Bella Vista Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.6% |
| Met Standard | 17.9% |
| Below Standard | 69.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Bella Vista Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.6% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 31 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.4% exceeded — 11.9 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 4.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 6.5% | 13.0% | 19.6% |
| 4th | 58 | 19.0% | 15.5% | 34.5% |
| 5th | 57 | 12.3% | 17.5% | 29.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 13.0% | 28.3% | 41.3% |
| 4th | 58 | 13.8% | 20.7% | 34.5% |
| 5th | 57 | 10.5% | 12.3% | 22.8% |
Nearby schools
31 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.1