📍 9242 E. Laurel St., Bellflower, Los Angeles County, 90706
Somerset High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bellflower, Los Angeles County. The school has 128 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jamie Jauch. It is part of the Bellflower Unified school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
Somerset High enrolls 128 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 69% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 8.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 14% |
| White | 11 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 128 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Somerset High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Somerset High is one of 15 schools in Bellflower Unified, based in Bellflower, California. The district serves 9,633 students district-wide and employs 449 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 128 students, Somerset High is smaller than the district average of about 642 students per school.