Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Bell Gardens High
Public · Los Angeles County · 1,912 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
16%
Higher than 45% of California high schools
-2.3 pp vs. peer median (18.6%)
· Ranked #7 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 16.7%
2025 · 16.3%
-31%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-23.1 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-8%)
~1668
5-yr projected enrollment (244 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Bell Gardens High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #7 of 11): 16% vs. a peer median of 19%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 7 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Bell Gardens High is admitting at roughly +11 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.781) alone would predict (30% actual vs. 19% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 31% (709→487 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -17%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-4.5%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1668 by 2029 — about 244 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell High School | Public | 22.9% | -37% |
| El Rancho High School | Public | 19.8% | -16% |
| South East High School | Public | 22.4% | +0% |
| Montebello High School | Public | 15.0% | -26% |
| Schurr High School | Public | 17.3% | -16% |
| Santa Fe High School | Public | 14.7% | -24% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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