Bellevue Elementary, Santa Rosa CA

Original Research by School Decision on Bellevue Elementary

Bellevue Elementary is a small, neighborhood school in Santa Rosa serving children from kindergarten through sixth grade in a solidly working-family community. The school enrolls a student body that is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The demographic profile and the income context of the surrounding zip code—where monthly rent expenses run well above the national norm and home values have softened slightly—mark this as a school serving families with modest means in a high-cost housing market.

The state assessment results from the most recent year available show persistently low proficiency in both English language arts and math. Across the tested grades, proficiency in math ranges from the low twenties to mid-thirties, while ELA proficiency spans from about one-fifth of students to just over one-third. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the sixty-two districts in Sonoma County. Science proficiency data is available only for fifth grade and similarly reflects weak performance in that domain.

A parent evaluating Bellevue Elementary should recognize that the school serves a student population with substantial academic challenges, reflected in these assessment outcomes. Whether or how the school is addressing these gaps—through intervention programs, additional support staff, curriculum choices, or other strategies—is not documented in the available data. This is a consequential question to pursue directly with the school. The low proficiency results are consistent with the demographics and economic context: schools in high-poverty settings often struggle with standardized assessment outcomes, and Santa Rosa's cost of living means that even families employed in healthcare, government, or local services may face financial stress that affects student readiness and household stability.

The school itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and is part of the Bellevue Union district. It occupies a modest physical footprint in a residential neighborhood on Primrose Avenue. Specific information about the school's programs, staffing, special education and English learner services, discipline practices, and attendance rates was not available in the public data.

For families considering this school, the core reality is straightforward: the academic performance is weak by both state and county measures, and the student body is predominantly from lower-income households and Spanish-speaking backgrounds. Whether the school is a good fit depends on whether parents value neighborhood proximity, the specific quality of individual teachers or programs the school may offer, or plan to provide substantial academic support at home. Parents concerned about academic trajectory may want to engage with the school directly to understand what intervention and support systems exist, and should have a clear picture of the performance numbers before enrolling.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 26% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 16% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 12% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 634%

School 34% · District 20% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 28% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 25% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 33% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 15% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolBellevue Union, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income20%Higher-income23%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income21%13 pp gap