Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BRUNO PARK ELEMENTARY·NCES 063423005394
Belle Air Elementary
450 Third Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066 · (650) 624-3155 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
191 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Belle Air Elementary→Parkside Intermediate
Based on grade levels within San Bruno Park Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
26.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.8% | 16.5% | 22.3% | 54.4% |
| Math | 10.1% | 16.2% | 33.3% | 40.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 21.8% |
| 2022-23 | 22.3% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 10.5% |
| 2020-21 | 13.9% | 6.7% |
| 2018-19 | 15.9% | 14.3% |
| 2017-18 | 15.8% | 20.8% |
| 2016-17 | 15.9% | 20.0% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 21.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belle Air Elementary
Belle Air Elementary's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Air Elementary this school | 250 | 76.4% | 23.6% |
| Paradise Hills Elementary San Diego | 213 | 75.1% | 24.8% |
| San Pascual Elem Sci Tech Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet Los Angeles | 249 | 76.3% | 43.5% |
| Guadalupe Elementary San Francisco | 273 | 78.4% | 24.4% |
| Danube Avenue Elementary Granada Hills | 259 | 80.7% | 36.0% |
| Horace Mann Elementary San Jose | 293 | 74.4% | 18.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belle Air Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #4,241 of 5,151 | #82 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #3,629 of 5,172 ▲ 349 | #82 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #4,621 of 5,172 ▼ 217 | #85 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #349 of 5,116 | #5 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #5,117 of 5,915 | #91 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #4,430 of 5,352 | #85 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #2,942 of 5,354 | #79 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #2,507 of 5,625 | #13 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #2,607 of 3,837 | #54 of 79 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
250
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 22.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 250 | 10 | 25.0:1 | 76% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 12 | 20.9:1 | 59% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 10 | 24.0:1 | 60% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 11 | 22.2:1 | 52% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 9 | 31.1:1 | 81% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | N/A | N/A | 83% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | N/A | N/A | 80% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 20 | 22.8:1 | 57% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 16 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Air Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (280 to 250); teachers up 11% (9 to 10).
About Belle Air Elementary
Belle Air Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in San Bruno, California. The school enrolls 250 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 46% below average.
The 5 schools in San Bruno Park Elementary enroll 2,001 students altogether, Belle Air Elementary among them.
The share of Hispanic students at Belle Air Elementary is 70%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Pacific Islander, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show San Mateo County is about 25% Hispanic. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Belle Air Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Belle Air Elementary comes to 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 25.0:1. The school's 25.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County is 42 points lower.
Belle Air Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Belle Air Elementary, the prediction is 34.8% and the result is 23.6%.
In the surrounding county, San Mateo County, median household income comes to about $158,855, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 176, with about 82,403 students.
Allen (Decima M.) Elementary is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Belle Air Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Belle Air Elementary at 9th of 9.
Belle Air Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Belle Air Elementary enrolled 244; in 2024-25, 250. The school's ratio increased from 22.2:1 to 25.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Belle Air Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Bruno Park Elementary
- Parkside IntermediateMiddle · 491 students
- John Muir ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Allen (Decima M.) ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- Portola ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Rollingwood ElementaryCombined
Other schools in San Bruno
- Capuchino HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Monte Verde ElementaryElementary · 517 students
- Parkside IntermediateMiddle · 491 students
- John Muir ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Allen (Decima M.) ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- Portola ElementaryElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Allen (Decima M.) Elementary0.6 mi · 396
- Lomita Park Elementary0.9 mi · 277
- Parkside Intermediate1.0 mi · 491
- Capuchino High1.0 mi · 1,061
- Green Hills Elementary1.4 mi · 338
- Meadows Elementary1.7 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Air ElementaryHow large is Belle Air Elementary?
Belle Air Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Belle Air Elementary serve?
Belle Air Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Air Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belle Air Elementary is approximately 25.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Belle Air Elementary?
Belle Air Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Belle Air Elementary?
Belle Air Elementary is overseen by San Bruno Park Elementary in San Mateo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.