Bear Mountain Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.2% |
| Met Standard | 13.1% |
| Below Standard | 82.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Bear Mountain Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.2% of students exceeded standard while 13.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Arvin Union district average of 7.8%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.6% exceeded — 5.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 90 | 1.1% | 13.3% | 14.4% |
| 4th | 97 | 7.2% | 10.3% | 17.5% |
| 5th | 85 | 3.5% | 9.4% | 12.9% |
| 6th | 95 | 6.3% | 20.0% | 26.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 91 | 1.1% | 14.3% | 15.4% |
| 4th | 97 | 3.1% | 20.6% | 23.7% |
| 5th | 85 | 5.9% | 7.1% | 12.9% |
| 6th | 95 | 5.3% | 9.5% | 14.7% |
Nearby schools
2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.9