Bella Vista Elementary

The Bella Vista area list contains one school, Bella Vista Elementary, serving kindergarten through eighth grade and enrolling 343 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were close to California’s in math—39% versus 38%—but below the state in ELA, 47% versus 49%, and science, 34% versus 36%. The most important finding is that these overall figures hide large differences between grades.

Since this is the only school listed, there is no school-to-school top or bottom; within the school, eighth-grade ELA and fifth-grade math stand out above the state, while third-grade math is the weakest comparison. Eighth-grade ELA was 65%, 15 percentage points above the state, and fifth-grade math was 55%, 18 points above. By contrast, third-grade math was 31%, 16 points below the state. Results also varied across other grades: third-grade ELA was 11 points below the state, while seventh-grade ELA was 3 points above. Parents should look at the results for the grade of interest rather than assume the all-grades figures describe every grade.

Results shifted over time: ELA fell from 51% in 2024–2025 to 47% in 2025–2026, and science fell from 36% to 34%; math rose from 37% to 39%. ELA and science moved from above the state to below it, while math went from nearly even to a slight lead. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also declined, from the 58th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 46th percentile in 2025–2026. As context, the school’s student–teacher ratio was 17.9 in 2024–2025, and 64% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; California has statewide free meals. Chronic absenteeism was 16% in 2025–2026, matching the district and 3 percentage points below California. These figures provide context, not an explanation for the test results.