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
0/100100/10019/100
👥 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.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+9 students YoY

Bella Vista Elementary held near 338 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+9 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 16.4 → 17.6 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+9 students YoY 060435000392 · Bella Vista, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

343 enr · 21.4:1 · 57.1% lunch · RII 19

Nearest enrollment peer: Cos Cob School (343 students)

Bella Vista Elementary held near 338 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+9 headcount). Teacher FTE added 16.4 → 17.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Bella Vista Elementary compares

Bella Vista Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$17,202
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
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.

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

District finance for Bella Vista Elementary reports $17,202 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 329 (2022-23) → 338 (2023-24), nearly flat (+9).

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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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