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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bella Vista Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513013980
Bella Vista Elementary
1050 Trumpet Vine Ln., San Ramon, CA 94582 · (925) 659-5900 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
80 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.7pp since 2016
Math
76.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.9pp since 2016
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 59.1% | 14.5% | 9.8% | 16.6% |
| Math | 62.8% | 13.8% | 10.8% | 12.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 76.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 77.8% |
| 2022-23 | 74.1% | 75.6% |
| 2021-22 | 78.1% | 72.9% |
| 2018-19 | 79.1% | 80.6% |
| 2017-18 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 2016-17 | 77.4% | 77.6% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bella Vista Elementary
Bella Vista Elementary's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista Elementary this school | 499 | 16.0% | 75.1% |
| L. P. Collins Elementary Cupertino | 498 | 17.1% | 80.2% |
| Hidden Hills Elementary San Ramon | 486 | 11.1% | 80.5% |
| C. B. Eaton Elementary Cupertino | 489 | 15.7% | 84.9% |
| Blue Hills Elementary Saratoga | 424 | 16.3% | 83.3% |
| Live Oak Elementary San Ramon | 438 | 9.1% | 75.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bella Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #428 of 5,151 | #28 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #352 of 5,172 ▼ 33 | #27 of 153 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #556 of 5,172 ▼ 124 | #29 of 153 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,713 of 5,116 | #67 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #2,447 of 5,915 | #64 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #747 of 5,352 | #9 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #2,925 of 5,354 | #132 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #5,277 of 5,625 | #119 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #3,108 of 3,837 | #81 of 107 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
499
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 499 | 25.5 | 19.6:1 | 16% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 25.5 | 19.6:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 24.5 | 21.8:1 | 13% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bella Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (535 to 499); teachers up 4% (24.5 to 25.5).
About Bella Vista Elementary
Bella Vista Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in San Ramon, California. The school counted 499 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Bella Vista Elementary is run by San Ramon Valley Unified, whose 36 schools enroll 28,554 students.
The share of Asian students at Bella Vista Elementary is 71%, a majority. The school is also 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is higher than the 19% Asian share among all Contra Costa County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Its ratio of 19.6:1 is based on 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
Bella Vista Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of California public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Bella Vista Elementary is 4.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Looking at the county, Contra Costa County, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Contra Costa County has 280 public schools with about 167,423 students, including Bella Vista Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Windemere Ranch Middle, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Bella Vista Elementary places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Bella Vista Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 65 students, from 564 to 499.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Bella Vista Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Ramon Valley Unified
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 2,042 students
- San Ramon Valley HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
Other schools in San Ramon
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
- Gale Ranch MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Iron Horse MiddleMiddle · 939 students
Other Bella Vista Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Bella Vista Elementary. Bella Vista Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Bella Vista ElementaryDesert Hot Springs, CA · 779 students
- Bella Vista ElementaryMonterey Park, CA · 530 students
- Bella Vista ElementaryOakland, CA · 349 students
- Bella Vista ElementaryBella Vista, CA · 343 students
- Bella Vista Elementary SchoolSIERRA VISTA, AZ · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Windemere Ranch Middle0.7 mi · 1,011
- Quail Run Elementary0.8 mi · 744
- Walt Disney Elementary1.2 mi · 523
- Gale Ranch Middle1.3 mi · 971
- Venture (Alternative)1.3 mi · 61
- Del Amigo High (Continuation)1.3 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Bella Vista ElementaryHow many students attend Bella Vista Elementary?
Bella Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bella Vista Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bella Vista Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bella Vista Elementary have?
Bella Vista Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Bella Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Bella Vista Elementary are roughly 10% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 71% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bella Vista Elementary public or private?
Bella Vista Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Ramon Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.