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Bell Senior High School

4328 Bell Avenue, Bell, CA 90201View on map

  • Public
  • Bell
  • 441 seniors
  • 2,022 students

Bell Senior High School is a public high school in Bell (Los Angeles Unified) with 441 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 133 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 65% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

102 of 133 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

23%

102 of 441 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

133 of 441 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.7%

8 of 104 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

10 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Bell Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    8 of 104 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    10 of 55 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.89)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    25 of 111 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    27 of 84 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    28%

    17 of 61 admitted

    This school28%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    48%

    14 of 29 admitted

    This school48%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts lower

    58%

    18 of 31 admitted

    This school58%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.58)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    56 of 65 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    50 of 53 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.77)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Bell Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    44%

    96 of 217 admitted

    This school44%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    73%

    66 of 91 admitted

    This school73%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    87%

    138 of 158 admitted

    This school87%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills5 pts higher

    96%

    124 of 129 admitted

    This school96%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    198 of 214 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (505 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

57%

290 of 505 graduates

UC or CSU

40%

200 graduates

Community college

14%

70 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5511%
CSU14529%
CA private college133%
Out of state71%
Community college7014%
Not enrolled21543%
Enrolled in college29057%
Total505100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

22

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

59

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

28% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

41%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

184 of 448 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

21%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

116 of 554 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 20 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 72%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 65%County median 64%

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