Summary
Bella Vista Elementary is a 343-student K–8 school in Bella Vista, California, in the Bella Vista Elementary district. In 2025–26, 47% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 39% in math, and 34% in science; district results match the school’s. The central takeaway is that its results are close to state levels overall, but it trails most nearby K–8 peers in math and science, with substantial differences by grade.
Among six nearby K–8 schools with current results, Bella Vista ranked fourth in ELA, sixth in math, and fifth in science. Its proficiency rates were 47% in ELA, 39% in math, and 34% in science, compared with peer averages of 50%, 43%, and 38%. Against California, ELA and science were below the state (47% versus 49%, and 34% versus 36%), while math was slightly above it (39% versus 38%). The strongest grade-level results were eighth-grade ELA at 65%, 15 points above the state, and fifth-grade math at 55%, 18 points above. Third-grade math was a weak spot at 31%, 16 points below the state and below all five nearby K–8 peers with results.
Results have shifted over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, math fell 9 points and science fell 6, while ELA declined by about 1 point after rising to 51% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, down 12 percentile points from 2023–24. Its group rankings vary: Low Socio Economic Status Students rank at the 65th percentile, while White Students rank at the 19th; these describe relative SchoolDigger rankings for how the school serves each group. Context includes a 17.9:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–25, the lowest reported among nearby schools, and 64% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism has also improved, dropping from 58% in 2021–22 to 16% in 2025–26, below the state’s 18% rate.
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