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Bella Mente Montessori Academy

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Bella Mente Montessori Academy ranks 2340 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bella Mente Montessori Academy is a public K-8 charter school in Vista, California, serving 424 students and showing impressive recent improvement in both attendance and academic performance.

The school is on a strong upward trajectory, jumping to the 60th percentile in statewide ranking this year from the 45th percentile last year, a faster rate of improvement than most nearby schools. This progress is especially notable because the school serves a student population with significant economic need. A standout achievement is the dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism, from 33.3% to just 4.3%, which is now the best rate among all neighboring schools like Lake Elementary and Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology. The Montessori approach appears to be particularly effective here for female students and Hispanic students, who are performing above the school's overall average.

While English Language Arts scores are above the state average, the school has identified mathematics and science as key areas for continued growth. As a K-8 school in the Bella Mente Montessori Academy District, it offers a unique continuum of Montessori education compared to the K-5 schools in the surrounding Vista Unified area. With its recent successes, Bella Mente demonstrates that significant positive change is achievable.

424

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,389

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1737 West Vista Way
Vista, CA 92083-2112

(760) 621-8948

District: Bella Mente Montessori Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

White:

24.1%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2019 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,340^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 50% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,106^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

546^th of 1,543Bella Mente Montessori Academy District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	2340 of 5857	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	3255 of 5869	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	3291 of 5859	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	3182 of 5883	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	2867 of 5789	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	1468 of 5597	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.5	3229 of 5612	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3153 of 5609	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2680 of 5635	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	2940 of 5492	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1745 of 5107	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	2885 of 5107	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3243 of 5087	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	3302 of 5084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3374 of 4963	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	1859 of 5460	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	3603 of 5517	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3459 of 5363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2576 of 5264	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	3480 of 5173	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2994 of 5628	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	2949 of 5643	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3217 of 5638	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3578 of 5663	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2536 of 5510	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	2032 of 2651	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1837 of 2661	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2196 of 2726	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2143 of 2834	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	1106 of 2761	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	1892 of 2783	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1338 of 2781	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	1663 of 2740	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1386 of 2715	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	861 of 2533	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	1750 of 2551	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1368 of 2531	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	1260 of 2509	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1257 of 2380	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	694 of 2395	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	21.6	1961 of 2388	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1288 of 2374	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1518 of 2359	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1713 of 2213	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	827 of 2542	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	1772 of 2579	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1188 of 2531	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	1603 of 2458	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1112 of 2369	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	1255 of 2534	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	1714 of 2552	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	1093 of 2538	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	1780 of 2527	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1181 of 2407	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	38.5	983 of 1602	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

White (2019)39th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bella Mente Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 West Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	424	22	19.2	60.1%	102 (24.1%)	12 (2.8%)	267 (63.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	54.5	2340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		38.7	3255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	915																	26.8	22.2	24.7	60.0	34.6	51.2	55.9	62.5	52.8	54.1	57.8	30.8	34.2	29.4	30.8	25.0	35.8	82.5	87.5	90.0	86.3	88.8	90.0	$16,389	$1,704	$14,685
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Public	K-5	260 Cedar Dr.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8442	744	28	26.5	42.3%	274 (36.8%)	8 (1.1%)	354 (47.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	85.9	887^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		88.7	766^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.9%	121																	54.4		54.4	58.5	63.2	70.4				64.1	76.3	65.4	60.8				67.3							$15,964	$1,809	$14,155
Grapevine Elementary	Public	K-5	630 Grapevine Rd.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8329	730	31	23.8	81.0%	52 (7.1%)	8 (1.1%)	617 (84.5%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)	22.3	4647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		31.1	3852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	795	16.2	14.5	6.9	12.9	42.7	15.8	29.3	28.7	22.1	23.7	6.9	18.3	5.9	14.7	1.7	8.0	16.4		16.4	31.9	31.0	32.5				31.7	24.6	24.2	16.5				21.9							$16,906	$2,158	$14,748
Breeze Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Melrose Way	Vista	92081	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-2373	742	30	25.1	65.0%	171 (23.0%)	14 (1.9%)	470 (63.3%)	32 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	56.9	2217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		60	2064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	153																	35.2		35.2	56.0	38.6	52.4				48.7	58.6	36.8	39.8				44.6	96.2	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$15,540	$1,835	$13,705
Calavera Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6300	441	20	22.0	45.1%	194 (44.0%)	2 (0.5%)	181 (41.0%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.6%)	81.7	1089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		83.5	1016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.7%	73																	43.2		43.2	79.6	57.4	67.1				67.5	83.3	59.0	53.4				63.1							$16,647	$878	$15,769
Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4950 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-5300	696	29	24.0	36.2%	394 (56.6%)	10 (1.4%)	221 (31.8%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	70.6	1576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		63.9	1883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.9%	307																	48.4		48.4	58.6	47.6	65.9				56.4	59.5	47.6	46.2				51.2	98.4						$16,165	$1,865	$14,300
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 Kelton Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8400	461	20	22.9	59.0%	162 (35.1%)	9 (2.0%)	225 (48.8%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	48 (10.4%)	45.3	2870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.0%		53	2399^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.1%	471																	34.5		34.5	32.5	50.7	45.2				42.4	34.2	52.2	25.0				36.2	92.9	95.3		94.1	95.3	95.3	$10,604	$1,074	$9,530
Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	3010 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5900	659	30	21.9	27.2%	365 (55.4%)	3 (0.5%)	163 (24.7%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	96 (14.6%)	90.6	624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.3%		90.8	648^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	24																	60.8		60.8	67.5	81.1	68.6				71.8	73.4	78.9	58.8				70.3							$15,483	$610	$14,873
Maryland Elementary	Public	K-5	700 North Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6675	466	20	23.3	94.4%	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	426 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	19.1	4917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.2	5016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	99																	19.5		19.5	28.8	19.5	28.6				25.4	32.0	12.9	17.1				20.3							$18,982	$2,284	$16,698
T.H.E Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	1550 Temple Heights Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6242	584	25	23.3	71.9%	81 (13.9%)	11 (1.9%)	435 (74.5%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.2%)	56.1	2249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.8	2464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.0%	215																	37.9		37.9	46.7	44.2	59.3				50.0	45.2	36.8	41.4				41.2	90.3	95.7	94.6	92.5	95.7	94.6	$19,774	$2,767	$17,007

Frequently Asked Questions about Bella Mente Montessori Academy

How many students attend Bella Mente Montessori Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Bella Mente Montessori Academy.

What district is Bella Mente Montessori Academy in?

Bella Mente Montessori Academy District

What is the racial makeup of Bella Mente Montessori Academy?

Students at Bella Mente Montessori Academy are 63% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Bella Mente Montessori Academy a good school?

Bella Mente Montessori Academy ranks 2340^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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