Enrollment
343
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bella Vista, CA
Bella Vista Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Bella Vista Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 19/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 060435000392
👥 S:T ratio 14
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 31
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bella Vista Elementary earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.
- 19
- Resource Index · Lower
- 21.4:1
- students per teacher
- 57.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 343
- students enrolled
Bella Vista Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bella Vista Elementary · California
NCES ID 060435000392 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
21.4:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-0% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
57.1%
vs 55.5% California avg
+3% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bella Vista Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bella Vista Elementary
Bella Vista Elementary is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Bella Vista, California, enrolling 343 students.
At 21.4:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the California median, within a few percentage points of the 21.5:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 57.1% lands close to the California typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 343 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Among 1,266 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #969, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (69%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) (diversity index 49/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 343 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 63.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 15.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Bella Vista Elementary operates only this one school, so Bella Vista Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bella Vista Elementary compares
Bella Vista Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 21.4:1 | ▼ 0% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 57.1% | ▲ 3% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 343 | top 69% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
21.4:1
Leaner classes than 12% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
343
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
57.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 3% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
21.4:1
students per teacher
- 0% below state mean
Top 47% in California - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
63.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,828
per pupil, district-wide
- below California avg of $16,509
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 343 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 21 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 68.5%
Hispanic or Latino 17.8%
Two or More 10.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.3%
Asian 0.9%
Largest group: White at 68.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 48.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 48.7, Bella Vista Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bella Vista Elementary, which includes Bella Vista Elementary.
$15,828
Per student
-4%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 32.5%
State 51.8%
Federal 15.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~343 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~21.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bella Vista Elementary
How many students attend Bella Vista Elementary?
Bella Vista Elementary has 343 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bella Vista, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bella Vista Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Bella Vista Elementary is 21.4:1, which is 0% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 36% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bella Vista Elementary?
57.1% of students at Bella Vista Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bella Vista Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Bella Vista Elementary is White at 68.5% of enrollment, in Bella Vista, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bella Vista Elementary?
Bella Vista Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 19/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Bella Vista Elementary a good school?
Bella Vista Elementary earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Bella Vista Elementary?
None reported; Bella Vista Elementary operates only Bella Vista Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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