Bell Gardens · Los Angeles County

Schools in Bell Gardens

Bell Gardens’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 51st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools

from 15th to 51st · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Cesar E. Chavez Elementary: 51st percentile, Solid
  • Bell Gardens Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
  • Suva Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Garfield Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong

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Middle · 2 schools

from 20th to 34th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Bell Gardens Intermediate: 34th percentile, Developing
  • Suva Intermediate: 20th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 15th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Bell Gardens High: 15th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

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Schools around Bell Gardens

7 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Bell Gardens score highest?

Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is highest, at the 51st percentile.

That’s higher than 51 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Bell Gardens

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

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Context

The average Bell Gardens elementary school had 19 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Bell Gardens score highest?

Bell Gardens Intermediate is highest, at the 34th percentile.

That’s higher than 34 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Bell Gardens

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

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Bell Gardens stand?

Bell Gardens High is at the 15th percentile.

That’s higher than 15 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Bell Gardens.

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

1 private school has a Bell Gardens address. It doesn’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score it. See it in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Bell Gardens rank highest?

Elementary: Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, 51st percentile (Solid). Middle: Bell Gardens Intermediate, 34th percentile (Developing). High: Bell Gardens High, 15th percentile (Needs Support). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Bell Gardens decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Bell Gardens good?

Bell Gardens’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 51st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Bell Gardens’s 2 public middle schools run from the 20th to the 34th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Bell Gardens has one public high school we score, Bell Gardens High, at the 15th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Bell Gardens compare with California?

The average Bell Gardens elementary school had 19 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Bell Gardens address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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