Belshaw Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.2% |
| Met Standard | 9.4% |
| Below Standard | 86.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Belshaw Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.2% of students exceeded standard while 9.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Antioch Unified district average of 6.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.0% 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 5.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 35.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 6.7% | 12.0% | 18.7% |
| 4th | 67 | 1.5% | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| 5th | 71 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 19.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 2.6% | 19.5% | 22.1% |
| 4th | 67 | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 5th | 71 | 4.2% | 5.6% | 9.9% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 28.8