How does Bell Mountain Middle compare to other middle schools in Menifee?

Bell Mountain Middle has a Scope Score of 41.6/100, ranked #1054 among California middle schools. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,009 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bell Mountain Middle?

12.3% of students at Bell Mountain Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 37.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Bell Mountain Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Bell Mountain Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 11.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Bell Mountain Middle?

18.0% of students at Bell Mountain Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Bell Mountain Middle

Middle School

Menifee Union MenifeeRiverside County92584

📍 28525 La Piedra Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,090 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

63%

Teachers

45 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 56 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic45.5%

White21.0%

Asian2.4%

Black6.1%

Other25.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bell Mountain Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	12.3%
Met Standard	25.3%
Below Standard	62.4%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 18.0%

1.3pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 12.3%

5.1pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 37.6%

1.9pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -11.0pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 37.6%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.8%

0.7pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Bell Mountain Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

12.3% of students exceeded standard while 25.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.1 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 7.3 points below the Menifee Union district average of 19.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.3% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 11.0 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 12.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

12.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

37.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-11.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

18.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.8%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,009

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	338	18.1%	32.8%	25.7%	23.4%	50.9%
7th	343	8.8%	28.9%	31.5%	30.9%	37.6%
8th	322	9.9%	32.0%	28.9%	29.2%	41.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	342	16.4%	23.4%	29.8%	30.4%	39.8%
7th	342	10.8%	17.8%	29.5%	41.8%	28.6%
8th	322	9.6%	17.1%	25.8%	47.5%	26.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Oak Meadows Elementary

58.5# in state

Southshore Elementary

52.8# in state

Callie Kirkpatrick Elementary

46.4# in state

Also serves area

Sally Buselt Elementary

69.6# in state

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Middle

Bell Mountain Middle

41.6# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.