Belle Air Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.0% |
| Below Standard | 75.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Belle Air Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 15.8 points below the San Bruno Park Elementary district average of 24.2%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 32.1% exceeded — 23.7 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 22.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 33.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 39 | 2.6% | 20.5% | 23.1% |
| 4th | 33 | 6.1% | 21.2% | 27.3% |
| 5th | 31 | 12.9% | 6.5% | 19.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 35 | 22.9% | 25.7% | 48.6% |
| 4th | 33 | 6.1% | 15.2% | 21.2% |
| 5th | 31 | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.3