Central Elementary School in Belmont CA

Performance Trends

This graph shows how well Central Elementary is performing compared to other elementary schools in California. 100% is the best performing school in the state, 0% is the worst.

Compare Details In 2019, Central Elementary ranked better than 98% of elementary schools in California. It also ranked first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.28. (See more...)

Student Body

This graph shows the number of students enrolled at Central Elementary. Click "Details" for more information.

Compare Details Student population at Central Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45%), Asian (25.7%), two or more races (18.3%). (See more...)

This graph shows the percentage of students at Central Elementary who receive a free or discounted lunch under the National School Lunch Program.

Compare Details 3.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

This graph represents a total percent of students at Central Elementary with an immunization status of <i>Complete</i>, which means they have received all the required immunizations for their age/grade or has given proof of acquired immunity.

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Teachers

This graph shows the student/teacher ratio for Central Elementary. Note that this is total number of students divided by total number of full-time teachers, and may not reflect actual class size.

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Elementary is 26.2. 4 elementary schools in the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

This graph shows the number of full-time teachers at Central Elementary.

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Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Central Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Elementary 116^th of 5772 California public elementary schools. (See Central Elementary in the ranking list.)

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary 76^th of 1512 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Central Elementary

This graph shows how well Central Elementary is performing relative to other elementary schools in California. 100% is the best performing school in the state, 0% is the worst.

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.15	504^th	4809	89.5%
2005	90.99	437^th	4822	90.9%
2006	92.67	353^rd	4818	92.7%
2007	94.11	280^th	5113	94.5%
2008	92.01	369^th	5113	92.8%
2009	94.04	229^th	5193	95.6%
2010	92.56	294^th	5314	94.5%
2011	92.72	267^th	5377	95.0%
2012	89.99	422^nd	5390	92.2%
2013	90.96	405^th	5530	92.7%
2015	96.57	218^th	5611	96.1%
2016	97.45	111^th	5614	98.0%
2017	97.64	123^rd	5692	97.8%
2018	97.69	92^nd	5662	98.4%
2019	97.28	116^th	5772	98.0%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Central Elementary is a very well-run school with a vibrant family community and a good diversity of students. The teachers are very strong although there has been movement in the ranks lately, but this has been mitigated by overall strength of school leadership. The school benefits from strong school support groups (PTA & Schoolforce) who rally the student body parental corp to supplement any funding shortfalls and ensure that the students receive a well-rounded education. The extra-curricular programming does seem more oriented towards the arts, but there is demand to build out early-STEM programming as well. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Central Elementary

This chart displays, by year, the number of students enrolled at Central Elementary, broken down by ethnicity.

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	311	2	33	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	365
1989	303	1	35	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	375
1990	288	5	40	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1991	324	7	48	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	408
1992	316	9	55	35	5	n/a	n/a	0	420
1993	304	7	51	24	3	n/a	n/a	0	389
1994	323	4	45	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	398
1995	310	9	42	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	390
1996	310	9	42	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	390
1997	322	14	52	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	415
1998	279	15	55	37	4	n/a	n/a	0	390
1999	274	16	61	38	3	n/a	n/a	0	392
2000	259	12	56	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	362
2001	247	7	56	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	348
2002	219	7	61	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	312
2003	219	7	61	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	312
2004	205	4	66	22	1	n/a	n/a	2	300
2005	190	8	57	24	0	n/a	n/a	5	284
2006	186	8	72	31	0	n/a	n/a	7	304
2007	182	6	76	38	2	n/a	n/a	25	329
2008	207	5	72	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	320
2009	234	5	82	30	2	1	25	0	379
2010	287	5	86	60	0	5	50	0	493
2011	234	4	77	59	0	4	60	0	438
2012	238	2	75	57	0	2	69	0	443
2013	228	1	95	58	0	2	73	0	457
2014	234	2	103	50	0	4	85	0	478
2015	218	2	119	52	0	2	70	0	463
2016	211	3	118	42	0	1	74	0	449
2017	217	4	99	48	n/a	2	78	0	448
2018	201	3	115	43	1	2	82	0	447

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central Elementary

This chart displays, by year, the number of students eligible for a discounted or free lunch at Central Elementary.

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	365	16.0	22.8	n/a
1989	375	15.0	25.0	n/a
1990	369	15.0	24.6	n/a
1991	408	17.0	24.0	n/a
1992	420	17.3	24.2	2.6
1993	389	17.0	22.9	2.1
1994	398	17.0	23.4	2.0
1995	390	17.0	22.9	3.3
1996	390	17.0	22.9	3.3
1997	415	20.0	20.8	2.2
1998	390	19.0	20.5	2.3
1999	392	21.5	18.2	1.8
2000	362	21.0	17.2	3.0
2001	348	19.0	18.3	0.9
2002	312	17.4	17.9	0.6
2003	312	17.4	17.9	0.6
2004	300	14.0	21.4	0.0
2005	284	14.7	19.3	0.4
2006	304	18.0	16.9	5.1
2007	329	20.0	16.5	5.3
2008	320	19.5	16.4	3.1
2009	379	20.4	16.9	4.0
2010	493	21.6	22.8	3.4
2011	438	n/a	n/a	2.7
2012	443	20.3	21.7	n/a
2013	457	20.4	22.3	3.5
2014	478	18.0	26.5	5.2
2015	463	18.0	25.7	3.7
2016	449	17.0	26.4	4.2
2017	448	16.0	28.0	3.1
2018	447	17.0	26.2	3.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Central Elementary

This chart displays, by year, the student/teacher ratio at Central Elementary, as reported by the U.S. Department of Education

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	365	16.0	22.8	n/a
1989	375	15.0	25.0	n/a
1990	369	15.0	24.6	n/a
1991	408	17.0	24.0	n/a
1992	420	17.3	24.2	2.6
1993	389	17.0	22.9	2.1
1994	398	17.0	23.4	2.0
1995	390	17.0	22.9	3.3
1996	390	17.0	22.9	3.3
1997	415	20.0	20.8	2.2
1998	390	19.0	20.5	2.3
1999	392	21.5	18.2	1.8
2000	362	21.0	17.2	3.0
2001	348	19.0	18.3	0.9
2002	312	17.4	17.9	0.6
2003	312	17.4	17.9	0.6
2004	300	14.0	21.4	0.0
2005	284	14.7	19.3	0.4
2006	304	18.0	16.9	5.1
2007	329	20.0	16.5	5.3
2008	320	19.5	16.4	3.1
2009	379	20.4	16.9	4.0
2010	493	21.6	22.8	3.4
2011	438	n/a	n/a	2.7
2012	443	20.3	21.7	n/a
2013	457	20.4	22.3	3.5
2014	478	18.0	26.5	5.2
2015	463	18.0	25.7	3.7
2016	449	17.0	26.4	4.2
2017	448	16.0	28.0	3.1
2018	447	17.0	26.2	3.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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