Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Summary:

Hilton D. Bell Intermediate is a high-performing public middle school in Garden Grove, California, serving 629 students in grades 7-8. This school consistently ranks among the top 10% of middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

Hilton D. Bell Intermediate excels in supporting the academic success of diverse student groups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low-income students. These subgroups consistently rank among the top 10-20% of their respective statewide cohorts, with some, like Asian and multi-racial students, ranking in the top 5%. The school also maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, outperforming the district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools, such as those in the Anaheim Union High and Garden Grove Unified school districts, Hilton D. Bell Intermediate stands out as a model of excellence, significantly outpacing the academic performance of its counterparts.

While Hilton D. Bell Intermediate's overall performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further reduce chronic absenteeism and explore ways to support the academic achievement of white and special education students, whose performance, while still strong, lags behind other subgroups. Nevertheless, this school is a shining example of how public education can deliver exceptional outcomes for a diverse student population, making it a highly desirable choice for families in the Garden Grove area.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 12345 Springdale St.
       Garden Grove, CA  92845-2238


(714) 663-6466

District: Garden Grove Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
120th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,184 Help


Students who attend Hilton D. Bell Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Pacifica High

Feeder schools for Hilton D. Bell Intermediate:

Elementary:    Enders Elementary
    Garden Park Elementary
    Loyal Barker Elementary
    Patton Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.5 Help
Number of students:  608

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
31.1%
White:
30.6%
Asian:
29.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45.7% Help


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Compare Details Hilton D. Bell Intermediate ranks better than 95.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 10 ranked middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.14. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (31.1%), White (30.6%), Asian (29.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 45.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate is 22.5, which is the 5th best among 10 middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate is $12,184, which is the 3rd highest among 10 middle schools in the Garden Grove Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hilton D. Bell Intermediate:

SchoolDigger ranks Hilton D. Bell Intermediate 120th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hilton D. Bell Intermediate in the ranking list.)

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Garden Grove Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Garden Grove Unified 402nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

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Rank History for all students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 85.76 185th 1769 89.5%
2005 71.65 413th 1777 76.8%
2006 76.81 339th 1804 81.2%
2007 83.15 244th 1999 87.8%
2008 83.08 239th 2005 88.1%
2009 86.32 159th 2063 92.3%
2010 78.25 347th 2179 84.1%
2011 81.07 276th 2236 87.7%
2012 80.02 303rd 2259 86.6%
2013 79.77 324th 2379 86.4%
2015 92.60 163rd 2477 93.4%
2016 91.14 198th 2497 92.1%
2017 85.23 348th 2508 86.1%
2018 91.73 196th 2480 92.1%
2019 93.03 195th 2715 92.8%
2022 92.78 204th 2740 92.6%
2023 94.14 172nd 2802 93.9%
2024 96.14 120th 2777 95.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.85 245th 665 63.2%
2023 87.46 49th 678 92.8%
2024 90.05 33rd 699 95.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 97.66 26th 1529 98.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.44 253rd 1538 83.6%
2024 81.16 167th 1550 89.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.65 57th 2230 97.4%
2019 94.44 76th 2369 96.8%
2022 96.89 50th 2458 98.0%
2023 96.06 72nd 2549 97.2%
2024 98.18 42nd 2575 98.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.42 211th 2262 90.7%
2019 93.10 150th 2380 93.7%
2022 93.54 161st 2509 93.6%
2023 93.43 169th 2547 93.4%
2024 95.56 108th 2546 95.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.82 232nd 1369 83.1%
2019 78.50 201st 1491 86.5%
2022 90.22 92nd 1531 94.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.56 193rd 2273 91.5%
2019 91.70 207th 2407 91.4%
2022 89.74 249th 2527 90.1%
2023 93.40 165th 2558 93.5%
2024 95.48 122nd 2547 95.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.82 41st 700 94.1%
2019 85.77 36th 745 95.2%
2022 83.83 56th 733 92.4%
2023 80.78 96th 718 86.6%
2024 85.41 42nd 741 94.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.39 89th 2072 95.7%
2019 91.70 110th 2213 95.0%
2022 95.45 68th 2359 97.1%
2023 92.19 112th 2391 95.3%
2024 95.80 66th 2383 97.2%
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Rank History for White students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.31 454th 1496 69.7%
2019 72.00 409th 1602 74.5%
2022 71.69 389th 1555 75.0%
2023 74.66 332nd 1552 78.6%
2024 79.08 255th 1535 83.4%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 493 1 78 58 8 n/a n/a 0 638
1989 417 7 65 48 2 n/a n/a 0 539
1990 389 3 61 39 2 n/a n/a 0 494
1991 414 3 59 45 2 n/a n/a 0 523
1992 457 5 68 57 4 n/a n/a 0 591
1993 498 11 71 64 2 n/a n/a 0 646
1994 503 6 80 67 4 n/a n/a 0 660
1995 478 9 116 61 6 n/a n/a 0 670
1996 478 9 116 61 6 n/a n/a 0 670
1997 497 7 115 66 9 n/a n/a 0 694
1998 505 6 97 86 6 n/a n/a 0 700
1999 492 9 85 94 4 n/a n/a 0 684
2000 486 16 99 94 2 n/a n/a 0 697
2001 504 6 120 84 5 n/a n/a 0 719
2002 521 12 115 114 4 n/a n/a 0 766
2003 521 12 115 114 4 n/a n/a 0 766
2004 538 8 108 102 5 n/a n/a 0 761
2005 520 12 125 124 13 n/a n/a 0 794
2006 515 10 135 147 14 n/a n/a 0 821
2007 466 14 138 139 7 n/a n/a 4 768
2008 449 20 132 117 7 n/a n/a 0 725
2009 432 17 131 114 10 5 0 0 709
2010 412 10 119 134 5 6 0 0 686
2011 400 11 117 164 3 8 0 0 703
2012 325 14 123 169 3 7 4 0 645
2013 349 13 132 158 4 2 14 0 672
2014 348 13 153 180 3 3 6 0 706
2015 305 12 165 179 4 4 7 0 676
2016 312 14 188 155 5 2 19 0 695
2017 306 9 175 154 3 1 11 0 659
2018 277 6 161 161 3 4 12 0 624
2019 245 8 177 189 3 5 21 0 648
2020 244 6 193 203 4 0 25 0 675
2021 228 6 165 199 2 1 32 0 633
2022 208 7 156 194 1 1 46 2 615
2023 198 5 171 195 2 0 57 1 629
2024 186 2 180 189 0 1 50 0 608

