Bella Vista Elementary

Summary:

Bella Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in Monterey Park, California, serving 493 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Montebello Unified School District, which is ranked 1105 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Bella Vista Elementary consistently outperforms the Montebello Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Bella Vista's proficiency rates in ELA/Literacy range from 39.33% to 50.62%, compared to the district's 28.34% to 35.72% and the state's 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, Bella Vista's proficiency rates range from 26.67% to 52.44%, compared to the district's 22.33% to 34.38% and the state's 35.02% to 45.64%. The school's Hispanic students also consistently outperform their peers in the state, ranking in the top 28% of California elementary schools for this subgroup.

However, Bella Vista faces some challenges. The school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 1.5% in 2020-2021 to 31.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Bella Vista's Asian and Multi-racial student subgroups perform below the state average, ranking in the bottom 20% and 37% of California elementary schools, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.41% to 70.39% over the past three school years, suggesting that the school serves a predominantly low-income population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2410 Findlay Ave.
       Monterey Park, CA  91754-7017


(323) 721-4335

District: Montebello Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2544th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,818 Help


Students who attend Bella Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Macy Intermediate
High:    Schurr High

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  493

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.2%
Asian:
7.3%
Two or more races:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.4% Help


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Compare Details Bella Vista Elementary ranks better than 56.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.14. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.2%), Asian (7.3%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bella Vista Elementary is 17.1, which is the 3rd best among 17 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bella Vista Elementary is $7,818, which is the 2nd highest among 17 elementary schools in the Montebello Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bella Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bella Vista Elementary 2544th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Bella Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Montebello Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Montebello Unified 1105th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bella Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 27.90 3370th 4809 29.9%
2005 28.32 3389th 4822 29.7%
2006 30.35 3285th 4818 31.8%
2007 36.52 3140th 5113 38.6%
2008 33.38 3369th 5113 34.1%
2009 34.76 3378th 5193 35.0%
2010 32.71 3645th 5314 31.4%
2011 33.68 3700th 5377 31.2%
2012 27.31 4145th 5390 23.1%
2013 26.95 4280th 5530 22.6%
2015 29.47 3741st 5611 33.3%
2016 32.81 3540th 5614 36.9%
2017 39.67 3124th 5692 45.1%
2018 64.14 1855th 5662 67.2%
2019 58.67 2141st 5789 63.0%
2021 40.65 769th 1417 45.7%
2022 59.83 2035th 5883 65.4%
2023 54.27 2317th 5874 60.6%
2024 50.14 2544th 5862 56.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 45.38 382nd 610 37.4%
2023 47.29 408th 669 39.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.49 157th 3246 95.2%
2019 79.47 324th 3275 90.1%
2021 93.70 24th 602 96.0%
2022 83.71 246th 3311 92.6%
2023 34.74 2187th 3250 32.7%
2024 47.62 1310th 3160 58.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.87 1048th 2420 56.7%
2024 30.64 1784th 2634 32.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.97 646th 5084 87.3%
2019 77.13 844th 5173 83.7%
2021 57.33 390th 1110 64.9%
2022 71.16 1120th 5264 78.7%
2023 59.25 1787th 5374 66.7%
2024 53.20 2173rd 5511 60.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.66 2051st 5413 62.1%
2019 53.95 2279th 5492 58.5%
2021 34.64 783rd 1267 38.2%
2022 54.98 2164th 5635 61.6%
2023 46.82 2590th 5617 53.9%
2024 47.43 2555th 5605 54.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.52 458th 2128 78.5%
2019 74.10 436th 2585 83.1%
2022 36.19 1229th 2227 44.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.11 1603rd 5431 70.5%
2019 61.10 1907th 5510 65.4%
2021 45.91 620th 1272 51.3%
2022 62.03 1867th 5663 67.0%
2023 59.95 1945th 5650 65.6%
2024 51.84 2369th 5636 58.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.74 904th 1149 21.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bella Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.84 998th 4830 79.3%
2019 71.78 1077th 4963 78.3%
2022 71.40 1086th 5084 78.6%
2023 66.89 1323rd 5098 74.0%
2024 64.51 1448th 5102 71.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bella Vista Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 80 4 222 526 0 n/a n/a 0 832
1989 94 4 246 537 0 n/a n/a 0 881
1990 88 6 251 569 0 n/a n/a 0 914
1991 82 15 240 566 0 n/a n/a 0 903
1992 76 10 214 599 0 n/a n/a 0 899
1993 71 6 210 547 2 n/a n/a 0 836
1994 64 6 198 603 0 n/a n/a 0 871
1995 48 8 189 734 1 n/a n/a 0 980
1996 48 8 189 734 1 n/a n/a 0 980
1997 32 5 194 745 1 n/a n/a 0 977
1998 38 1 194 790 0 n/a n/a 0 1023
1999 38 3 221 710 1 n/a n/a 0 973
2000 51 6 199 744 0 n/a n/a 0 1000
2001 45 4 180 730 0 n/a n/a 0 959
2002 35 6 153 690 1 n/a n/a 0 885
2003 35 6 153 690 1 n/a n/a 0 885
2004 34 4 136 684 1 n/a n/a 0 859
2005 27 6 135 690 5 n/a n/a 0 863
2006 14 4 125 587 3 n/a n/a 0 733
2007 12 3 102 549 3 n/a n/a 8 677
2008 15 3 118 699 4 n/a n/a 0 839
2009 16 1 122 690 4 1 2 0 836
2010 16 1 118 647 0 0 1 0 783
2011 13 1 100 602 0 0 0 0 716
2012 13 3 75 615 1 0 0 0 707
2013 10 2 65 611 1 0 4 0 693
2014 7 2 50 609 1 0 2 0 671
2015 4 0 50 565 2 0 3 0 624
2016 4 0 62 533 1 1 4 0 605
2017 4 0 50 487 3 1 5 0 550
2018 8 0 55 448 4 0 10 0 525
2019 5 1 54 457 3 1 10 0 531
2020 10 1 50 457 1 0 7 1 527
2021 9 1 59 452 0 0 9 1 531
2022 9 0 25 451 1 0 45 0 531
2023 5 0 36 415 1 0 36 0 493

