Bell Gardens Elementary School in Bell Gardens, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 15.

5620 Quinn St.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201

Student Enrollment: 653

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Montebello Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 50
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Hector De La Torre
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 30
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Martha Escutia
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 34
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Lucille Roybal-Allard
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.95947
Longitude: -118.16715

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-4
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 38 (623 to 661)
Met 13 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (632 tested out of 633)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (632 tested out of 633)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (641 tested out of 642)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (641 tested out of 642)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (385 tested out of 386)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (385 tested out of 386)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (49 tested out of 49)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (49 tested out of 49)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 22.0%

Bell Gardens Elementary:	22%
State average from 89 schools:	40%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 44.4%

Bell Gardens Elementary:	44%
State average from 89 schools:	54%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 22.0% (132 proficient out of 599)

Bell Gardens Elementary:	22%
State average from 84 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 44.9% (269 proficient out of 599)

Here:	45%
State average from 84 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 21.7% (132 proficient out of 607)

Bell Gardens Elementary:	22%
State average from 83 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 44.5% (270 proficient out of 607)

Here:	45%
State average from 83 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 16.8% (63 proficient out of 376)

Here:	17%
State average from 81 schools:	27%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 39.9% (150 proficient out of 376)

Here:	40%
State average from 81 schools:	45%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 16.3% (8 proficient out of 49)

Here:	16%
State average from 71 schools:	20%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 34.7% (17 proficient out of 49)

Bell Gardens Elementary:	35%
State average from 74 schools:	29%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 630

2006 API (Base) : 660

Bell Gardens Elementary:	660.0
State average from 89 schools:	747.0

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 2

2007 API Target: 667

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 660 (610 students included)

Here:	660
State average from 68 schools:	705

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 618

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 661 (618 students included)

Here:	661
State average from 77 schools:	708

Number of English Learners included in API : 376

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 623 (376 students included)

Bell Gardens Elementary:	623
State average from 49 schools:	677

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 49
Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 97%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 98%

Here:	98.0%
State average from 91 schools:	65.9%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 4%

Bell Gardens Elementary:	4.0%
State average from 91 schools:	6.0%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Here:	0.0%
State average from 91 schools:	5.4%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 58%

Here:	58.0%
State average from 91 schools:	35.4%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 91 schools:	9.1%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Here:	19.0
State average from 90 schools:	18.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 28

Here:	28.0
State average from 87 schools:	27.3

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 67%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 55%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 32%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 10%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 2%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 0%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.60

Here:	1.6
State average from 91 schools:	2.5

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 93%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 91 schools:	96.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 36%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 64%
School Characteristic Index : 161.6085694

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 629

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 301.920

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 628

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 200.960

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 193

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 11.580

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 193

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 5.790

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 193

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 5.790

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 193

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 15.440
2006 API (Growth) : 661
2005 API (Base): 623
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 661

Here:	661
State average from 68 schools:	706

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 622

Bell Gardens Elementary:	622
State average from 66 schools:	690

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 39 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 662

Here:	662
State average from 77 schools:	709

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 623

Here:	623
State average from 76 schools:	690

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 39 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 625

Here:	625
State average from 49 schools:	679

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 603

Here:	603
State average from 50 schools:	667

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 22 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 674
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 664