Somerset High School (Bellflower, California)

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Somerset High School
Address
Somerset High School (Bellflower, California)
9242 E. Laurel Street

,
90706

United States
Coordinates 33°52′56″N118°08′12″W / 33.88222°N 118.13667°W / 33.88222; -118.13667
Information
Other nameSomerset Continuation High School
School district Bellflower Unified School District
NCES School ID 060444000408 [1]
PrincipalCliff Higgins
Grades9–12
Enrollment113 (2022-2023) [1]
Website www.busd.k12.ca.us/somerset

Somerset High School is a continuation school located in Bellflower, California, as part of the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD).

Contents

As of 2004, Somerset had 17 regular educations teachers and 16 classrooms serving 353 students from the communities of Lakewood and Bellflower. Average class size is 12.7 students. [1]

Demographics

Student population racial makeup (2010)
RacePercentage
of population
African-American12.7
American Indian or Alaska Native0.52
Asian1.04
Filipino1.56
Hispanic or Latino62.97
Pacific Islander2.34
White (Not Hispanic)13.31
Multiple or No Response5.48
California Standardized Testing Rankings for 2010
Data reported are the percent of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standards).
SubjectSchoolDistrictState
English-Language Arts55052
Mathematics04748
Science55654
History-Social Science44344

Special Services

This school serves students that were referred from the other high schools in the district. Special services on this campus are a regional occupation program center and a child care facility for children of teen mothers.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - Somerset Continuation High (060444000408)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 8, 2024.