Is Mission Bell Elementary a good school?

Mission Bell Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Mission Bell Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 373 students attended Mission Bell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Bell Elementary?

Students at Mission Bell Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mission Bell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Bell Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jurupa Middle High : Patriot High

Mission Bell Elementary

Summary:

Mission Bell Elementary is a public elementary school in Riverside, California, serving 373 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Jurupa Unified School District, which is ranked 1304 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Mission Bell Elementary faces several challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.1% in 2017-2018 to 35.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby Troth Street Elementary (32.8%) and Glen Avon Elementary (29.7%). Academically, Mission Bell consistently performs below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 19.07% and 15.14% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding proficiency in 2023-2024. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.2% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby schools.

While Mission Bell Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 22:1 compared to nearby schools, its academic performance continues to decline. The school has dropped from a statewide ranking of 2986 out of 5390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 5328 out of 5862 in 2023-2024. This trend is particularly concerning for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, who perform in the bottom 40% of California elementary schools. Addressing the underlying issues of chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic challenges could be crucial in improving educational outcomes at Mission Bell Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

4020 Conning St.
Riverside, CA 92509-2599

(951) 360-2748

District: Jurupa Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5328^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,957

Students who attend Mission Bell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jurupa Middle
High:	Patriot High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.0

Number of students: 373

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

2.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mission Bell Elementary ranks worse than 90.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Jurupa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.7. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.1%), White (2.4%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mission Bell Elementary is 22, which is the 4^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Jurupa Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Mission Bell Elementary employs 16.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mission Bell Elementary is $10,957, which is the 2^nd highest among 16 elementary schools in the Jurupa Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mission Bell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mission Bell Elementary 5328^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mission Bell Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Jurupa Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Jurupa Unified 1304^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mission Bell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.04	4014^th	4809	16.5%
2005	22.60	3792^nd	4822	21.4%
2006	28.25	3433^rd	4818	28.7%
2007	37.03	3108^th	5113	39.2%
2008	31.18	3503^rd	5113	31.5%
2009	46.12	2703^rd	5193	47.9%
2010	54.38	2301^st	5314	56.7%
2011	52.74	2436^th	5377	54.7%
2012	44.26	2986^th	5390	44.6%
2013	35.47	3640^th	5530	34.2%
2015	17.73	4865^th	5611	13.3%
2016	27.33	3984^th	5614	29.0%
2017	27.37	4058^th	5692	28.7%
2018	20.43	4642^nd	5662	18.0%
2019	25.95	4275^th	5789	26.2%
2022	12.54	5565^th	5883	5.4%
2023	12.48	5529^th	5874	5.9%
2024	14.70	5328^th	5862	9.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.00	2457^th	3246	24.3%
2019	40.13	1774^th	3275	45.8%
2022	24.38	2984^th	3311	9.9%
2023	23.97	2951^st	3250	9.2%
2024	33.16	2318^th	3160	26.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.58	2372^nd	2420	2.0%
2024	21.18	2334^th	2634	11.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.39	3671^st	5084	27.8%
2019	33.43	3603^rd	5173	30.3%
2022	16.02	4904^th	5264	6.8%
2023	16.13	4965^th	5374	7.6%
2024	19.37	4825^th	5511	12.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.84	4384^th	5413	19.0%
2019	25.64	4180^th	5492	23.9%
2022	11.90	5431^st	5635	3.6%
2023	15.00	5144^th	5617	8.4%
2024	20.49	4660^th	5605	16.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	18.38	2150^th	2227	3.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.60	4424^th	5431	18.5%
2019	28.12	3930^th	5510	28.7%
2022	15.86	5134^th	5663	9.3%
2023	12.31	5360^th	5650	5.1%
2024	11.65	5388^th	5636	4.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mission Bell Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.83	3639^th	4830	24.7%
2019	35.46	3281^st	4963	33.9%
2022	16.42	4729^th	5084	7.0%
2023	15.88	4739^th	5098	7.0%
2024	19.32	4499^th	5102	11.8%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mission Bell Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	531	11	7	187	1	n/a	n/a	0	737
1989	552	14	8	215	1	n/a	n/a	0	790
1990	552	12	5	271	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
1991	560	24	15	319	5	n/a	n/a	0	923
1992	479	15	9	319	2	n/a	n/a	0	824
1993	291	12	8	237	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
1994	263	11	7	225	1	n/a	n/a	0	507
1995	233	18	6	303	2	n/a	n/a	0	562
1996	233	18	6	303	2	n/a	n/a	0	562
1997	212	18	4	332	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1998	196	20	6	347	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1999	187	23	6	370	0	n/a	n/a	1	587
2000	178	22	4	420	2	n/a	n/a	0	626
2001	145	26	5	453	2	n/a	n/a	0	631
2002	113	21	8	494	4	n/a	n/a	0	640
2003	113	21	8	494	4	n/a	n/a	0	640
2004	83	24	8	506	9	n/a	n/a	0	630
2005	69	28	9	489	6	n/a	n/a	9	610
2006	59	15	8	526	3	n/a	n/a	0	611
2007	43	7	8	523	5	n/a	n/a	2	588
2008	33	8	5	502	6	n/a	n/a	0	554
2009	31	10	1	519	3	1	9	0	574
2010	34	8	4	532	0	1	3	0	582
2011	35	7	1	524	0	1	3	0	571
2012	28	3	1	490	0	1	7	0	530
2013	20	0	1	454	0	0	5	0	480
2014	23	0	0	461	0	0	4	0	488
2015	20	2	0	433	1	0	3	0	459
2016	19	3	1	422	0	0	2	0	447
2017	11	3	1	414	1	0	2	0	432
2018	11	1	1	406	1	0	2	0	422
2019	9	1	0	368	0	0	2	0	380
2020	7	3	1	380	0	0	2	0	393
2021	7	5	1	363	0	0	2	0	378
2022	7	6	3	354	0	0	2	0	372
2023	9	4	3	351	0	0	6	0	373

