Bates Elementary School
River Delta Joint Unified School District
Bates Elementary School is one of only 90 schools in California to be awarded the 2010 AND 2011 Title I Academic Achievement Award. We are very excited about this award as it acknowledges our intense commitment to learning. This award recognizes the great efforts of all staff members, parents, and of course, the wonderful Bates students.
To meet the criteria for this distinction, the school must demonstrate that all students are making significant progress toward proficiency on California's academic content standards. Additionally, the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged students must have doubled the achievement targets set for them for two consecutive years. For more information about the Title I Academic Achievement Awards please visit the CDE Web page at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/aa/index.asp.
CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD - 2010
Bates Elementary School is one of only 484 public elementary schools to be awarded the 2010 California Distinguished School Award. All of us at Bates are extremely proud of this accomplishment and the hard work put in by parents, students, and staff to qualify us for this rare award.
The Distinguished Schools Program, focuses on California’s students and their entitlement to an equitable and rigorous education. The recognition program awards schools that are in the upper half of the statewide distribution of Academic Performance Index (API) scores; have met API growth targets and federal Adequate Yearly Progress requirements; are narrowing the achievement gap; and are implementing the priorities of state and federal accountability programs. The schools identified serve as models of achievement for other schools. For more information about the California Distinguished School Award, please visit the CDE Web page at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/.
Bates Elementary School is one of 477 schools in California to be awarded the 2010 California Business for Education Excellence Award. As a member of this Honor Roll, we continue to be proud to be recognized for the hard work, effort, dedication, and commitment to high achievement for all of our students.
At Bates Elementary School, we are committed to moving our students forward academically and helping all learners succeed at their grade level standards and beyond. Our commitment, from students, parents, teachers, and all staff is evidenced by our continuous academic growth over the past ten years. The students from Bates Elementary have exceeded the state expectation of 800 on the Academic Performance Index (API) for the 3rd year in a row! Based on their scores from the Spring 2011 California Standards Test (CST), Bates students received an API score of 821! That is down 13 points from 2010, but still exceeds the state expectation. The goal for 2012 is an API score of 835. Congratulations to all Viking students for their hard work and a warm thank you to all parents, relatives, community members, and especially school staff who have helped make this great achievement possible.
Committed to Our Community
Our website provides important information and updates for parents and students, helps teach our students about applying technology for their success, and provides valuable resources for the entire Bates Elementary School community.
Bates School is an Accelerated Reader Enterprise Site
This means that our students have access to over 140,000 quizzes. Below is a link to AR Book Finder where students and parents can identify books with AR quizzes.
