Bell Middle School

California Schools' Academic Performance Index (API) scores are ranked separately within school type: Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. For each of the three categories, schools' API scores are first sorted from lowest to highest statewide and then divided into ten equal groups (or deciles) ranked from lowest (one) to highest (ten). This first process produces the statewide ranks. A second process produces the similar schools ranks.The API reports include a similar schools rank. This information shows where a school ranks academically on a scale of 1 to 10, compared with 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics. California public schools serve students with many different backgrounds and needs. As a result, schools face different educational challenges. The similar schools ranks allow Bell Middle School to look at their academic performance compared to other schools with some of the same opportunities and challenges.

The California Standards Tests (CST) is administered to Elementary, Middle School, and High School students in California. Students are tested in English Language Arts and Math in grades 2-11, Science in grades 5, 8-11, Algebra in grades 7-11, and History in grades 8-11. The scores displayed on Movoto are the percentage of students scoring in the At or Above Proficient level for students at Bell Middle School.