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Bellevue Senior Elementary

Q: Is Bellevue Senior Elementary a good school?

Bellevue Senior Elementary ranks 1712 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 38% of California middle schools

Summary

Bellevue Senior Elementary is a small middle school serving 178 students in grades 7 and 8 in Atwater Elementary district, operating effectively within a high-needs community.

The school shows notable strengths, particularly in keeping students engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate (12.4%) that is much lower than the state average and better than nearby schools like Weaver Middle (21.8%) and Rudolph Rivera Middle (25.4%). It also performs well in science compared to many peers and has historically excelled in supporting English Language Learners. Despite a high rate of economic need, the school achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending than comparable schools such as Delhi Middle and Mitchell Intermediate.

Areas for growth include mathematics proficiency, which is below district and state averages, and significant challenges in serving Special Education students. A notable performance gap exists between female and male students. The school's small size allows for a favorable student-teacher ratio, which can be a great benefit, but its overall state ranking has been volatile and recently declined.

178

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,834

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 East Bellevue Rd.
Atwater, CA 95301-2314

(209) 357-6140

District: Atwater Elementary

Students who attend Bellevue Senior Elementary usually attend:

High:

Buhach Colony High

Feeder schools for Bellevue Senior Elementary:

Elementary:

Bellevue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

4.5%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,712^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Atwater Elementary

765^th of 1,543Atwater 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1712 of 2761	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1538 of 2783	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1315 of 2781	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	1738 of 2740	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1800 of 2715	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1643 of 2480	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	1776 of 2508	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	2069 of 2497	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	1901 of 2477	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.0	862 of 1491	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1005 of 1369	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	549 of 1478	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	143 of 1521	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	49.7	478 of 1540	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	305 of 1442	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1371 of 2533	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1769 of 2551	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	1084 of 2531	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	1703 of 2509	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1555 of 2380	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1457 of 2262	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1069 of 2395	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1008 of 2388	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	832 of 2374	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	1224 of 2359	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1403 of 2213	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1067 of 2072	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1277 of 2542	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	1088 of 2579	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	815 of 2531	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	1250 of 2458	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1469 of 2369	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1223 of 2230	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1828 of 2534	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	1135 of 2552	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	1346 of 2538	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1515 of 2527	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1734 of 2407	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1642 of 2273	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1471 of 1566	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1050 of 1552	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellevue Senior Elementary	Public	7-8	1020 East Bellevue Rd.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6140	178	12	15.2	93.8%	8 (4.5%)	5 (2.8%)	161 (90.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	33.1	1712^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.0%		37.7	1538^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.7%	174																	23.3	23.3		41.9	38.1	40.0		21.6	19.8	20.7	$13,834	$1,921	$11,913
Mitchell Intermediate	Public	7-8	1753 Fifth St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6124	744	31	23.8	75.9%	97 (13.0%)	15 (2.0%)	577 (77.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.6%)	38.9	1520^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%		43.6	1352^nd of 2783 public middle schools	51.4%	168																	17.6	17.6		48.1	45.0	46.5		25.0	24.3	24.7	$16,502	$2,752	$13,750
Atwater Senior Academy	Public	6-8	1800 Juniper Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6515	5	1	4.9		0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						6.3				0.0	$38,536	$7,034	$31,502
Winton Middle	Public	6-8	6300 North Cypress Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6189	579	25	22.7	92.1%	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	499 (86.2%)	33 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.3	1256^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.5%		39.2	1492^nd of 2783 public middle schools	46.4%	236																	27.2	27.2	47.4	39.4	52.1	46.3	30.2	27.6	34.9	30.9	$16,077	$1,255	$14,822
Rudolph Rivera Middle	Public	7-8	945 Buena Vista Dr.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6680	608	21	28.7	81.7%	60 (9.9%)	45 (7.4%)	368 (60.5%)	106 (17.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	26.5	1942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%		29.5	1829^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.3%	113																	21.8	21.8		31.8	40.9	36.3		12.1	16.7	14.3	$17,480	$2,679	$14,801
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	760 West Eighth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6687	607	22	27.2	91.6%	21 (3.5%)	35 (5.8%)	504 (83.0%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	18.4	2299^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.7%		19.9	2264^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.6%	35																	12.6	12.6		31.0	27.2	29.2		14.4	13.6	14.0	$18,018	$3,093	$14,925
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle	Public	7-8	601 Mercy Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6330	624	21	30.1	58.5%	112 (17.9%)	32 (5.1%)	360 (57.7%)	75 (12.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)	43	1391^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.6%		39	1508^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	117																	16.0	16.0		50.7	45.9	48.3		28.5	29.3	28.9	$16,205	$2,333	$13,872
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	7-8	800 East 26th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6631	629	21	29.6	87.3%	102 (16.2%)	19 (3.0%)	459 (73.0%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	25.8	1967^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.8%		28.2	1893^rd of 2783 public middle schools	32.0%	74																	15.0	15.0		34.0	35.3	34.7		22.4	16.9	19.7	$16,927	$2,611	$14,316
Livingston Middle	Public	6-8	101 F St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5450	809	36	22.7	76.3%	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	676 (83.6%)	98 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	2130^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		22.3	2160^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.4%	30	0.0	4.5	2.8	2.6	7.0	19.4	11.1	12.8	5.3	17.9	2.8	8.7	0.0	3.0	8.3	4.1	22.6	22.6	29.1	21.8	33.1	28.1	17.3	18.2	16.1	17.2	$16,304	$1,351	$14,953
Weaver Middle	Public	6-8	3076 East Childs Ave.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Weaver Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 723-2174	1,073	48	22.1	93.7%	83 (7.7%)	40 (3.7%)	744 (69.3%)	165 (15.4%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.1%)	30.8	1804^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%		29.3	1842^nd of 2783 public middle schools	33.8%	38																	17.3	17.3	34.0	35.5	27.8	32.5	24.6	29.6	28.1	27.3	$17,133	$2,743	$14,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellevue Senior Elementary

What high school do graduates of Bellevue Senior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bellevue Senior Elementary usually go on to attend Buhach Colony High

Is Bellevue Senior Elementary a good school?

Bellevue Senior Elementary ranks 1712^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bellevue Senior Elementary?

Students at Bellevue Senior Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bellevue Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Bellevue Senior Elementary.

What district is Bellevue Senior Elementary in?

Atwater Elementary

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