With about 3,000 students, Bell Gardens High School is among the largest public schools in California. It is renowned for its impressive turnaround from a low performing to an academically outstanding high school over the past 30 years. It currently offers 18 advanced placement courses and has been ranked highly by the Washington Post.
Opened in 1980, Bell Gardens High completed a new, three-story building in 2005 when the school's athletic field, otherwise known as "Lancer Stadium," received a major upgrade. It is one of five schools in California that has earned the distinction of being an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) National Demonstration School. The school has a chapter of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF), a statewide honors society for academically outstanding high school students. Bell Gardens High’s mission is for “all students to be critical thinkers, innovative creators, articulate communicators and effective collaborators.”
Bell Gardens High provides its students with a rigorous curriculum and a broad range of programs extracurriculars. Additionally, it’s dedicated staff provides the attention and assistance necessary to help each student become successful in whatever they choose to pursue beyond school.
Bell Gardens High
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
6119 Agra St,
Bell Gardens, CA
Montebello Unified School District
School Details
Head of School
Juan Herrera
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1030
Average ACT Score
20
Math Proficiency
9%
Reading Proficiency
40%
Average GPA
3.33
Graduation Rate
83%
Niche Grade
B-
B+
B-
C-
C
C
B-
C
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.33
Reading Proficiency
40%
Math Proficiency
9%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
111
Full Time Teachers
111
Teachers in First or Second Year
0.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1030
Math
510
Verbal
520
Average ACT
20
Math
20
English
20
Reading
21
Science
21
Number of AP Courses
23
AP Pass Rate
33.4%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low
GreatSchools Rating
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GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
2.8%
State Average
17.9%
Science
1%
State Average
9.9%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
402:1
Student Diversity
Male
52%
Female
48%
Hispanic
98.6%
Two or more races
<1%
White
<1%
Black
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of California - Los Angeles
556 Students
University of California - Irvine
530 Students
University of California - Berkeley
364 Students
University of Southern California
358 Students
California State University - Long Beach
353 Students
California State University - Los Angeles
345 Students
University of California - San Diego
340 Students
University of California - Davis
325 Students
California State University - Fullerton
284 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz
262 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business
143 Students
Psychology
133 Students
Biology
100 Students
Nursing
97 Students
Criminology
73 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
70 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies
49 Students
Computer Science
44 Students
Sociology
42 Students
Social Work and Youth Services
41 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
10/29/2024
My experience with Bell Gardens high schools was honestly good because I was a student athlete in which I played (Baseball) and soccer for all years in high school and I was also part of different clubs that they had and I was also in Avid which helped me with applying for College and stay prepared. Something I would like to see change is definitely the improvements on buildings and other leisure activity like the softball field which is in horrible conditions since my freshman year 2017. Some of the bad experiences at the high school would just have to be the community in which it would sometimes be dangerous to walk home at night especially with all the homeless and gangs.
4/23/2022
Bell Gardens High School was fun, I just feel that some things could have been better. I was never a fan of the dress code, I'd get dress coded just for showing my stomach.
11/19/2021
The school protects abusers and silences the victims. There are many case of Sexual Assault that happen here but admin and other adults here silence the victims.
GreatSchools Reviews
8/28/2024
Condescending staff . Disrespectful towards students and parents.
1/4/2017
Bad school and not good in the sports
6/5/2011
HELLO EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JUAN M MOTA BUT IN BELL GARDENS HIGH MY NAME WAS MRTIN JUAN MOTA. I GRADUATED IN 1986 FROM BELL GARDENS HIGH. THAT WAS THE GOOD DAYS. BELL GARDENS ALWWAYS HAS OR HAD THE BEST FOOTBALL TEAM. AND TEACHERS TOO.I WISH I COULD GO TO MY HIGH SCHOOL VIST MY OLD FRIENDS. WHEN I G...
12/2/2009
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About Bell Gardens
Average Home Value
$826,943
Median Lot Size
6,098 Sq Ft
Average House Size
1,183 Sq Ft
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Crawford Park
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Playground
Marlow Park
- Basketball
- Picnic Area
- Playground
John Anson Ford Park
- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Golf
Bell Gardens Veterans Park
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- Basketball
- Picnic Area
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Gallant Park
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