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Bella Vista High

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Bella Vista High ranks 449 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 79% of California high schools

Summary

Bella Vista High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 with nearly 2,000 students in Fair Oaks, California, and it stands out as a consistent top performer within the San Juan Unified district.

This school is a clear leader in the area, achieving strong academic results that significantly outpace both its own district and state averages in subjects like English and science. It successfully combines high graduation rates with these solid test scores, a balance that nearby comprehensive high schools like Mesa Verde High and Del Campo High often struggle to match. Impressively, Bella Vista's performance is competitive with schools in higher-ranked neighboring districts, such as Oakmont High in the Roseville Joint Union High district, and it achieves these outcomes while spending less per student than its local peers.

While Bella Vista has shown effective support for many student groups and a decade-long record of stability, families should be aware of its higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate, an area where it trails schools like Casa Roble Fundamental High. The school's performance for some student subgroups has also varied from year to year. Overall, Bella Vista High represents a benchmark for efficient, high-quality public education in the region, delivering strong results for its diverse student body within a mid-performing district.

1,939

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,822

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8301 Madison Ave.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628-3823

(916) 971-5052

District: San Juan Unified

Feeder schools for Bella Vista High:

Elementary:	Earl Legette Elementary
	Northridge Elementary
	Pershing Elementary
	Twin Lakes Elementary
Middle:	Andrew Carnegie Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

Hispanic:

23.2%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg33%

California avg41%

449^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13High Schools in the San Juan Unified

