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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005348
Belvedere Elementary
2501 East Marshall Blvd., Highland, CA 92346 · (909) 862-7111 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-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
20.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
466 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.0pp since 2014
Math
19.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.4% | 18.6% | 27.1% | 42.9% |
| Math | 4.7% | 14.7% | 28.2% | 52.4% |
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 | 30.0% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 35.6% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 47.9% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 44.8% | 34.6% |
| 2016-17 | 39.7% | 30.9% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Belvedere Elementary
Belvedere Elementary's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Elementary this school | 557 | 83.7% | 28.5% |
| South Tamarind Elementary Fontana | 565 | 83.7% | 23.9% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Ontario | 549 | 82.7% | 34.0% |
| Armona Elementary Armona | 571 | 84.9% | 39.9% |
| Monte Vista Elementary Montclair | 535 | 84.9% | 55.9% |
| Sherman Elementary San Diego | 535 | 85.4% | 34.9% |
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 Belvedere Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #3,702 of 5,151 | #180 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #4,352 of 5,172 ▼ 819 | #235 of 321 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,987 of 5,172 ▼ 1,277 | #216 of 321 ▼ 94 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.1pp | #415 of 5,116 | #7 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,786 of 5,915 | #151 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,292 of 5,352 | #51 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #4,262 of 5,354 | #257 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #1,812 of 5,625 | #154 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,682 of 3,837 | #103 of 246 |
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
557
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 557 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 84% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 84% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 80% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 26 | 24.3:1 | 75% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 26 | 26.0:1 | 79% (533) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 24 | 27.4:1 | 79% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | N/A | N/A | 78% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 41 | 20.6:1 | 61% (519) |
| 1990-91 | 699 | 28 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belvedere Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (677 to 557); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About Belvedere Elementary
Belvedere Elementary is an elementary school in Highland, California, and it is part of San Bernardino City Unified. The school enrolls 557 students in kindergarten through 6.
In San Bernardino City Unified, 72 schools enroll a combined 44,080 students.
Belvedere Elementary is 87% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 4% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all San Bernardino County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
A staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 20.6:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 466 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 84% of enrollment. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 10 points.
Belvedere 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 22% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Belvedere Elementary is 30.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.5%.
For San Bernardino County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $85,478 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Bernardino County number 583, with about 393,648 students.
Belvedere Elementary's nearest public school is Barton Elementary (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Belvedere Elementary. By average proficiency, Belvedere Elementary is 1st among 5 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment fell by 12% across 4 years, from 632 in 2020-21 to 557 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 20.6:1, from 24.3:1.
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San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
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Other Belvedere Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Belvedere Elementary. Belvedere Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Belvedere ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 526 students
- Belvedere ElementaryBelvedere, SC · 617 students
- Belvedere ElementaryFalls Church, VA · 606 students
- Belvedere ElementaryArnold, MD · 542 students
- BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Barton Elementary0.7 mi · 485
- Serrano Middle0.8 mi · 716
- Alternative Learning Center0.9 mi · 34
- Virtual Academy0.9 mi · 346
- Del Vallejo Middle0.9 mi · 642
- Entrepreneur High1.1 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Belvedere ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Belvedere Elementary?
Belvedere Elementary enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Belvedere Elementary serve?
Belvedere Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Belvedere Elementary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Belvedere Elementary.
How diverse is Belvedere Elementary?
Belvedere Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Belvedere Elementary public or private?
Belvedere Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Bernardino City Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.