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Bellflower High School in Bellflower, 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 74.

16703 South Clark Ave.
Bellflower, CA 90706


Student Enrollment: 1820

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Bellflower Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: HIGH SCHOOL
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. : 27
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Alan S. Lowenthal
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: 33.89497
Longitude: -118.11300

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 7-12
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 21 (643 to 664)
Met 25 out of 30 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 98% (319 tested out of 324)
Math Participation Rate African American: 98% (318 tested out of 324)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 88% (7 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (66 tested out of 66)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (66 tested out of 66)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (67 tested out of 67)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (67 tested out of 67)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (1117 tested out of 1136)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (1119 tested out of 1135)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (24 tested out of 24)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (24 tested out of 24)
ELA Participation Rate White: 98% (189 tested out of 193)
Math Participation Rate White: 98% (189 tested out of 193)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (1191 tested out of 1206)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (1192 tested out of 1206)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (507 tested out of 512)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (506 tested out of 511)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 97% (175 tested out of 180)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (177 tested out of 180)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 32.7%
Here:  33%
State average from 124 schools:  30%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 26.3%
Here:  26%
State average from 124 schools:  23%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 30.3% (92 proficient out of 304)
Bellflower High:  30%
State average from 25 schools:  33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 20.7% (63 proficient out of 305)
Bellflower High:  21%
State average from 25 schools:  17%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 62.5% (40 proficient out of 64)
Here:  63%
State average from 16 schools:  73%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 70.3% (45 proficient out of 64)
Here:  70%
State average from 17 schools:  70%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 48.4% (30 proficient out of 62)
Bellflower High:  48%
State average from 7 schools:  73%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 43.5% (27 proficient out of 62)
Here:  44%
State average from 7 schools:  71%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 29.8% (304 proficient out of 1019)
Here:  30%
State average from 82 schools:  24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 24.5% (250 proficient out of 1020)
Here:  25%
State average from 81 schools:  20%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 27.3% (6 proficient out of 22)
Here:  27%
State average from 5 schools:  48%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 18.2% (4 proficient out of 22)
Here:  18%
State average from 5 schools:  46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 38.7% (67 proficient out of 173)
Bellflower High:  39%
State average from 67 schools:  51%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 25.4% (44 proficient out of 173)
Here:  25%
State average from 65 schools:  40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 27.9% (311 proficient out of 1116)
Here:  28%
State average from 98 schools:  24%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 22.9% (256 proficient out of 1116)
Here:  23%
State average from 98 schools:  19%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 19.1% (91 proficient out of 477)
Here:  19%
State average from 40 schools:  22%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 18.5% (88 proficient out of 476)
Here:  19%
State average from 41 schools:  22%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 1.8% (3 proficient out of 163)
Here:  2%
State average from 32 schools:  20%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 3.6% (6 proficient out of 165)
Here:  4%
State average from 33 schools:  14%
Graduation Rate for 2006, Class of 2004-05: 93.1%

Graduation Rate for 2005, Class of 2003-04: 90.9%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 22.3%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 20.9%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 2554

2006 API (Base) : 662
Here:  662.0
State average from 146 schools:  571.3
Statewide Rank: 4

Similar Schools Rank: 4

2007 API Target: 669


2006 African American API (Base) : 637 (480 students included)
Bellflower High:  637
State average from 8 schools:  627

2006 Asian API (Base) : 804 (103 students included)
Here:  804
State average from 12 schools:  871

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 649 (1565 students included)
Here:  649
State average from 39 schools:  578

2006 Whites API (Base) : 688 (270 students included)
Here:  688
State average from 43 schools:  745
Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 1581

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 639 (1581 students included)
Here:  639
State average from 53 schools:  586
Number of English Learners included in API : 718

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 598 (718 students included)
Here:  598
State average from 17 schools:  582
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 244

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 416 (244 students included)
Here:  416
State average from 12 schools:  508
Percent African American : 19%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 4%
Percent Filipino : 4%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 61%
Percent Pacific Islander : 1%
Percent White : 11%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 55%
Here:  55.0%
State average from 175 schools:  54.8%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 3%
Here:  3.0%
State average from 175 schools:  5.4%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%
Here:  0.0%
State average from 175 schools:  2.3%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 17%
Here:  17.0%
State average from 175 schools:  13.8%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10%
Bellflower High:  10.0%
State average from 175 schools:  15.7%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A
Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 31
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 87%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 20%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 28%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 32%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 14%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 5%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.55
Here:  2.5
State average from 175 schools:  2.5

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 85%
Bellflower High:  85.0%
State average from 174 schools:  89.0%
Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 1%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 43%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9-11 (STAR) : 57%
School Characteristic Index : 158.7109285

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 533.280

Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 1437

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 431.100

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 1111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 355.520

Valid Score for CST in mathematics arts Grades 9-11 : 1442

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11 : 288.400

Valid Score for CSt in science arts Grades 9-11 : 1441

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 9-11 : 216.150

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 555

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 111.000

Valid Score for CST in history-social science arts Grades 9-11 : 927

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11 : 208.575

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 546

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 32.760

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 546

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 16.380

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 545

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 16.350

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 544

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 43.520

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) ELA in Grades 9-11 : 649

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 194.700

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 670

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 201.000

Valid Score for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 528

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 52.800

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 2

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 0.200

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 204

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 20.400

Valid Score for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 8

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 0.400
2006 API (Growth) : 664
2005 API (Base): 643
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 641
Here:  641
State average from 8 schools:  630

2005 African American API (Base) : 628
Here:  628
State average from 10 schools:  569
2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 13 (met target)

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 810
Here:  810
State average from 12 schools:  877

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 650
Here:  650
State average from 39 schools:  572

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 628
Bellflower High:  628
State average from 40 schools:  562
2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 22 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 689
Here:  689
State average from 43 schools:  739

2005 White API (Base) : 674
Bellflower High:  674
State average from 42 schools:  730
2005-2006 White Growth : 15 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 640
Here:  640
State average from 53 schools:  582

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 619
Bellflower High:  619
State average from 52 schools:  547
2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 21 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 600
Here:  600
State average from 17 schools:  582

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 585
Here:  585
State average from 18 schools:  556
2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 15 (met target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 416
Here:  416
State average from 12 schools:  505

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 422
Here:  422
State average from 12 schools:  479
2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : -6 (failed to meet target)
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9 - 11(STAR) : 57%
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 652
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 642

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) English-Language Arts (ELA) in Grades 9-11 : 655

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 196.500

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 676

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 202.800

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