Bel Aire Elementary

Summary:

Bel Aire Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tiburon, California, serving 303 students in grades 3-5. It is part of the Reed Union Elementary District, which is ranked 59 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bel Aire Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 73.72% of Bel Aire students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In Mathematics, 74.24% of Bel Aire students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 35.54%. The school also has strong performance across different student groups, ranking 6th out of 1,203 California elementary schools for Asian students in ELA/Literacy and 146th out of 2,634 schools for special education students in the same subject. Additionally, Bel Aire Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.3% to 8.6% over the past several years, which is lower than the state average.

Bel Aire Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or exceeds that of other nearby schools, such as Reed Elementary and Anthony G. Bacich Elementary, as well as the schools in the Mill Valley Elementary District. This suggests that Bel Aire is a high-performing school within its local context. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.7 to 16.8 over the past few years, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 277 Karen Way
       Tiburon, CA  94920-2044


(415) 388-7100

District: Reed Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
511th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools


Students who attend Bel Aire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Del Mar Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  330

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.8%
Two or more races:
9.7%
Hispanic:
9.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  4.5% Help


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Compare Details Bel Aire Elementary ranks better than 91.3% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.83. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.8%), two or more races (9.7%), Hispanic (9.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bel Aire Elementary is 18.1. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bel Aire Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bel Aire Elementary 511th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bel Aire Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Reed Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Reed Union Elementary 59th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bel Aire Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 97.76 89th 4809 98.1%
2005 95.33 196th 4822 95.9%
2006 97.38 85th 4818 98.2%
2007 98.33 38th 5113 99.3%
2008 96.94 81st 5113 98.4%
2009 95.16 154th 5193 97.0%
2010 95.41 115th 5314 97.8%
2011 95.25 110th 5377 98.0%
2012 95.43 64th 5390 98.8%
2013 91.76 347th 5530 93.7%
2015 97.51 143rd 5611 97.5%
2016 97.15 138th 5614 97.5%
2017 94.89 332nd 5692 94.2%
2018 95.03 284th 5662 95.0%
2019 94.26 351st 5789 93.9%
2021 95.00 90th 1417 93.6%
2022 95.80 310th 5883 94.7%
2023 95.35 332nd 5874 94.3%
2024 92.83 511th 5862 91.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 79.95 93rd 610 84.8%
2023 72.07 189th 669 71.7%
2024 67.45 238th 669 64.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 96.71 79th 2420 96.7%
2024 93.03 146th 2634 94.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.88 299th 5413 94.5%
2019 94.30 274th 5492 95.0%
2021 94.62 75th 1267 94.1%
2022 93.81 389th 5635 93.1%
2023 91.02 564th 5617 90.0%
2024 88.41 694th 5605 87.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.37 96th 2128 95.5%
2019 91.82 152nd 2585 94.1%
2021 95.64 9th 293 96.9%
2022 94.08 113th 2227 94.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.62 275th 5431 94.9%
2019 92.43 420th 5510 92.4%
2021 93.14 101st 1272 92.1%
2022 96.08 227th 5663 96.0%
2023 96.87 160th 5650 97.2%
2024 93.58 379th 5636 93.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.01 424th 1071 60.4%
2019 69.50 389th 1149 66.1%
2024 90.53 6th 1203 99.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 98.25 52nd 4963 99.0%
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Rank History for White students at Bel Aire Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.63 393rd 2737 85.6%
2019 78.69 507th 2834 82.1%
2022 81.60 390th 2726 85.7%
2023 81.04 387th 2662 85.5%
2024 74.61 644th 2647 75.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bel Aire Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 265 6 5 4 0 n/a n/a 0 280
1989 261 5 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1990 260 3 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 270
1991 260 7 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1992 262 10 5 7 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1993 263 15 20 9 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1994 295 6 7 11 0 n/a n/a 0 319
1995 291 4 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 317
1996 291 4 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 317
1997 302 3 21 5 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1998 329 6 18 13 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1999 374 5 22 13 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2000 361 6 21 9 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2001 343 3 12 16 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2002 281 4 13 24 0 n/a n/a 7 329
2003 281 4 13 24 0 n/a n/a 7 329
2004 290 1 23 22 0 n/a n/a 7 343
2005 307 2 20 17 2 n/a n/a 3 351
2006 320 3 16 10 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2007 301 4 31 11 0 n/a n/a 12 359
2008 312 6 26 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 356
2009 319 6 42 14 0 2 8 0 391
2010 342 5 43 20 3 2 2 0 417
2011 347 7 55 20 4 1 2 0 436
2012 393 7 34 18 2 0 16 0 470
2013 439 12 38 18 1 1 5 0 514
2014 463 6 37 19 1 2 10 0 538
2015 462 8 40 18 2 2 40 0 572
2016 475 4 48 13 1 1 13 0 555
2017 461 1 51 24 0 1 23 0 561
2018 415 2 44 29 1 0 12 0 503
2019 381 1 29 26 1 0 21 0 459
2020 352 0 22 22 2 0 31 0 429
2021 291 1 23 31 1 0 49 0 396
2022 234 1 22 26 1 0 43 0 327
2023 217 1 26 23 0 0 35 1 303
2024 237 3 27 30 0 0 32 1 330

