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Bellevue Union School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Santa Rosa’s School Grade B− better than 47% of California school districts

Students
1,646
Schools
4
Spent per student
$24,096
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$52.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bellevue Union School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $52.5M, about $31,883 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Santa Rosa. Grade by grade →

7–84 middle schoolsSanta Rosa High School District
9–125 high schoolsSanta Rosa High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency12%
State average 33.1% · 836 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 46.7% · 820 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 83% at Santa Rosa High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,096 per student · 14% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 44%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,539’20
1,483’21
1,586’22
1,605’23
1,646’24

Up 7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 84%White 7%Asian 5%Black 2%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Meadow View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
468 students23:1
Taylor Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
468 students22:1
Bellevue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
382 students21:1
Kawana Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Rosa
328 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.