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Bellevue Senior Elementary

Q: Is Bellevue Senior Elementary a good school?

Bellevue Senior Elementary ranks 1713 th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 37% of California middle schools

Summary

Bellevue Senior Elementary serves 178 students in grades 7–8 in Atwater, California. Its SchoolDigger standing is relatively strong among nine nearby schools, but its results vary sharply by subject. The clearest concern for families is math: proficiency is far below both the state and district levels.

The school’s strongest local results are in English language arts (ELA) and science: it ranks second nearby in ELA and third in science, while ranking fifth in math. ELA proficiency is 44%, above the Atwater Elementary district’s 43% but below California’s 49%; it is also 9 points above the nearby-school average. In science, Bellevue’s 21% is 3 points above the nearby average and 3 points below the district, but 15 points below the state. Math is a clear weakness: 21% proficiency is 12 points below the district and 18 below the state, and is about level with the nearby average. ELA also differs by grade: eighth grade is just 1 point below the state, while seventh grade is 11 points below it.

ELA proficiency has slipped by about 1 point since 2022–2023, while its gap from the state widened by 3 points. Science has fluctuated and declined by 2 points over the same period, with its state gap widening by 8 points. SchoolDigger places Bellevue at the 38th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026; it is tied with Mitchell Intermediate for second among nearby schools, behind Winton Middle. Its 15.2 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was the lowest in the nearby group. The school reported 94% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the highest comparable nearby figure. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves male students is notably lower than its overall standing: the group ranks at the 20th percentile, down from the 56th in 2023–2024. Bellevue enrolls only 178 students, and tested-student counts are not provided, so some results may be sensitive to small numbers.

178

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,567

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2023) to 37th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg36%

California avg42%

1,713^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Atwater Elementary

811^th of 1,530Atwater 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	33.0	1713 of 2740	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.9	1212 of 2516	51.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.3	1131 of 2357	52.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.5	1187 of 2529	53.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	20.8	2015 of 2514	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.7	1360 of 1605	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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	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	1713^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.5%		33.1	1712^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.0%	1																	21.2	21.2		39.8	48.8	44.4		20.5	21.2	20.8	$14,567	$12,890	$1,677
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%)	33	1714^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.4%		38.9	1520^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.9%	194																	19.4	19.4		45.1	41.8	43.5		23.5	22.7	23.1	$19,052	$17,048	$2,004
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)																						23.1				0.0
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%)	48	1246^th of 2740 public middle schools	54.5%		47.3	1256^th of 2761 public middle schools	54.5%	10																	26.3	26.3	46.2	47.5	45.2	46.3	37.5	35.7	32.3	35.2	$21,373	$20,082	$1,291
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%)	17	2349^th of 2740 public middle schools	14.3%		26.5	1942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	29.7%	407																	14.2	14.2		28.9	31.2	30.1		17.2	10.9	13.9	$23,442	$22,562	$880
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%)	30	1833^rd of 2740 public middle schools	33.1%		43	1391^st of 2761 public middle schools	49.6%	442																	15.5	15.5		33.1	48.2	40.6		21.5	24.4	22.9	$22,126	$21,182	$944
Tenaya Middle	Public	7-8	760 West Eighth St.	Merced	95340	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%)	15.2	2424^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.5%		18.4	2299^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.7%	125																	15.6	15.6		26.3	28.7	27.5		11.6	12.8	12.2	$23,430	$22,158	$1,272
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%)	24.2	2032^nd of 2740 public middle schools	25.8%		25.8	1967^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.8%	65																	18.9	18.9		39.2	32.8	36.1		18.9	17.1	18.0	$21,503	$20,524	$979
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%)	22.4	2113^th of 2740 public middle schools	22.9%		22.5	2130^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%	17	4.4	0.0	4.9	3.2	11.6	14.0	11.5	12.3	7.3	19.3	3.3	9.6	0.0	0.0	4.9	1.6	23.0	23.0	35.9	28.1	30.5	31.7	18.3	17.5	16.0	17.3	$21,642	$21,130	$512
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%)	27.8	1920^th of 2740 public middle schools	29.9%		30.8	1804^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.7%	116																	15.3	15.3	29.2	35.1	35.4	33.3	16.9	31.4	29.2	26.1	$21,757	$19,880	$1,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellevue Senior Elementary

What district is Bellevue Senior Elementary in?

Atwater Elementary

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.

Is Bellevue Senior Elementary a good school?

Bellevue Senior Elementary ranks 1713^th of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bellevue Senior Elementary attend?

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

How many students attend Bellevue Senior Elementary?

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

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