Belleview Elementary, Sonora CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Belleview Elementary

Belleview Elementary is a small kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school serving the Sonora area in Tuolumne County. The school enrolls a small group of students, roughly evenly distributed across grades, with about half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic population and a handful of multiracial students; no Asian or Black students were reported.

On state assessments, Belleview's performance is mixed and shows weakness, particularly in math. In English language arts, the school's proficiency rates vary by grade: strong performance in grade seven but substantially weaker results in grades three and eight. Across all grades tested in ELA, proficiency sits at below half. In math, the picture is more challenging. Only grades three and seven reach near or at half proficiency; fourth, fifth, and eighth grades all fall below that mark, with eighth grade notably low. Science proficiency, measured in grades five and eight, is also below half. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Tuolumne County's districts, though that positioning reflects the county's general academic landscape rather than strong absolute performance.

The school's enrollment has declined modestly in recent years. No major district-wide curricular or operational changes were identified. The district itself is very small and governed by appointed school board members.

A parent considering this school may want to look further into what reading and math support services are available, since proficiency lags substantially, and whether the school tracks the reasons performance dips in grades four and eight. Housing in the area is notably more affordable than California's state benchmark, with modest home values and rents supporting a stable, working-family community. The school sits on a rural road outside town proper, which may affect commute patterns for families.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 21%

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

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 764%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 33 pts above state median

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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.