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 Bel Aire Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 280 13.3 21.0 n/a
1989 276 14.6 18.9 n/a
1990 270 14.3 18.8 n/a
1991 276 13.5 20.4 n/a
1992 284 13.7 20.7 3.9
1993 307 16.0 19.2 3.3
1994 319 16.9 18.9 3.1
1995 317 17.6 18.0 3.8
1996 317 17.6 18.0 3.8
1997 331 17.7 18.7 3
1998 366 19.9 18.4 2.2
1999 414 23.1 17.9 1.9
2000 397 24.0 16.5 1
2001 374 26.1 14.3 0.8
2002 329 22.1 14.9 2.8
2003 329 22.1 14.9 2.8
2004 343 23.2 14.8 2.1
2005 351 22.8 15.4 4.3
2006 349 25.0 14.0 3.2
2007 359 26.0 13.8 4
2008 356 28.9 12.3 n/a
2009 391 26.0 14.0 0
2010 417 26.6 15.6 4.8
2011 436 n/a n/a 4.1
2012 470 25.0 18.7 2.3
2013 514 27.5 18.6 2.9
2014 538 23.0 23.3 2.4
2015 572 25.0 22.8 1.2
2016 555 24.0 23.1 3.1
2017 561 23.0 24.3 4.3
2018 503 26.2 19.1 4.4
2019 459 26.4 17.3 5.4
2020 429 n/a n/a 2.6
2021 396 24.4 16.1 4.8
2022 327 20.7 15.7 3.7
2023 303 18.0 16.8 3.6
2024 330 18.1 18.1 4.5

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bel Aire Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 280 13.3 21.0 n/a
1989 276 14.6 18.9 n/a
1990 270 14.3 18.8 n/a
1991 276 13.5 20.4 n/a
1992 284 13.7 20.7 3.9
1993 307 16.0 19.2 3.3
1994 319 16.9 18.9 3.1
1995 317 17.6 18.0 3.8
1996 317 17.6 18.0 3.8
1997 331 17.7 18.7 3
1998 366 19.9 18.4 2.2
1999 414 23.1 17.9 1.9
2000 397 24.0 16.5 1
2001 374 26.1 14.3 0.8
2002 329 22.1 14.9 2.8
2003 329 22.1 14.9 2.8
2004 343 23.2 14.8 2.1
2005 351 22.8 15.4 4.3
2006 349 25.0 14.0 3.2
2007 359 26.0 13.8 4
2008 356 28.9 12.3 n/a
2009 391 26.0 14.0 0
2010 417 26.6 15.6 4.8
2011 436 n/a n/a 4.1
2012 470 25.0 18.7 2.3
2013 514 27.5 18.6 2.9
2014 538 23.0 23.3 2.4
2015 572 25.0 22.8 1.2
2016 555 24.0 23.1 3.1
2017 561 23.0 24.3 4.3
2018 503 26.2 19.1 4.4
2019 459 26.4 17.3 5.4
2020 429 n/a n/a 2.6
2021 396 24.4 16.1 4.8
2022 327 20.7 15.7 3.7
2023 303 18.0 16.8 3.6
2024 330 18.1 18.1 4.5

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.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bel Aire Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 351st of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 332nd of 5874 Elementary schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bel Aire Elementary)79.172.7
 6.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Reed Union Elementary)79.172.7
 6.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bel Aire Elementary)82.972.7
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Reed Union Elementary)82.972.7
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bel Aire Elementary)80.177.1
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Reed Union Elementary)80.177.1
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bel Aire Elementary)80.383.8
 3.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Reed Union Elementary)80.383.8
 3.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bel Aire Elementary)84.983.5
 1.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Reed Union Elementary)84.983.5
 1.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bel Aire Elementary)70.178.4
 8.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Reed Union Elementary)70.178.4
 8.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Bel Aire Elementary)56.766.7
 10%
   5th Grade Science (Reed Union Elementary)56.766.7
 10%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students459303
 34%
African American11
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2926
 10.3%
Hispanic2623
 11.5%
Pacific Islander00
White381217
 43%
Two or More Races2135
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients5.4%3.6%
 1.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bel Aire Elementary

Yes. Bel Aire Elementary ranks in the top 8.7% of California elementary schools.

Students at Bel Aire Elementary are 72% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 330 students attended Bel Aire Elementary.

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

Middle : Del Mar Middle


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