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Bellevue Elementary

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Bellevue Elementary ranks 3803 rd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bellevue Elementary is a K–6 school in Atwater, California, serving 599 students in the Atwater Elementary district. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were below both district and state averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The most important concern is math: Bellevue had the lowest math proficiency rate among the 10 nearby schools in the comparison.

Compared with nearby schools, Bellevue was second-lowest in ELA and third-lowest in science, with 38% proficient in ELA, 28% in math and 22% in science; nearby-school averages were 45%, 39% and 33%, respectively. It was also below its district in all three subjects by 5 points in ELA, 4 in math and 3 in science, and below California by 11, 10 and 14 points. Science has the largest gap to the state, while math is Bellevue’s closest subject to the state average. Grade 5 ELA is a relative bright spot: 45% were proficient, though that remained below the district’s 48% and the state’s 49%. Nearby results show that high reported eligibility rates do not necessarily align with lower scores: for example, Frank Sparkes Elementary had a 93% free/reduced lunch eligible rate and higher proficiency in all three subjects.

Results have moved in different directions over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 5 percentage points and science rose 11, while math fell 5; chronic absenteeism also dropped from 38% in 2021–2022 to 7% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 8% and California’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranks Bellevue at the 34th percentile with 2 stars, the lowest percentile among the nearby schools, whose rankings range from the 36th to the 79th percentile. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 23.9, and 92% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California is marked statewide-free-meals, so read that eligibility figure in context. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking was notably stronger than its overall ranking: 83rd percentile in 2023–2024 versus 40th overall, a relative strength in how the school serves this group. Comparisons describe differences and do not establish their causes.

599

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,194

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1020 East Bellevue Rd.
Atwater, CA 95301-2314

(209) 357-6140

District: Atwater Elementary

Students who attend Bellevue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bellevue Senior Elementary
High:	Buhach Colony High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2022) to 34th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

California avg42%

3,803^rd of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Atwater Elementary

513^th of 968Atwater Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3803 of 5804	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	3716 of 5857	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3514 of 5869	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3498 of 5859	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	3213 of 5883	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	4010 of 5789	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3795 of 5662	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	4007 of 5692	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	3872 of 5614	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.0	4735 of 5611	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.4	2482 of 5530	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.3	3507 of 5390	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.8	3395 of 5377	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.1	3767 of 5314	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.2	4047 of 5193	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	4311 of 5113	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.1	3999 of 5113	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	3860 of 4818	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.3	3742 of 4822	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.6	3654 of 4809	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	1185 of 2227	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	1044 of 2585	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	642 of 2128	69.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	543 of 3162	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	734 of 3245	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	547 of 3311	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	1248 of 3275	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1684 of 3246	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	3587 of 5569	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	3770 of 5597	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3266 of 5612	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3454 of 5609	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3616 of 5635	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3923 of 5492	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3387 of 5413	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	2629 of 5085	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	2543 of 5107	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	2406 of 5107	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2375 of 5087	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2181 of 5084	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	3173 of 4963	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2925 of 4830	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	268 of 335	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	3167 of 5412	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	2876 of 5460	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2718 of 5517	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	2452 of 5363	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2129 of 5264	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	3053 of 5173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2809 of 5084	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	3758 of 5590	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	3420 of 5628	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3477 of 5643	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3173 of 5638	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2672 of 5663	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	3818 of 5510	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4013 of 5431	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1854 of 2920	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	1737 of 2847	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1508 of 2635	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1396 of 2420	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)20th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellevue Elementary	Public	K-6	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	599	25	23.9	91.8%	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	535 (89.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	32.1	3803^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	34.5%		33.1	3716^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.6%	87	21.7		21.7	33.7	33.8	44.6	38.2			37.8	33.3	29.5	28.0	23.3			28.4	≥ 98%		$25,194	$22,748	$2,446
Juniper Elementary	Public	K-6	661 East Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-9930	495	20	24.7	73.3%	61 (12.3%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (77.0%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	49.3	2643^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	54.5%		54.4	2345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%	298	41.4		41.4	36.4	28.3	58.6	59.7			46.0	32.7	20.0	32.8	54.8			35.3	98%	0%	$20,392	$18,244	$2,148
Thomas Olaeta Elementary	Public	K-6	2266 High St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6148	374	17	22.0	73.8%	51 (13.6%)	6 (1.6%)	282 (75.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	55.7	2284^th of 5804 public elementary schools	60.6%		60.3	2051^st of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%	233	32.7		32.7	49.1	45.1	54.9	35.4			46.3	50.9	41.2	47.1	43.8			45.9	93%	0%	$26,002	$23,884	$2,118
Peggy Heller Elementary	Public	K-8	201 Lake View Dr.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6517	712	30	23.7	63.8%	138 (19.4%)	12 (1.7%)	499 (70.1%)	35 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	42.4	3077^th of 5804 public elementary schools	47.0%		36.6	3434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%	357	21.0	27.6	24.8	35.4	50.0	43.6	39.7	46.2	49.4	44.1	48.2	37.8	29.0	30.8	33.3	40.2	36.9	93%	1%	$20,385	$18,046	$2,339
Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-6	1434 California St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6145	405	18	22.2	81.0%	48 (11.9%)	5 (1.2%)	324 (80.0%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	39.5	3254^th of 5804 public elementary schools	43.9%		32.2	3784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%	530	27.5		27.5	28.3	35.7	45.1	46.3			38.8	39.6	35.7	29.4	35.2			35.1	≥ 98%		$24,606	$22,466	$2,140
Elmer Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6143	514	22	23.3	76.3%	95 (18.5%)	7 (1.4%)	387 (75.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	47.1	2772^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	52.2%		47.7	2725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.5%	47	39.3		39.3	28.6	41.6	50.6	40.4			40.5	33.8	49.4	32.9	42.1			39.2	97%	0%	$21,732	$19,418	$2,314
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	1761 Grove Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6112	528	22	24.0	86.0%	40 (7.6%)	8 (1.5%)	444 (84.1%)	21 (4.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	51.8	2502^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	56.9%		54.7	2324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.3%	178	22.9		22.9	40.7	40.3	39.6	56.7			45.4	61.5	45.5	33.3	30.9			43.8	≥ 98%		$23,398	$21,320	$2,078
Aileen Colburn Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Heller St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6136	371	17	21.8	91.6%	33 (8.9%)	12 (3.2%)	322 (86.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35	3576^th of 5804 public elementary schools	38.4%		40.1	3216^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%	360	16.7		16.7	40.4	51.0	42.6	26.4			40.0	50.0	31.4	24.1	14.8			29.9	≥ 98%		$24,989	$22,596	$2,393
Winfield Elementary	Public	K-5	6981 Chestnut Ln.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6891	444	20	22.2	92.6%	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	403 (90.8%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33	3735^th of 5804 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.8	3603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%	132	17.4		17.4	46.6	34.7	27.5				36.5	50.7	27.8	17.4				32.2	≥ 98%		$26,202	$25,010	$1,192
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77.8	1224^th of 5804 public elementary schools	78.9%		78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%	24	51.5		51.5	62.5	65.5	64.6				64.2	65.6	49.2	45.5				53.4	≥ 98%		$20,087	$19,110	$977

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellevue Elementary

Is Bellevue Elementary a good school?

Bellevue Elementary ranks 3803^rd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bellevue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 599 students attended Bellevue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bellevue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bellevue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bellevue Senior Elementary
High : Buhach Colony High

What district is Bellevue Elementary in?

Atwater Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bellevue Elementary?

Students at Bellevue Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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