Is Frank E. Woodruff Elementary a good school?

Frank E. Woodruff Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Frank E. Woodruff Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 435 students attended Frank E. Woodruff Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frank E. Woodruff Elementary?

Students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Frank E. Woodruff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank E. Woodruff Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Bellflower High

Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Summary:

Frank E. Woodruff Elementary is a public elementary school in Bellflower, California, serving 462 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bellflower Unified School District, which is ranked 837 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Despite being part of the Bellflower Unified district, Frank E. Woodruff Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.87% of Woodruff students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 43.12% for Bellflower Unified and 47.04% for California. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2018-2019 to 26.9% in 2022-2023. Additionally, 90.26% of Woodruff students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, much higher than the district and state averages.

While the challenges faced by Frank E. Woodruff Elementary are not unique to the school, nearby schools in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and Downey Unified districts, such as Loretta Lampton Elementary and Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary, have demonstrated that it is possible for schools serving similar demographics to achieve higher academic outcomes. Addressing the underlying issues at Woodruff, such as chronic absenteeism and lack of resources, through targeted interventions and collaboration with these higher-performing schools may be crucial for improving the educational outcomes of its students.

Detail:

Public K-6

15332 South Eucalyptus St.
Bellflower, CA 90706-3706

(562) 804-6545

District: Bellflower Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4876^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,056

Students who attend Frank E. Woodruff Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bellflower High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 435

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

African American:

11.0%

Asian:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Frank E. Woodruff Elementary ranks worse than 83.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Bellflower Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.83. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.9%), African American (11%), Asian (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary is 24.1, which is the 4^th best among 10 elementary schools in the Bellflower Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Frank E. Woodruff Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary is $9,056, which is the 2^nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Bellflower Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frank E. Woodruff Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Frank E. Woodruff Elementary 4876^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Frank E. Woodruff Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Bellflower Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellflower Unified 837^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.47	3445^th	4809	28.4%
2005	28.47	3376^th	4822	30.0%
2006	24.26	3710^th	4818	23.0%
2007	28.11	3700^th	5113	27.6%
2008	31.27	3500^th	5113	31.5%
2009	34.69	3385^th	5193	34.8%
2010	27.52	4042^nd	5314	23.9%
2011	22.71	4487^th	5377	16.6%
2012	26.29	4229^th	5390	21.5%
2013	24.36	4447^th	5530	19.6%
2015	22.32	4394^th	5611	21.7%
2016	18.69	4731^st	5614	15.7%
2017	16.80	4966^th	5692	12.8%
2018	23.19	4408^th	5662	22.1%
2019	28.92	4020^th	5789	30.6%
2022	15.01	5359^th	5883	8.9%
2023	17.15	5144^th	5874	12.4%
2024	19.83	4876^th	5862	16.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.59	2356^th	3246	27.4%
2019	44.47	1525^th	3275	53.4%
2022	44.09	1532^nd	3311	53.7%
2023	46.94	1354^th	3250	58.3%
2024	29.90	2558^th	3160	19.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.47	2071^st	2420	14.4%
2024	23.21	2220^th	2634	15.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.80	3571^st	5084	29.8%
2019	41.22	3023^rd	5173	41.6%
2022	18.65	4744^th	5264	9.9%
2023	22.80	4472^nd	5374	16.8%
2024	28.49	4094^th	5511	25.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.15	4607^th	5413	14.9%
2019	28.36	3952^nd	5492	28.0%
2022	15.87	5110^th	5635	9.3%
2023	20.19	4688^th	5617	16.5%
2024	21.27	4576^th	5605	18.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.11	1758^th	2128	17.4%
2019	28.82	1858^th	2585	28.1%
2022	39.95	1083^rd	2227	51.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.17	116^th	140	17.1%
2024	12.46	109^th	118	7.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.42	3821^st	5431	29.6%
2019	30.93	3715^th	5510	32.6%
2022	16.40	5088^th	5663	10.2%
2023	15.35	5137^th	5650	9.1%
2024	21.39	4574^th	5636	18.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.28	377^th	700	46.1%
2019	64.65	207^th	747	72.3%
2022	37.48	386^th	663	41.8%
2023	22.82	563^rd	662	15.0%
2024	56.09	199^th	593	66.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.04	3617^th	4830	25.1%
2019	36.68	3191^st	4963	35.7%
2022	20.62	4464^th	5084	12.2%
2023	21.36	4388^th	5098	13.9%
2024	26.70	3976^th	5102	22.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	295	37	105	133	2	n/a	n/a	0	572
1989	303	37	88	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	572
1990	299	41	78	165	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
1991	283	49	59	208	2	n/a	n/a	0	601
1992	289	72	59	171	1	n/a	n/a	0	592
1993	255	87	62	183	2	n/a	n/a	0	589
1994	233	85	54	231	2	n/a	n/a	0	605
1995	215	128	68	297	1	n/a	n/a	0	709
1996	215	128	68	297	1	n/a	n/a	0	709
1997	186	133	63	337	2	n/a	n/a	0	721
1998	151	120	50	418	1	n/a	n/a	0	740
1999	133	115	37	452	3	n/a	n/a	0	740
2000	146	145	41	498	3	n/a	n/a	0	833
2001	134	124	38	507	8	n/a	n/a	0	811
2002	128	124	78	551	4	n/a	n/a	0	885
2003	128	124	78	551	4	n/a	n/a	0	885
2004	110	130	78	549	5	n/a	n/a	0	872
2005	79	135	70	532	8	n/a	n/a	18	842
2006	86	122	66	530	8	n/a	n/a	0	812
2007	62	131	55	509	6	n/a	n/a	29	792
2008	66	104	39	515	3	n/a	n/a	0	727
2009	55	94	35	520	2	3	37	0	746
2010	40	99	31	515	5	0	21	0	711
2011	44	100	30	520	3	4	17	0	718
2012	37	98	38	500	1	3	15	0	692
2013	50	97	40	500	3	6	16	0	712
2014	46	84	38	526	1	3	10	0	708
2015	49	88	32	465	2	1	18	0	655
2016	29	73	30	448	3	0	13	0	596
2017	28	65	29	426	3	0	11	0	562
2018	22	65	29	391	5	2	14	0	528
2019	19	69	30	346	5	1	13	0	483
2020	22	61	28	351	7	0	8	0	477
2021	14	69	25	361	6	0	6	0	481
2022	11	58	22	332	2	0	6	0	431
2023	17	57	26	352	2	0	8	0	462
2024	11	48	23	343	2	1	7	0	435

