How does Central Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Belmont?

Central Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 77.9/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 74% of students exceed standard, with a total of 888 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Central Elementary?

74.3% of students at Central Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 89.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Central Elementary improving or declining?

Central Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Central Elementary?

7.5% of students at Central Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Central Elementary

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary Belmont San Mateo County 94002

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

888 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

436 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 6.9%

White 29.1%

Asian 38.5%

Black 0.2%

Other 25.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Central Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	74.3%
Met Standard	15.3%
Below Standard	10.3%

Exceeded

74.3%

Met

15.3%

Below

10.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "90% proficient" for Central Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

74.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 53.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.0 points above the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary district average of 55.3%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 36.2 points higher (vs 38.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.