Bellingham Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 17.8% |
| Met Standard | 24.1% |
| Below Standard | 58.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "42% proficient" for Bellingham Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
17.8% of students exceeded standard while 24.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.4 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 17.0% | 20.8% | 37.7% |
| 4th | 49 | 16.3% | 18.4% | 34.7% |
| 5th | 67 | 16.4% | 29.9% | 46.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 13.0% | 38.9% | 51.9% |
| 4th | 50 | 20.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% |
| 5th | 67 | 23.9% | 14.9% | 38.8% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.2