Bell Middle School

620 Briarwood
San Diego, California 92139
(619) 479-7111

Grades 6-8
2008-09 Enrollment: 1,267

Subgroups, 2008-09
(Percent of School Population)

• African American (20.7%)
• American Indian (0.6%)
• Asian (1.6%)
• Filipino (34.3%)
• Hispanic (36.5%)
• Pacific Islander (2.4%)
• White (4.0%)
• English Learners (22.6%)
• Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (76.0%)

Adequate Yearly Progress

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measures how well the district is performing based on standards required by the federal No Child Left Behind law. To make AYP districts and schools and numerically significant subgroups must meet or exceed criteria annually in the following four areas:

• Participation Rate
• Percentage of students proficient in English language arts and mathematics
• Academic Performance Index
• Graduation Rate

A district or school that receives federal Title I funds that does not make AYP for two consecutive years is identified for Program Improvement (PI).

2009 AYP Results

• Bell Middle School is in Program Improvement, Year 5.
• The school did not make Adequate Yearly Progress in 2009.
• The school met 16 out of 29 of its required AYP criteria
• A total of 99% of students participated in English language arts testing and 98% participated in mathematics testing.