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	572	22.5	25.4	n/a
1989	572	22.0	26.0	n/a
1990	584	23.0	25.3	n/a
1991	601	23.0	26.1	n/a
1992	592	23.4	25.2	54.7
1993	589	21.6	27.3	59.6
1994	605	21.6	28.0	67.8
1995	709	25.2	28.1	76.7
1996	709	25.2	28.1	76.7
1997	721	31.0	23.3	83.8
1998	740	30.6	24.2	85.5
1999	740	32.6	22.7	89.1
2000	833	37.2	22.4	78.2
2001	811	38.0	21.3	75.7
2002	885	41.4	21.4	76.6
2003	885	41.4	21.4	76.6
2004	872	41.0	21.3	80.8
2005	842	38.6	21.8	78.3
2006	812	39.0	20.8	80.8
2007	792	37.0	21.4	83.2
2008	727	39.0	18.6	82.8
2009	746	33.6	19.8	80.2
2010	711	32.0	22.2	82.4
2011	718	n/a	n/a	85.7
2012	692	23.0	30.0	85.1
2013	712	23.0	30.9	75.6
2014	708	23.0	30.7	87.1
2015	655	26.0	25.1	89
2016	596	24.0	24.8	88.1
2017	562	22.0	25.5	87.9
2018	528	21.0	25.1	91.3
2019	483	19.0	25.4	86.3
2020	477	n/a	n/a	88.5
2021	481	19.1	25.1	81.3
2022	431	18.0	23.9	91.6
2023	462	18.0	25.6	90.3
2024	435	18.0	24.1	88.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Frank E. Woodruff Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	572	22.5	25.4	n/a
1989	572	22.0	26.0	n/a
1990	584	23.0	25.3	n/a
1991	601	23.0	26.1	n/a
1992	592	23.4	25.2	54.7
1993	589	21.6	27.3	59.6
1994	605	21.6	28.0	67.8
1995	709	25.2	28.1	76.7
1996	709	25.2	28.1	76.7
1997	721	31.0	23.3	83.8
1998	740	30.6	24.2	85.5
1999	740	32.6	22.7	89.1
2000	833	37.2	22.4	78.2
2001	811	38.0	21.3	75.7
2002	885	41.4	21.4	76.6
2003	885	41.4	21.4	76.6
2004	872	41.0	21.3	80.8
2005	842	38.6	21.8	78.3
2006	812	39.0	20.8	80.8
2007	792	37.0	21.4	83.2
2008	727	39.0	18.6	82.8
2009	746	33.6	19.8	80.2
2010	711	32.0	22.2	82.4
2011	718	n/a	n/a	85.7
2012	692	23.0	30.0	85.1
2013	712	23.0	30.9	75.6
2014	708	23.0	30.7	87.1
2015	655	26.0	25.1	89
2016	596	24.0	24.8	88.1
2017	562	22.0	25.5	87.9
2018	528	21.0	25.1	91.3
2019	483	19.0	25.4	86.3
2020	477	n/a	n/a	88.5
2021	481	19.1	25.1	81.3
2022	431	18.0	23.9	91.6
2023	462	18.0	25.6	90.3
2024	435	18.0	24.1	88.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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