Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200288
Bella Vista School
2131 E 7000 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 · (801) 826-7825 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Utah public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
71 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 46.8% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Bella Vista School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista School this school | 219 | 32.4% | 42.6% |
| Longview School MURRAY | 323 | 34.1% | 47.1% |
| Bear River Charter School LOGAN | 162 | 26.5% | 46.3% |
| Bryce Valley School TROPIC | 157 | 33.8% | 27.8% |
| West School TOOELE | 297 | 39.7% | 34.9% |
| Monticello School MONTICELLO | 277 | 42.6% | 48.4% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #354 of 562 | #90 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #338 of 578 ▼ 68 | #82 of 180 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #430 of 578 ▼ 88 | #107 of 180 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #553 of 613 | #178 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #25 of 556 | #10 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #163 of 559 | #94 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #274 of 582 | #90 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #128 of 388 | #58 of 133 |
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
219
-24 (-10%) vs 2020
-60% since 2010-11, when it was 549
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 | 219 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 13 | 16.3:1 | 37% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 16.5 | 12.2:1 | 39% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | N/A | N/A | 28% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 35% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | N/A | N/A | 35% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 25 | 22.0:1 | 34% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bella Vista School.
About Bella Vista School
Bella Vista School is a public elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 219 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Utah is about 491, so this school runs 55% smaller than that.
Canyons District (47 schools, 32,688 students) runs Bella Vista School.
Bella Vista School is 64% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Bella Vista School counts 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Utah have 21.8:1, compared with 15.6:1 here. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
The allk12 Grade for Bella Vista School is C. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Utah, Bella Vista School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.6% actual against a predicted 44.0%.
Salt Lake County has about 1,196,523 residents, and the median household income is $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Bella Vista School, Salt Lake County has 324 other public schools.
Ridgecrest School is the public school closest to Bella Vista School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bella Vista School at 9th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Bella Vista School dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 243 to 219 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bella Vista School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
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- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
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- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
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- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgecrest School0.7 mi · 491
- Butler School0.7 mi · 600
- Brighton High1.0 mi · 2,435
- Butler Middle1.0 mi · 913
- Oakwood School1.4 mi · 580
- Oakdale School1.5 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Bella Vista SchoolHow large is Bella Vista School?
Bella Vista School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bella Vista School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bella Vista School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bella Vista School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bella Vista School is approximately 15.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bella Vista School?
At Bella Vista School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bella Vista School public or private?
Bella Vista School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.