# Bellflower Unified

Bellflower Unified is a unified district in Los Angeles County, California. Reading proficiency is 47.0%, +3.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 29.2%, +4.5 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/bellflower-unified |
| County | Los Angeles |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 14 |
| Students | 9,573 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $22,303 |
| Low-Income Students | 7,545 (78.3%) |
| English Learners | 1,514 (15.7%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 43.5% | 5,195 |
| 2024 | 43.1% | 5,065 |
| 2025 | 47.0% | 4,926 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.6% | 5,187 |
| 2024 | 26.7% | 5,069 |
| 2025 | 29.2% | 4,924 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.0% | 60.4% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | 57.8% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | 60.7% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.3% | 41.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | 41.8% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | 43.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.2% | 45.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | 44.3% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | 49.4% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.4% | 26.3% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | 28.2% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | 31.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amie Stewart | Board Member | amiestewart@busd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Brad Crihfield | Board Vice President | bradcrihfield@busd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Maurina M. Cintron | Board Clerk | maurinacintron@busd.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Mayra Garza | Board President | mayragarza@busd.k12.ca.us | N/A | N/A |
| Renita Armstrong | Board Member | renitaarmstrong@busd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academ | Bellflower | 75.3% | 51.4% | 63.4% | +17.7 | +22.1 |
| 2 | Stephen Foster Elementary | Lakewood | 56.5% | 44.8% | 50.7% | -3.9 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Albert Baxter Elementary | Bellflower | 44.8% | 50.3% | 47.5% | +2.8 | +7.2 |
| 4 | Intensive Learning Center | Lakewood | 52.2% | 39.2% | 45.7% | -1.7 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Ernie Pyle Elementary | Bellflower | 44.9% | 42.5% | 43.7% | +3.6 | +14.5 |
| 6 | Mayfair High | Lakewood | 56.3% | 26.2% | 41.3% | +1.9 | +3.5 |
| 7 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary | Bellflower | 48.0% | 34.4% | 41.2% | +8.6 | +4.9 |
| 8 | Esther Lindstrom Elementary | Lakewood | 43.8% | 37.5% | 40.6% | +2.0 | +3.1 |
| 9 | Craig Williams Elementary | Lakewood | 38.2% | 30.4% | 34.3% | +10.7 | +10.3 |
| 10 | Bellflower High | Bellflower | 47.0% | 17.0% | 32.0% | +1.9 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Frank E. Woodruff Elementary | Bellflower | 35.4% | 28.1% | 31.7% | +9.6 | +15.1 |
| 12 | Washington Elementary | Bellflower | 29.1% | 21.1% | 25.1% | +7.6 | +5.8 |
| 13 | Ramona Elementary | Bellflower | 26.7% | 20.5% | 23.6% | -4.1 | -6.8 |
| 14 | Somerset High | Bellflower | 13.6% | 2.3% | 8.0% | -5.8 | +2.3 |