Bellevue Union

The Bellevue Union School District in California serves four elementary schools, providing education to students from diverse backgrounds. While the district faces significant challenges, with high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, one school, Bellevue Elementary, stands out as the highest-performing in the district, outpacing both district and state averages in several academic areas.

The schools in the Bellevue Union district serve a predominantly Hispanic student population, ranging from 82.88% to 86.33% across the four schools. Chronic absenteeism rates are also high, with Bellevue Elementary having the highest rate at 37.9%. However, Kawana Springs Elementary offers a unique feature, providing Spanish language assessments and demonstrating student proficiency in the language.

Academically, the district as a whole underperforms the state averages in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Yet, Bellevue Elementary stands out, ranking 3,990 out of 5,848 California elementary schools and outperforming the district and state in several grade-level test scores, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy. Additionally, Kawana Springs Elementary performs better than the district average in 5th-grade science test scores.