Bella Vista School

Bella Vista School is a primary school of low-enrollment scale in Salt Lake City, Utah, overseen by Canyons District, caters to 219 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Across the 47 schools in Canyons District (32,688 students total), Bella Vista School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bella Vista School lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Bella Vista School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bella Vista School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 42.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bella Vista School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ridgecrest School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bella Vista School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bella Vista School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bella Vista School has edged down 23%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 219 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 17% to 24%.

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