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Bella Vista Elementary

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Bella Vista Elementary ranks 4176 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bella Vista Elementary is a public K-5 school in the Oakland Unified district, serving 349 students in a high-need community where over 86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's state ranking has fluctuated and recently declined to the 29th percentile, with test scores below state averages; however, it performs significantly better than other nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Manzanita Community Elementary, Garfield Elementary, and Fruitvale Elementary. Bella Vista shows particular strengths in mathematics instruction and in effectively serving English Language Learners and students in special education, though chronic absenteeism, while improving, remains a challenge.

The school's performance stands in the middle of an extreme range within its own neighborhood, which includes top-performing schools like Crocker Highlands Elementary and Glenview Elementary as well as several struggling schools, highlighting that factors beyond per-student spending, like teaching quality and school culture, are critical drivers of student outcomes.

349

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,694

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 East 28th St.
Oakland, CA 94610-4018

(510) 879-2102

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Bella Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edna Brewer Middle
High:	Oakland High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

33.8%

Hispanic:

27.2%

African American:

22.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,176^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	27.4	4176 of 5857	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	3066 of 5869	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	3176 of 5859	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	2520 of 5883	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	3765 of 5789	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2745 of 5662	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.8	3252 of 5692	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.4	3305 of 5614	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	3045 of 5611	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.9	2062 of 5530	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	1674 of 5390	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	1575 of 5377	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.2	1553 of 5314	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.8	1442 of 5193	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	48.6	2459 of 5113	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.4	2314 of 5113	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	29.5	3334 of 4818	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	3255 of 4822	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.2	3687 of 4809	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	378 of 569	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	388 of 593	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	382 of 661	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	372 of 663	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	598 of 747	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	378 of 700	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1014 of 1203	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	994 of 1205	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1042 of 1190	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	959 of 1154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1005 of 1149	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	875 of 1071	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	31.5	1707 of 2585	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1646 of 2128	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.8	1037 of 3162	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	675 of 3245	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	286 of 3311	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	1184 of 3275	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	1189 of 3246	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	4040 of 5597	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2638 of 5612	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	2992 of 5609	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2569 of 5635	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	3448 of 5492	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	2526 of 5413	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	4340 of 5107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2924 of 5107	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	2303 of 5087	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	1881 of 5084	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.8	4628 of 4963	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	4747 of 4830	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	3519 of 5460	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	2354 of 5517	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	2024 of 5363	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	1469 of 5264	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	2654 of 5173	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	1543 of 5084	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	3944 of 5628	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3235 of 5643	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3150 of 5638	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	2292 of 5663	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	3549 of 5510	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2792 of 5431	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	804 of 2635	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	858 of 2420	64.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)69th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)34th percentile~ school

African American (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science16%-17 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)							% 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	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	1025 East 28th St.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2102	349	15	23.2	86.2%	17 (4.9%)	78 (22.3%)	95 (27.2%)	118 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	27.4	4176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		42.1	3066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	1110	15.8		15.8	19.6	34.5	29.8				28.6	41.3	34.5	22.8				32.3	94.9			96.2	97.5	97.5	$26,694	$4,058	$22,636
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	745 Cleveland St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2108	376	14	26.8	55.9%	74 (19.7%)	73 (19.4%)	73 (19.4%)	79 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (18.6%)	77.7	1255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.2	1232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	23	50.0		50.0	56.7	65.2	58.3				60.1	69.1	60.6	41.7				57.7	97.1		97.1				$24,204	$3,874	$20,330
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	915 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2116	499	22	22.6	95.8%	31 (6.2%)	55 (11.0%)	189 (37.9%)	186 (37.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	26.5	4273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		36.5	3401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	872	22.5		22.5	17.7	29.3	44.4				31.7	25.4	20.8	26.8				24.4	84.6	89.2	89.2	86.2	84.6	86.2	$26,762	$4,203	$22,559
Manzanita Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2179	335	14	23.9	98.2%	9 (2.7%)	75 (22.4%)	189 (56.4%)	37 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	4.8	5843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.8	5815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	28	0.0		0.0	4.0	14.0	3.4				7.2	11.8	8.6	0.0				6.7	79.7	87.0	92.8	84.1	88.4	88.4	$26,377	$4,404	$21,973
Manzanita SEED Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-0175	436	19	23.0	82.8%	49 (11.2%)	38 (8.7%)	289 (66.3%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.9%)	32.1	3790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		27	4196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	406	13.5		13.5	35.8	54.8	18.2				37.0	40.3	30.7	12.5				28.7	88.0	93.5	94.6	90.2	92.4	91.3	$24,881	$4,199	$20,682
Crocker Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	525 Midcrest Rd.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3111	415	17	24.4	22.4%	163 (39.3%)	37 (8.9%)	54 (13.0%)	57 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (25.1%)	93	476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		93.9	436^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	40	68.4		68.4	66.2	72.6	81.6				73.7	75.7	74.6	67.1				72.3	94.4	95.8	95.8	97.2	94.4	97.2	$22,366	$3,865	$18,501
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1640 22nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2118	454	19	24.5	98.0%	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	10.2	5626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		13.1	5474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	152	8.3		8.3	14.5	9.7	13.3				12.6	21.7	19.4	11.9				17.2	82.8	88.2	88.2	87.1	85.0	88.2	$26,378	$4,479	$21,899
Glenview Elementary	Public	K-5	4215 La Cresta Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5580	476	19	25.0	33.8%	201 (42.2%)	63 (13.2%)	85 (17.9%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (18.3%)	77.6	1259^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.5%		73.8	1419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	160	46.5		46.5	58.9	60.6	69.0				62.8	69.0	59.2	39.4				55.9	86.9	88.8	90.7	90.7	87.9	88.8	$23,654	$3,601	$20,053
Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	7	28.1	89.1%	7 (3.8%)	34 (18.6%)	122 (66.7%)	10 (5.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	8.4	5715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.4	5526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	189	4.8	8.3	6.1	16.7	24.0	10.0	0.0	27.3	41.7	19.0	20.8	7.4	4.8	5.6	14.3	8.3	10.6							$27,371	$3,090	$24,281
La Escuelita	Public	K-5	1100 Third Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2121	274	11	26.0	93.4%	22 (8.0%)	40 (14.6%)	134 (48.9%)	50 (18.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	14	5350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		19.4	4916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	434	10.5		10.5	15.0	32.4	21.6				22.5	8.1	23.5	13.2				14.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	93.2	94.5	94.5	$27,255	$4,134	$23,121

Frequently Asked Questions about Bella Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bella Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Edna Brewer Middle
High : Oakland High

Is Bella Vista Elementary a good school?

Bella Vista Elementary ranks 4176^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bella Vista Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

How many students attend Bella Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Bella Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bella Vista Elementary?

Students at Bella Vista Elementary are 34% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 22% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% American Indian.

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