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Bella Vista Elementary

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Bella Vista Elementary ranks 2481 st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bella Vista Elementary serves 530 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Monterey Park, within Montebello Unified. Its clearest strength is that it performs above its district in all three tested subjects, with its largest lead in math.

Compared with the state, Bella Vista is stronger in math, with 43% proficient versus 38% statewide, but slightly behind in ELA (47% versus 49%) and science (33% versus 36%). Its district leads are larger: 18 points in math, 9 in ELA and 11 in science. Among nearby K–5 schools with results, Bella Vista is above the peer average in all three subjects and stands out most in science: its 33% exceeds the results at Joseph A. Gascon Elementary, Wilcox Elementary and Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary. Fourth-grade ELA is another bright spot at 63%, compared with 46% statewide; fifth-grade ELA is weaker at 40%, below the state’s 49%.

Over the longer term, math and science proficiency rose by 3 and 5 percentage points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while ELA fell by 2 points. Chronic absenteeism also declined, from 31% in 2021–2022 to 22% in 2025–2026, though the latest rate remains above the district’s 18% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger ranks Bella Vista at the 57th percentile with 3 stars, around the middle of nearby ranked schools; its student–teacher ratio is 19.7, compared with a 21.3 average among nearby schools reporting a ratio. In 2024–2025, 52% of students were directly certified for free meals; nearby schools report a different low-income measure, so the figures are not comparable. SchoolDigger’s ranking for English Language Learner Students shifted sharply, from the 93rd percentile in 2021–2022, above the school’s overall 65th percentile, to the 33rd percentile in 2022–2023, below its overall 61st—showing that its relative performance for this group varied considerably.

530

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,500

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2410 Findlay Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91754-7017

(323) 721-4335

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Bella Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Macy Intermediate
High:	Schurr High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

Asian:

11.3%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Montebello Unified

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg30%

California avg42%

2,481^st of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 17Elementary Schools in the Montebello Unified

692^nd of 968Montebello 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
2026	52.2	2481 of 5804	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	2322 of 5857	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	2548 of 5869	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	2314 of 5859	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	2035 of 5883	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	769 of 1417	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	2141 of 5789	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	1855 of 5662	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.7	3124 of 5692	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	3540 of 5614	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	3741 of 5611	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.9	4280 of 5530	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	4145 of 5390	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	3700 of 5377	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.7	3645 of 5314	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	3378 of 5193	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.4	3369 of 5113	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	3140 of 5113	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	3285 of 4818	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.3	3389 of 4822	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.9	3370 of 4809	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	904 of 1149	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	1229 of 2227	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	436 of 2585	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	458 of 2128	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	1311 of 3162	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	2184 of 3245	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.7	246 of 3311	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	24 of 602	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	324 of 3275	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	157 of 3246	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	2106 of 5569	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	2058 of 5597	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2560 of 5612	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2589 of 5609	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	2164 of 5635	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	783 of 1267	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2279 of 5492	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	2051 of 5413	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	1750 of 5085	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.0	1165 of 5107	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	1450 of 5107	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	1321 of 5087	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	1086 of 5084	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	1077 of 4963	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	998 of 4830	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	1824 of 5412	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	1597 of 5460	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	2177 of 5517	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	1785 of 5363	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	1120 of 5264	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	390 of 1110	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	844 of 5173	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	646 of 5084	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	2748 of 5590	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	2486 of 5628	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2373 of 5643	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1943 of 5638	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	1867 of 5663	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	620 of 1272	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	1907 of 5510	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1603 of 5431	70.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	47.3	408 of 669	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	382 of 610	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1474 of 2920	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	1099 of 2847	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	1785 of 2635	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1048 of 2420	56.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)39th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2019)21st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%-3 vs state

Mathematics43%+5 vs state

Science33%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 Findlay Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-4335	530	27	19.7	—	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)	451 (85.1%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	52.2	2481^st of 5804 public elementary schools	57.3%		54.7	2322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	60.4%	159	33.0		33.0	40.4	62.7	39.6				46.5	51.6	44.0	34.1				43.2	47.4	60.3	77.6	60.3	64.7	64.7	$16,500	$14,408	$2,092
Robert Hill Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Avenida Cesar Chavez	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3877	248	13	19.0	77.0%	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	233 (94.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	55.2	2308^th of 5804 public elementary schools	60.2%		53	2432^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	58.5%	124	20.0		20.0	46.4	42.4	44.0	59.1			49.2	60.7	42.4	24.0	46.5			44.2							$52,217	$49,768	$2,449
Joseph A. Gascon Elementary	Public	K-5	630 South Leonard St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2025	513	25	20.3	87.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (99.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	4556^th of 5804 public elementary schools	21.5%		27	4217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.0%	339	19.8		19.8	24.1	31.6	31.6				29.1	27.7	26.3	24.0				25.9	83.2	86.3	92.6	89.5	86.3	89.5	$16,144	$13,946	$2,198
Fourth Street Elementary	Public	2-5	420 South Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-0182	303	16	18.9	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.4	3400^th of 5804 public elementary schools	41.4%		25.2	4379^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.2%	979	13.2		13.2	41.3	43.4	32.0				38.9	45.3	43.4	24.0				37.6							$60,031	$55,752	$4,279
Wilcox Elementary	Public	K-5	816 Donna Way	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1833	479	24	20.2	77.0%	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	437 (91.2%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23.7	4484^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.7%		26.4	4287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%	197	25.3		25.3	25.4	20.5	31.3				25.9	32.8	20.5	28.9				27.2	66.0	75.5	72.6	73.6	77.4	75.5	$14,147	$12,006	$2,141
Arts In Action Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5115 Via Corona St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Arts In Action Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 266-4371	404	19	21.2	91.3%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	401 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)																		59.2	69.0	90.1	70.4	67.6	70.4
Fourth Street Primary Center	Public	K-1	469 Amalia Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-8775	206	11	18.7	93.2%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	200 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)																		96.5				97.4		$54,683	$51,586	$3,097
Brightwood Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 Brightwood St.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	804	33	24.2	31.3%	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (36.7%)	444 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.6%)	83.8	967^th of 5804 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.5	851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%	116	44.4	69.4	59.6	73.3	65.4	67.6	69.2	73.8	80.4	72.3	70.7	57.7	54.2	56.5	54.8	75.9	62.1							$29,561	$28,042	$1,519
Morris K. Hamasaki Elementary	Public	K-5	4865 East First St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-3869	316	15	21.0	91.1%	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	300 (94.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	68.8	1636^th of 5804 public elementary schools	71.8%		62.4	1942^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%	306	27.0		27.0	70.0	60.9	57.1				61.6	70.0	58.8	38.1				53.8							$45,940	$43,080	$2,860
KIPP Raices Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	668 Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Raices Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3900	619	27	22.8	80.9%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	602 (97.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								(n/a)																		98.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Bella Vista Elementary

What district is Bella Vista Elementary in?

Montebello Unified

Is Bella Vista Elementary a good school?

Bella Vista Elementary ranks 2481^st of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bella Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Bella Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bella Vista Elementary?

Students at Bella Vista Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 2% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Bella Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bella Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Macy Intermediate
High : Schurr High

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