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 Mission Bell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	737	28.0	26.3	n/a
1989	790	28.0	28.2	n/a
1990	840	31.5	26.6	n/a
1991	923	32.7	28.2	n/a
1992	824	33.2	24.8	39.2
1993	548	21.5	25.5	31.9
1994	507	19.5	26.0	38.1
1995	562	20.0	28.1	46.3
1996	562	20.0	28.1	46.3
1997	566	21.0	27.0	48.8
1998	569	25.0	22.8	53.4
1999	587	25.8	22.8	60.8
2000	626	28.0	22.4	61.8
2001	631	29.0	21.8	69.4
2002	640	30.0	21.3	76.4
2003	640	30.0	21.3	76.4
2004	630	28.0	22.5	81.9
2005	610	28.0	21.8	82
2006	611	29.0	21.1	80.7
2007	588	29.4	20.0	80.2
2008	554	29.5	18.8	91.9
2009	574	29.5	17.9	80.3
2010	582	27.0	21.5	86.3
2011	571	n/a	n/a	84.2
2012	530	24.0	22.0	84.9
2013	480	21.0	22.8	85.8
2014	488	19.0	25.6	88.5
2015	459	18.0	25.5	88.9
2016	447	19.0	23.5	85.9
2017	432	18.0	24.0	89.6
2018	422	19.0	22.2	89.8
2019	380	17.0	22.3	90.5
2020	393	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	378	18.0	21.0	86.5
2022	372	16.6	22.3	80.9
2023	373	16.9	22.0	88.2

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 Mission Bell Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	737	28.0	26.3	n/a
1989	790	28.0	28.2	n/a
1990	840	31.5	26.6	n/a
1991	923	32.7	28.2	n/a
1992	824	33.2	24.8	39.2
1993	548	21.5	25.5	31.9
1994	507	19.5	26.0	38.1
1995	562	20.0	28.1	46.3
1996	562	20.0	28.1	46.3
1997	566	21.0	27.0	48.8
1998	569	25.0	22.8	53.4
1999	587	25.8	22.8	60.8
2000	626	28.0	22.4	61.8
2001	631	29.0	21.8	69.4
2002	640	30.0	21.3	76.4
2003	640	30.0	21.3	76.4
2004	630	28.0	22.5	81.9
2005	610	28.0	21.8	82
2006	611	29.0	21.1	80.7
2007	588	29.4	20.0	80.2
2008	554	29.5	18.8	91.9
2009	574	29.5	17.9	80.3
2010	582	27.0	21.5	86.3
2011	571	n/a	n/a	84.2
2012	530	24.0	22.0	84.9
2013	480	21.0	22.8	85.8
2014	488	19.0	25.6	88.5
2015	459	18.0	25.5	88.9
2016	447	19.0	23.5	85.9
2017	432	18.0	24.0	89.6
2018	422	19.0	22.2	89.8
2019	380	17.0	22.3	90.5
2020	393	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	378	18.0	21.0	86.5
2022	372	16.6	22.3	80.9
2023	373	16.9	22.0	88.2

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.

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