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Bel Aire Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bel Aire Elementary is a consistently high-performing public school serving 322 students in grades 3 through 5 in the affluent community of Tiburon, part of the top-ranked Reed Union Elementary district.

The school is distinguished by its remarkable stability, ranking in the 94th-95th percentile among California elementary schools for nearly a decade, and it excels in serving special education students, ranking in the 97th-98th percentile for that subgroup. Its specialized upper-elementary configuration (grades 3-5 only) within the district allows for focused programming, contributing to strong 5th-grade outcomes. While its academic performance in English and Math is exceptional—about 30 points above state averages—its science proficiency, though solid, is an area where neighboring schools like Park Elementary and Old Mill Elementary show even higher results.

Compared to other top schools in the area, such as those in the Mill Valley Elementary district, Bel Aire maintains excellent outcomes with efficient use of resources, though it faces a shared challenge of rising chronic absenteeism in the post-pandemic period. The school's greatest strengths are its consistent excellence and effective support for diverse learners, making it a standout choice in a region known for exceptional schools.

322

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,809

Per pupil spending ?

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

277 Karen Way
Tiburon, CA 94920-2044

(415) 388-7100

District: Reed Union Elementary

Students who attend Bel Aire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Del Mar Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Two or more races:

10.9%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg78%

California avg41%

350^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 1,543Reed Union 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
2025	94.8	350 of 5857	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	512 of 5869	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	331 of 5859	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	310 of 5883	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	90 of 1417	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	351 of 5789	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	284 of 5662	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.9	332 of 5692	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.1	138 of 5614	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	143 of 5611	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	347 of 5530	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	95.4	64 of 5390	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	95.2	110 of 5377	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.4	115 of 5314	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	95.2	154 of 5193	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	96.9	81 of 5113	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	98.3	38 of 5113	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	97.4	85 of 4818	98.2%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	196 of 4822	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	97.8	89 of 4809	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	90.5	6 of 1205	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	389 of 1149	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	424 of 1071	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.1	113 of 2227	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	9 of 293	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	152 of 2585	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	96 of 2128	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	321 of 5597	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	694 of 5612	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	563 of 5609	90.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	389 of 5635	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	75 of 1267	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	274 of 5492	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	299 of 5413	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	98.3	52 of 4963	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	414 of 5628	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	380 of 5643	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	159 of 5638	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	227 of 5663	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	101 of 1272	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	420 of 5510	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	275 of 5431	94.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	187 of 718	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	239 of 670	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	189 of 669	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	93 of 610	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	69 of 2847	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	146 of 2635	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	79 of 2420	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	363 of 2598	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	644 of 2651	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	387 of 2661	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	390 of 2726	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	507 of 2834	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	393 of 2737	85.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2024)100th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2019)99th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics76%+39 vs state

Science64%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	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/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	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bel Aire Elementary	Public	3-5	277 Karen Way	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 388-7100	322	18	17.7	8.1%	222 (68.9%)	6 (1.9%)	33 (10.2%)	25 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.9%)	94.8	350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.8	512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	63.7		63.7	75.5	74.6	83.0				77.8	81.4	75.5	72.6				76.3			$34,809	$33,716	$1,093
Strawberry Point Elementary	Public	K-5	117 East Strawberry Dr.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7660	259	13	19.9	5.0%	158 (61.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41 (15.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.3%)	97.7	103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.2%		95	349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	246	74.4		74.4	83.3	81.1	87.2				83.9	86.5	83.8	84.6				85.0			$50,642	$49,980	$662
Cove	Public	K-5	330 Golden Hind Passage	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-9046	275	15	18.7	12.7%	175 (63.6%)	2 (0.7%)	40 (14.5%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.6%)	94.8	354^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		95	345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	9	75.0		75.0	58.5	81.0	84.6				75.6	81.0	86.1	80.8				82.5	93.8		$25,586	$24,940	$646
Edna Maguire Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Lomita Dr.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7733	399	20	20.3	7.0%	266 (66.7%)	3 (0.8%)	41 (10.3%)	37 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.5%)	95.9	247^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	218	77.5		77.5	70.2	77.1	82.5				77.3	79.0	82.0	78.8				79.8			$41,100	$40,424	$676
Park Elementary	Public	K-5	360 East Blithedale Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7735	301	14	21.5	2.7%	229 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.6%)	97.5	115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.4	129^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	14	89.5		89.5	70.5	95.7	89.5				85.2	86.4	84.8	89.5				86.7			$35,854	$35,394	$460
Neil Cummins Elementary	Public	K-5	58 Mohawk Ave.	Corte Madera	94925	Marin County	Larkspur-Corte Madera	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 927-6965	451	23	19.3	8.2%	313 (69.4%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.3%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)	95	334^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.3%		91.5	604^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	270	61.6		61.6	85.1	78.2	75.3				79.4	83.6	82.1	68.5				78.0			$26,045	$25,314	$731
Reed Elementary	Public	K-2	1199 Tiburon Blvd.	Tiburon	94920	Marin County	Reed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 435-7841	362	22	16.7	2.8%	250 (69.1%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.0%)	23 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.3%)								(n/a)																				$32,945	$32,054	$891
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-8	200 Phillips Dr.	Sausalito	94965	Marin County	Sausalito Marin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 332-1024	262	19	14.1	53.4%	74 (28.2%)	73 (27.9%)	61 (23.3%)	21 (8.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	65.4	1823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.7	1840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.6%	17	37.5	17.4	29.1	50.0	40.6	63.6	63.6	42.1	20.8	48.5	45.8	43.8	62.5	40.6	21.1	13.0	40.1	91.5	91.5
Tamalpais Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	350 Bell Ln.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7731	368	18	20.4	5.4%	270 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.1%)	98	69^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.2	65^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.9%	4	77.2		77.2	84.2	83.9	89.5				85.9	84.5	87.5	84.2				85.4			$43,855	$43,178	$677
Old Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	352 Throckmorton Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Mill Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 389-7727	261	12	21.7	3.8%	183 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (21.5%)	97.9	76^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.2	143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	67	80.0		80.0	82.9	91.1	92.5				88.9	79.5	86.7	80.0				82.3			$35,263	$34,764	$499

Frequently Asked Questions about Bel Aire Elementary

What district is Bel Aire Elementary in?

Reed Union Elementary

Is Bel Aire Elementary a good school?

Yes. Bel Aire Elementary ranks in the top 6.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bel Aire Elementary?

Students at Bel Aire Elementary are 69% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Bel Aire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bel Aire Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Mar Middle

How many students attend Bel Aire Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Bel Aire Elementary.

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