ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA

As a heavily attended primary school in CLOVIS, New Mexico, ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA caters to 444 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of CLOVIS. Enrollment runs roughly 55% larger than the state mean of about 287.

Across the 18 schools in CLOVIS (7,780 students total), ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 10% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 46% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Curry County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA is in the bottom 10% of New Mexico public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.0%; ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA posts 24.4%, -14.6 points below that line.

In the broader community, Curry County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,309, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Curry County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,777 students), of which ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA is one.

The closest other public school is CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMY, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTA has increased 33%, going from 335 students in 2018 to 444 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 76% across the same window.

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