Del Norte County Unified

Bess Maxwell Elementary

1124 El Dorado Street, Crescent City, CA 95531-2111

Summary

Bess Maxwell Elementary is badly underperforming.

Only 13.6% of students are reading at grade level in Bess Maxwell Elementary, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Math is weaker at 12.6%; most students are not yet at grade level, but it is trending up slightly.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency13.6%
Current Math Proficiency12.6%
Reading State Rank4590/4674 (2nd percentile)
Math State Rank4457/4674 (5th percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio18:1
Student Enrollment217
Low-Income Students187 (86.2%)
English Learners14 (6.5%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +2.9%Trend upMath +2.0%Trend up
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +2.1%Trend up
Non-Low-Income +9.0%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A
English Native +3.3%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -0.1%Trend down
Non-Low-Income +14.6%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A
English Native +2.3%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years