999^th of 1,543San Juan Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	449 of 2162	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	504 of 2159	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	300 of 2170	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	348 of 2123	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	180 of 1290	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	224 of 2133	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	344 of 2017	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	237 of 2021	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	90.3	185 of 2039	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	273 of 1994	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	112 of 2426	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	82.9	105 of 2354	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	82.5	111 of 2367	95.3%	★★★★★
2010	82.0	109 of 2281	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.8	60 of 2238	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.3	85 of 2117	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	77.4	155 of 2063	92.5%	★★★★★
2006	71.9	242 of 1968	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	272 of 1901	85.7%	★★★★☆
2004	69.5	196 of 1653	88.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	83.9	70 of 521	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	203 of 582	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	256 of 585	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.5	456 of 573	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	462 of 591	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	420 of 581	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	409 of 582	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	480 of 581	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	64.8	238 of 1161	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	60 of 555	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	270 of 1117	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	39.3	551 of 1052	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	490 of 1085	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	178 of 1064	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	34.2	697 of 1044	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	99 of 941	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	438 of 1906	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	522 of 1915	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	322 of 1915	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	371 of 1858	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	181 of 1054	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	207 of 1833	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	287 of 1760	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	589 of 1900	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	640 of 1902	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	420 of 1917	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	447 of 1861	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	253 of 1814	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	587 of 1742	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	478 of 2013	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	566 of 2026	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	378 of 2030	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	371 of 1943	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	222 of 1126	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	396 of 1937	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	428 of 1862	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	416 of 1942	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	478 of 1948	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	294 of 1963	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	279 of 1916	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	165 of 1122	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	262 of 1880	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	384 of 1834	79.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	288 of 577	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	299 of 574	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	245 of 541	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	240 of 515	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	160 of 422	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	468 of 1252	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	204 of 1216	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	304 of 1197	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	475 of 1155	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	565 of 1173	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	315 of 1193	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	370 of 1204	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	252 of 1222	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	327 of 1173	72.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)87th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science44%+12 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bella Vista High	Public	9-12	8301 Madison Ave.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5052	1,939	80	24.2	35.6%	1,140 (58.8%)	49 (2.5%)	449 (23.2%)	112 (5.8%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	162 (8.4%)	77.8	449^th of 2162 public high schools	79.2%		74	504^th of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	55		44.8		44.3			62.0	62.0			40.3	40.3	$15,822	$1,610	$14,212
El Sereno Alternative Education	Public	9-12	10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5060	166	11	15.7	43.4%	89 (53.6%)	7 (4.2%)	44 (26.5%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.6%)	45.9	1117^th of 2162 public high schools	48.3%		53.3	923^rd of 2159 public high schools	57.2%	194		28.9	33.3	29.7			47.5	47.5			13.6	13.6	$27,099	$2,281	$24,818
Meraki High	Public	8-12	10700 Fair Oaks Blvd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5001	93	3	37.2	39.8%	70 (75.3%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (12.9%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	88.8	221^st of 2162 public high schools	89.8%		94.1	129^th of 2159 public high schools	94.0%	92		71.4		71.4			85.7	85.7			35.7	35.7	$31,372	$3,691	$27,681
San Juan High	Public	9-12	7551 Greenback Ln.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5112	559	46	12.1	68.7%	176 (31.5%)	48 (8.6%)	248 (44.4%)	41 (7.3%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	30 (5.4%)	25.8	1574^th of 2162 public high schools	27.2%		30.7	1473^rd of 2159 public high schools	31.8%	101		15.7		15.3			33.1	33.1			9.9	9.9	$21,623	$3,418	$18,205
La Vista Center	Public	6-12	4501 Bannister Rd.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5221	28	3	9.3	60.7%	9 (32.1%)	6 (21.4%)	9 (32.1%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)								(n/a)													$60,586	$2,460	$58,126
Casa Roble Fundamental High	Public	9-12	9151 Oak Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5452	1,150	54	21.1	48.1%	739 (64.3%)	22 (1.9%)	276 (24.0%)	13 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	84 (7.3%)	38.8	1296^th of 2162 public high schools	40.1%		47.1	1078^th of 2159 public high schools	50.1%	218		18.4		18.4			46.8	46.8			17.2	17.2	$17,852	$2,059	$15,793
Del Campo High	Public	9-12	4925 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5664	1,548	71	21.6	53.2%	778 (50.3%)	100 (6.5%)	384 (24.8%)	108 (7.0%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	147 (9.5%)	41.7	1222^nd of 2162 public high schools	43.5%		41.2	1214^th of 2159 public high schools	43.8%	8		24.8	21.7	24.6			43.2	43.2			17.7	17.7	$17,152	$1,791	$15,361
Mesa Verde High	Public	9-12	7501 Carriage Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5288	894	45	19.9	57.7%	373 (41.7%)	45 (5.0%)	352 (39.4%)	54 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	53 (5.9%)	25.3	1588^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%		34.8	1376^th of 2159 public high schools	36.3%	212		16.8	0.0	15.8			30.8	30.8			10.1	10.1	$19,231	$2,584	$16,647
Options for Youth-San Juan	Public, Charter	7-12	5825 Windmill Way	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	Options for Youth-San Juan District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 485-5111	720	29	24.9	74.6%	239 (33.2%)	94 (13.1%)	248 (34.4%)	26 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (11.5%)	37.9	1311^th of 2162 public high schools	39.4%		32.2	1441^st of 2159 public high schools	33.3%	130	8.8		26.5	18.4	17.4	10.5	38.1	29.8	13.0	8.6	13.1	12.1	$5,421	$00	$5,421
Oakmont High	Public	9-12	1710 Cirby Way	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3781	1,290	60	21.6	46.0%	595 (46.1%)	47 (3.6%)	401 (31.1%)	107 (8.3%)	9 (0.7%)	8 (0.6%)	116 (9.0%)	78.7	436^th of 2162 public high schools	79.8%		74.1	502^nd of 2159 public high schools	76.7%	66		50.2	8.3	48.5			63.1	63.1			38.1	38.1	$17,444	$1,684	$15,760

Frequently Asked Questions about Bella Vista High

What schools feed into Bella Vista High?

Bella Vista High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Earl Legette Elementary
Elementary : Northridge Elementary
Elementary : Pershing Elementary
Elementary : Twin Lakes Elementary
Middle : Andrew Carnegie Middle

How many students attend Bella Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,939 students attended Bella Vista High.

What district is Bella Vista High in?

San Juan Unified

Is Bella Vista High a good school?

Bella Vista High ranks 449^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bella Vista High?

Students at Bella Vista High are 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

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