Bell Gardens Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.5% |
| Met Standard | 20.3% |
| Below Standard | 67.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Bell Gardens Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.1 points below the Montebello Unified district average of 14.6%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.0% exceeded — 2.5 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 2.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 107 | 7.5% | 17.8% | 25.2% |
| 4th | 103 | 14.6% | 26.2% | 40.8% |
| 5th | 111 | 12.6% | 20.7% | 33.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 109 | 11.0% | 22.9% | 33.9% |
| 4th | 106 | 12.3% | 19.8% | 32.1% |
| 5th | 112 | 17.0% | 14.3% | 31.3% |
Nearby schools
28 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.7