Bellflower High School is located in Bellflower, California, as part of the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD). Bellflower is a combination middle school and high school, having students from grades seven through twelve. As of 2009, Bellflower had 136 regular educations teachers and 123 classrooms serving 3,342 students from the communities of Lakewood, Bellflower, Paramount and Compton. Average class size is 25 students. The school mascot is the "Buccaneer"—illustrated as a pirate with an eyepatch. The school colors are maroon and gold. The monthly school newspaper is the Blade.