Summary:
Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bellflower, CA, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 657 students. The school is part of the Bellflower Unified School District, which is ranked 837 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Washington Elementary faces significant challenges, with a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 10.4% in 2017-2018 to 41.4% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Bellflower Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 21.52% of students proficient or better in ELA in 2023-2024, compared to 43.12% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also below the district and state averages, with only 13.16% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024. Additionally, Washington Elementary's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, consistently rank in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, indicating significant achievement gaps, and the school's performance for military-connected students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools.
When comparing Washington Elementary to nearby schools, Ernie Pyle Elementary and Albert Baxter Elementary generally outperform it in academic assessments, while Ramona Elementary and Frank E. Woodruff Elementary also struggle with academic performance, similar to Washington Elementary. Looking outside the Bellflower Unified School District, schools in the Downey Unified and Paramount Unified districts, such as Carpenter (C.C.) Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, generally perform better than Washington Elementary, while the nearby Anna M. Glazier Elementary, part of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, also struggles with academic performance, similar to Washington Elementary.
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Detail:
Public K-6
District:
Bellflower Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
5200th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,102
Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.4
Number of students: 568
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
77.5%
African American:
8.6%
Asian:
6.2%
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White:
4.9%
Two or more races:
2.1%
American Indian:
0.4%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.9%
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