10.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased significantly year-over-year. 20.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

32.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.1pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

784

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	119	15.1%	26.9%	23.5%	34.5%	42.0%
7th	125	13.6%	30.4%	24.0%	32.0%	44.0%
8th	147	15.0%	25.9%	27.2%	32.0%	40.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	119	7.6%	13.4%	24.4%	54.6%	21.0%
7th	128	11.7%	14.8%	28.1%	45.3%	26.6%
8th	146	13.0%	8.9%	16.4%	61.6%	21.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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36.426th pctile

Zoned

Teresa Hughes Elementary

46.758th pctile

Zoned

Jaime Escalante Elementary

52.671st pctile

Zoned

Woodlawn Avenue Elementary

42.646th pctile

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Nueva Vista Elementary

43.147th pctile

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Middle

Orchard Academies 2C

42.251st pctile

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62.680th pctile

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.