Belvedere Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.7% |
| Met Standard | 16.8% |
| Below Standard | 75.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Belvedere Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.5 points below the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. The 39 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 16.8% exceeded — 9.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 4.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 77 | 3.9% | 11.7% | 15.6% |
| 4th | 72 | 9.7% | 19.4% | 29.2% |
| 5th | 98 | 13.3% | 25.5% | 38.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 11.5% | 16.7% | 28.2% |
| 4th | 73 | 1.4% | 19.2% | 20.6% |
| 5th | 98 | 6.1% | 8.2% | 14.3% |
Nearby schools
39 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 42.9