Bell Gardens High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Montebello Unified

6119 Agra St., Bell Gardens, CA 90201 Map

Math (met standard)
14%
−18 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
44%
−13 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
24%
−15 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
87%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
2,046
2024-25
Students per teacher
19.3
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 14% state 32% · 2025-26 44% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 14% state 32% · 2025-26 44% state 57% · 2025-26 24% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 14% state 32% 44% state 57% 24% state 39%
2024-25 13% state 31% 41% state 57% 16% state 34%
2023-24 9% state 28% 41% state 56% 15% state 32%
2022-23 7% state 27% 37% state 55% 10% state 30%
2021-22 9% state 27% 40% state 55% 12% state 27%
2020-21 15% state 34% 56% state 59% 19% state 28%
2018-19 15% state 32% 46% state 57% 15% state 26%
2017-18 10% state 31% 39% state 56% —
2016-17 13% state 32% 44% state 60% —
2015-16 16% state 32% 50% state 59% —
2014-15 17% state 30% 47% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
91%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
22%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
46%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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1.8 mi
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−25 vs state
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−49 vs state
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39%
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26%
−12 vs state
35%
−15 vs state
28%
−9 vs state
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Grades 9–12 · Los Angeles Unified
2.1 mi
12%
−19 vs state
48%
−10 vs state
18%
−20 vs state
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37%
+5 vs state
72%
+15 vs state
37%
−1 vs state
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2.6 mi
0%
−32 vs state
6%
−51 vs state
6%
−22 vs state · 2024-25
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2.7 mi
0%
−33 vs state
0%
−56 vs state
0%
−33 vs state
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37%
±0 vs state
52%
+2 vs state
36%
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2.8 mi
22%
−10 vs state
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+12 vs state
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2.8 mi
48%
+16 vs state
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