Bella Vista Elementary

Located at 2410 Findlay Ave., in Monterey Park, California, Bella Vista Elementary is a mid-sized primary school that teaches 530 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Montebello Unified.

Montebello Unified comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 19,149 students; Bella Vista Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Bella Vista Elementary records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 11% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Bella Vista Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Macy Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bella Vista Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 525 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.