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 Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 638 24.0 26.5 n/a
1989 539 21.0 25.6 n/a
1990 494 19.0 26.0 n/a
1991 523 18.0 29.0 n/a
1992 591 18.3 32.2 7.8
1993 646 23.3 27.7 10.2
1994 660 25.7 25.7 10.6
1995 670 27.3 24.5 11.3
1996 670 27.3 24.5 11.3
1997 694 26.3 26.4 12.2
1998 700 26.3 26.6 13.3
1999 684 29.3 23.3 12.3
2000 697 26.8 26.0 10.6
2001 719 25.9 27.8 9.9
2002 766 31.3 24.5 12.4
2003 766 31.3 24.5 12.4
2004 761 27.0 28.2 10.8
2005 794 28.7 27.7 10.2
2006 821 28.1 29.2 13
2007 768 28.1 27.3 14.4
2008 725 30.4 23.8 16.3
2009 709 25.8 22.9 17.5
2010 686 24.3 28.1 20.4
2011 703 n/a n/a 17.1
2012 645 21.6 29.7 n/a
2013 672 21.5 31.1 26.6
2014 706 22.9 30.7 28
2015 676 26.0 26.0 29.7
2016 695 26.0 26.7 26.2
2017 659 27.9 23.5 25.3
2018 624 25.5 24.4 29.5
2019 648 24.7 26.1 27.5
2020 675 n/a n/a 30.5
2021 633 25.9 24.3 33.3
2022 615 27.1 22.6 32.7
2023 629 26.7 23.4 40.9
2024 608 27.0 22.5 45.7

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 Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 638 24.0 26.5 n/a
1989 539 21.0 25.6 n/a
1990 494 19.0 26.0 n/a
1991 523 18.0 29.0 n/a
1992 591 18.3 32.2 7.8
1993 646 23.3 27.7 10.2
1994 660 25.7 25.7 10.6
1995 670 27.3 24.5 11.3
1996 670 27.3 24.5 11.3
1997 694 26.3 26.4 12.2
1998 700 26.3 26.6 13.3
1999 684 29.3 23.3 12.3
2000 697 26.8 26.0 10.6
2001 719 25.9 27.8 9.9
2002 766 31.3 24.5 12.4
2003 766 31.3 24.5 12.4
2004 761 27.0 28.2 10.8
2005 794 28.7 27.7 10.2
2006 821 28.1 29.2 13
2007 768 28.1 27.3 14.4
2008 725 30.4 23.8 16.3
2009 709 25.8 22.9 17.5
2010 686 24.3 28.1 20.4
2011 703 n/a n/a 17.1
2012 645 21.6 29.7 n/a
2013 672 21.5 31.1 26.6
2014 706 22.9 30.7 28
2015 676 26.0 26.0 29.7
2016 695 26.0 26.7 26.2
2017 659 27.9 23.5 25.3
2018 624 25.5 24.4 29.5
2019 648 24.7 26.1 27.5
2020 675 n/a n/a 30.5
2021 633 25.9 24.3 33.3
2022 615 27.1 22.6 32.7
2023 629 26.7 23.4 40.9
2024 608 27.0 22.5 45.7

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,184

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 195th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 172nd of 2802 Middle schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilton D. Bell Intermediate)78.873.3
 5.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)63.560.1
 3.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hilton D. Bell Intermediate)6758.6
 8.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)49.147.9
 1.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilton D. Bell Intermediate)78.676.1
 2.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Garden Grove Unified)62.959
 3.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hilton D. Bell Intermediate)69.667.3
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Garden Grove Unified)49.647.5
 2.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Hilton D. Bell Intermediate)51.955.6
 3.7%
   8th Grade Science (Garden Grove Unified)40.540.9
 0.4%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students648629
 2.9%
African American85
 37.5%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian177171
 3.4%
Hispanic189195
 3.2%
Pacific Islander50
 100%
White245198
 19.2%
Two or More Races2157
 171.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.5%40.9%
 13.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hilton D. Bell Intermediate

Students who attend Hilton D. Bell Intermediate usually go on to attend Pacifica High

In the 2023-24 school year, 608 students attended Hilton D. Bell Intermediate.

Students at Hilton D. Bell Intermediate are 31% Hispanic, 31% White, 30% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Yes! Hilton D. Bell Intermediate is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 120th of 2777 California middle schools.


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