Bel Air Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 3.1% |
| Met Standard | 11.2% |
| Below Standard | 85.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Bel Air Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
3.1% of students exceeded standard while 11.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.7 points below the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 8.6% 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 16.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 40.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 1.7% | 15.3% | 16.9% |
| 4th | 50 | 6.0% | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 5th | 54 | 1.9% | 5.6% | 7.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 59 | 3.4% | 22.0% | 25.4% |
| 4th | 50 | 6.0% | 6.0% | 12.0% |
| 5th | 54 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% |
Nearby schools
6 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.7