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Bella Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bella Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Desert Hot Springs, California, serving 756 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Palm Springs Unified School District, which is ranked 1134 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Bella Vista Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.64% of Bella Vista students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.81% statewide and 35.9% in the Palm Springs Unified district. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.4% to 48.2% over the past few years, much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Bella Vista has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.2% to 94.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Landau Elementary, Katherine Finchy Elementary, and Vista del Monte Elementary schools in the Palm Springs Unified district generally perform better than Bella Vista Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite Bella Vista's relatively high spending per student and a student-teacher ratio that is comparable to or better than nearby schools, the school's academic performance remains significantly below average, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be the sole solution to the challenges it faces.

779

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,704

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65750 Avenida Jalisco
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-1674

(760) 251-7244

District: Palm Springs Unified

Students who attend Bella Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Painted Hills Middle
High:	Desert Hot Springs High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

White:

14.0%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

California avg41%

4,685^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Palm Springs Unified

1147^th of 1,543Palm Springs 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	21.8	4685 of 5857	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4915 of 5869	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4797 of 5859	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	5017 of 5883	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4755 of 5789	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4277 of 5662	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	5178 of 5692	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	5002 of 5614	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	4626 of 5611	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	4491 of 5530	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	4541 of 5390	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	3602 of 5377	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	2805 of 5314	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.8	3455 of 5193	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.0	3966 of 5113	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	4456 of 5113	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	3837 of 4818	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	4130 of 4822	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	3892 of 4809	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	218 of 569	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	319 of 661	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	317 of 747	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	454 of 700	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	2019 of 2227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1899 of 2585	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1788 of 2128	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	1819 of 3162	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	2286 of 3245	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	2690 of 3311	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2467 of 3275	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	1621 of 3246	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	4694 of 5597	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4834 of 5612	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4668 of 5609	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4797 of 5635	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4636 of 5492	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	4142 of 5413	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	3810 of 5107	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	3990 of 5107	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3929 of 5087	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4012 of 5084	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4083 of 4963	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3454 of 4830	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.0	152 of 364	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	156 of 335	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	172 of 356	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	3874 of 5460	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4331 of 5517	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4170 of 5363	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	4035 of 5264	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	4172 of 5173	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3614 of 5084	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	4303 of 5628	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4568 of 5643	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4553 of 5638	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4796 of 5663	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4508 of 5510	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	4217 of 5431	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	694 of 718	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	2237 of 2847	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1942 of 2635	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1906 of 2420	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2214 of 2598	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2430 of 2661	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	2596 of 2726	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	2536 of 2834	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	2303 of 2737	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)62nd percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2024)58th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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 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 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 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	65750 Avenida Jalisco	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7244	779	38	20.6	92.0%	109 (14.0%)	46 (5.9%)	571 (73.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.3%)	21.8	4685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		19.4	4915^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	230																	22.6	22.6	32.8	25.0	31.7		29.6	21.7	17.9	21.5		20.3	97.2				97.9		$19,704	$1,663	$18,041
Cabot Yerxa Elementary	Public	K-5	67067 Desert View	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-2223	664	33	20.3	94.4%	30 (4.5%)	52 (7.8%)	563 (84.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	14.7	5291^st of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.6	5512^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	221																	12.9	12.9	25.6	22.2	31.6		26.1	17.1	12.8	12.8		14.0	90.5	96.2	98.1	94.3	91.4	94.3	$20,216	$1,680	$18,536
Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Public	K-5	14250 West Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7220	717	36	19.8	93.4%	51 (7.1%)	19 (2.6%)	623 (86.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	13.5	5381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		18.8	4957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	424																	12.0	12.0	22.1	16.1	24.2		21.0	19.7	18.8	14.1		17.4							$20,462	$1,669	$18,793
Bubbling Wells Elementary	Public	K-5	67501 Camino Campanero	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7230	581	32	18.2	93.3%	23 (4.0%)	12 (2.1%)	529 (91.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	17.4	5061^st of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		16.9	5132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.6%	71																	23.2	23.2	26.8	22.7	27.4		25.6	20.0	12.8	16.1		16.4	94.4	98.1			96.3	97.2	$20,513	$1,660	$18,853
Julius Corsini Elementary	Public	K-5	68750 Hacienda Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7260	397	21	19.2	91.4%	40 (10.1%)	34 (8.6%)	300 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	15.1	5257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.2%		11.2	5605^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.5%	348																	20.6	20.6	22.9	17.8	29.9		24.2	19.7	6.7	9.0		12.6	95.8				97.2		$21,825	$2,259	$19,566
Morongo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10951 Hess Blvd.	Morongo Valley	92256	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 363-6216	170	10	17.8	75.3%	87 (51.2%)	6 (3.5%)	67 (39.4%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	50.9	2554^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.4%		43.4	2965^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.5%	411																	12.9	12.9	41.9	60.7	32.3	57.1	46.9	41.9	78.6	12.9	66.7	47.8	89.3	92.9			89.3		$21,961	$3,011	$18,950
Vista del Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	2744 North Via Miraleste	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8176	435	23	19.0	95.4%	23 (5.3%)	7 (1.6%)	390 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	18.6	4953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.4%		27.2	4188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	765	2.9	18.5	9.7	9.7	22.9	14.8	29.0	22.6	2.9	25.9	6.5	10.8	2.9	14.8	6.5	7.5	23.5	23.5	8.1	12.8	37.7		20.6	14.5	20.9	20.0		18.9	87.5	95.3	96.9		90.6	92.2	$22,429	$2,077	$20,352
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	67-700 Verona Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-0032	637	31	20.7	91.2%	64 (10.0%)	12 (1.9%)	503 (79.0%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.2%)	36.7	3431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		36.4	3408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.9%	23																	20.2	20.2	35.4	47.7	37.2		40.2	38.4	39.5	20.4		32.4							$20,435	$1,707	$18,728
Yucca Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	7601 Hopi Trail	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 365-3381	545	23	23.9	76.9%	205 (37.6%)	25 (4.6%)	279 (51.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	27.3	4188^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.5%		22.4	4640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	452																	27.4	27.4	33.8	27.9	42.7	29.1	33.5	30.0	17.9	17.6	24.4	22.5	89.7	94.9	95.9	95.9		96.9	$17,928	$2,384	$15,544
Katherine Finchy Elementary	Public	K-5	777 East Tachevah Dr.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8190	464	23	20.1	87.9%	75 (16.2%)	44 (9.5%)	304 (65.5%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	42.6	3032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		47.7	2692^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	340																	25.6	25.6	44.8	39.5	39.7		41.2	38.8	46.3	26.9		37.4	92.7	95.6		95.6	95.6	95.6	$21,693	$1,933	$19,760

Frequently Asked Questions about Bella Vista Elementary

What district is Bella Vista Elementary in?

Palm Springs Unified

Is Bella Vista Elementary a good school?

Bella Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bella Vista Elementary?

Students at Bella Vista Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Bella Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 779 students attended Bella Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bella Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Painted Hills Middle
High : Desert Hot Springs High

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