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bella Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 832 29.1 28.5 n/a
1989 881 30.6 28.7 n/a
1990 914 31.6 28.9 n/a
1991 903 34.6 26.0 n/a
1992 899 35.2 25.5 43.5
1993 836 27.0 31.0 53.7
1994 871 29.0 30.0 63.8
1995 980 31.0 31.6 61.6
1996 980 31.0 31.6 61.6
1997 977 37.0 26.4 63.6
1998 1023 37.0 27.6 64
1999 973 49.0 19.9 66
2000 1000 48.0 20.8 65.5
2001 959 49.5 19.4 66.1
2002 885 42.0 21.1 68.4
2003 885 42.0 21.1 68.4
2004 859 43.0 20.0 73.6
2005 863 40.0 21.6 59.4
2006 733 37.0 19.8 61.8
2007 677 36.0 18.8 69.1
2008 839 42.0 20.0 67.2
2009 836 39.0 20.4 73.1
2010 783 33.0 23.7 59.4
2011 716 n/a n/a 60.8
2012 707 26.5 26.6 n/a
2013 693 24.1 28.7 74
2014 671 22.5 29.8 82.3
2015 624 23.0 27.1 83
2016 605 22.0 27.5 83.6
2017 550 22.0 25.0 74.5
2018 525 23.5 22.2 72.6
2019 531 24.0 22.1 81.9
2020 527 n/a n/a 76.9
2021 531 24.1 21.9 64.4
2022 531 n/a n/a 66.7
2023 493 28.7 17.1 70.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bella Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 832 29.1 28.5 n/a
1989 881 30.6 28.7 n/a
1990 914 31.6 28.9 n/a
1991 903 34.6 26.0 n/a
1992 899 35.2 25.5 43.5
1993 836 27.0 31.0 53.7
1994 871 29.0 30.0 63.8
1995 980 31.0 31.6 61.6
1996 980 31.0 31.6 61.6
1997 977 37.0 26.4 63.6
1998 1023 37.0 27.6 64
1999 973 49.0 19.9 66
2000 1000 48.0 20.8 65.5
2001 959 49.5 19.4 66.1
2002 885 42.0 21.1 68.4
2003 885 42.0 21.1 68.4
2004 859 43.0 20.0 73.6
2005 863 40.0 21.6 59.4
2006 733 37.0 19.8 61.8
2007 677 36.0 18.8 69.1
2008 839 42.0 20.0 67.2
2009 836 39.0 20.4 73.1
2010 783 33.0 23.7 59.4
2011 716 n/a n/a 60.8
2012 707 26.5 26.6 n/a
2013 693 24.1 28.7 74
2014 671 22.5 29.8 82.3
2015 624 23.0 27.1 83
2016 605 22.0 27.5 83.6
2017 550 22.0 25.0 74.5
2018 525 23.5 22.2 72.6
2019 531 24.0 22.1 81.9
2020 527 n/a n/a 76.9
2021 531 24.1 21.9 64.4
2022 531 n/a n/a 66.7
2023 493 28.7 17.1 70.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Bella Vista Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
2012100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201498.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%
201594.0%4.0%0.0%2.0%94.0%96.0%96.0%94.0%94.0%
201697.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%97.0%
2017≥99.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
2018≥99.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
2019≥99.0%≤1.0%≤1.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%
202171.7%0.0%0.0%80.2%84.0%82.1%80.2%82.1%
202247.4%0.0%0.0%60.3%77.6%60.3%64.7%64.7%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bella Vista Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,818

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bella Vista Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2141st of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 2317th of 5874 Elementary schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bella Vista Elementary)50.948.8
 2.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montebello Unified)3628.4
 7.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bella Vista Elementary)45.648.8
 3.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Montebello Unified)37.932.4
 5.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bella Vista Elementary)53.744
 9.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montebello Unified)3631.4
 4.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bella Vista Elementary)41.538.7
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Montebello Unified)30.627.7
 2.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Bella Vista Elementary)53.353.2
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Montebello Unified)38.931
 8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bella Vista Elementary)50.532.5
 18%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Montebello Unified)28.320.3
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Bella Vista Elementary)38.127.5
 10.6%
   5th Grade Science (Montebello Unified)18.817.1
 1.7%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students531493
 7.2%
African American10
 100%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian5436
 33.3%
Hispanic457415
 9.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White55
Two or More Races1036
 260%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.9%70.4%
 11.5%


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

Middle : Macy Intermediate
High : Schurr High

Bella Vista Elementary ranks 2544th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Bella Vista Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 493 students attended Bella Vista Elementary.


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