How does Bel Aire Park Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Napa?

Bel Aire Park Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 45.0/100, placing it at the 54th percentile statewide. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 846 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bel Aire Park Elementary?

12.3% of students at Bel Aire Park Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Bel Aire Park Elementary improving or declining?

Bel Aire Park Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Bel Aire Park Elementary?

14.9% of students at Bel Aire Park Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Bel Aire Park Elementary

Napa Valley Unified Napa Napa County 94558

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

846 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

414 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

71%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 64.3%

White 30.7%

Asian 0.7%

Black 0.5%

Other 3.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bel Aire Park Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.3%
Met Standard	23.5%
Below Standard	64.2%

Exceeded

12.3%

Met

23.5%

Below

64.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Bel Aire Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.3% of students exceeded standard while 23.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.9 points below the Napa Valley Unified district average of 16.2%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.4% exceeded — 3.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.