Belle Haven Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Menlo Park, California

Belle Haven Elementary in Menlo Park, California enrolled 312 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 20.8 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 9-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%

356 students in 2022-23, 339 students in 2023-24, 312 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 15.0.

Students enrolled at Belle Haven Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233562023-243392024-25312
Students enrolled at Belle Haven Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233562023-243392024-25312
Students enrolled at Belle Haven Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233562023-243392024-25312
Students enrolled at Belle Haven Elementary by school year2022-23: 356, 2023-24: 339, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233562023-243392024-25312
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335618.619.1
2023-2433916.021.2
2024-2531215.020.8

20.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Belle Haven Elementary 20.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBelle Haven Elementary 20.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Belle Haven Elementary 20.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBelle Haven Elementary 20.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Belle Haven Elementary 20.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBelle Haven Elementary 20.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Belle Haven Elementary 20.8; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBelle Haven Elementary 20.8state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Belle Haven Elementary enrolled 387 students and reported no counselor; it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent49.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.9% of students were Hispanic, 5.8% Black, 4.2% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic84.9%
  2. Black5.8%
  3. Pacific Islander4.2%
  4. Two or more races1.9%
  5. White1.3%
  6. Asian1.3%
  7. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Belle Haven Elementary scored proficient or above: 9-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-229‑14%10‑14%45%
Math, 2022-236‑9%3‑8% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Menlo Park

4 public elementary schools in Menlo Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Belle Haven Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
KIPP Valiant Community Prep58719.078.5%
Oak Knoll Elementary57418.84.9%
Belle Haven Elementary31220.887.2%
Garfield Elementary28020.187.5%

All public schools in Menlo Park →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Belle Haven Elementary

  1. Laurel ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 658 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. KIPP Valiant Community PrepThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 587 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Belle Haven Elementary with Laurel ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ravenswood City School District spends per student$33,564 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,564
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaBelle Haven Elementary is the number 4,647 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,647 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher20.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.20.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Belle Haven Elementary

  1. How many students attend Belle Haven Elementary?
    312 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 356 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Menlo Park, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Haven Elementary?
    20.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Belle Haven Elementary a Title I school?
    Belle Haven Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Belle Haven Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Belle Haven Elementary scored proficient or above: 9-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Belle Haven Elementary in?
    Ravenswood City School District, NCES district ID 0631860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063186004913 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22