Bella Vista High School

Bella Vista High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
8301 Madison Ave,  Fair Oaks, CA
San Juan Unified School District
3.8
3.4
1,965 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Peggy Haskins
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Average SAT Score
1240
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
39%
Reading Proficiency
71%
Average GPA
3.55
Graduation Rate
96%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A-
Teachers
A-
College Prep
C+
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.55
Reading Proficiency
71%
Math Proficiency
39%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
79
Full Time Teachers
79
Teachers in First or Second Year
3.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1240
Math
620
Verbal
620
Average ACT
28
Math
28
English
27
Reading
28
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
15
AP Pass Rate
72.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
14.9%
State Average
17.9%
Science
7.3%
State Average
9.9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
388:1

Student Diversity

Male
53%
Female
46.6%
White
61.6%
Hispanic
22.2%
Two or more races
7.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
5.1%
Black
2.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
California State University - Sacramento 354 Students
University of California - Davis 321 Students
San Diego State University 266 Students
University of California - Santa Cruz 265 Students
University of California - Berkeley 252 Students
University of California - San Diego 239 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 228 Students
San Francisco State University 191 Students
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 185 Students
University of California - Santa Barbara 175 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 180 Students
Biology 146 Students
Nursing 141 Students
Business 132 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 67 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 59 Students
Computer Science 47 Students
Criminology 43 Students
Engineering 38 Students
Education 37 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.8 515 Reviews
3.0 Senior
5/4/2024
Pretty good, the budgeting that the administration does kind of annoys me but the faculty is pretty good and this is emphasized by the recent changes.
4.0 Senior
12/30/2023
Bella Vista High School has been my home for the last four years and in those four years it has been an overall positive experience. The staff are good and most teachers really do care about their students. There are a lot of resources and opportunities at this school.
5.0 Senior
12/19/2023
Overall the time I have spent at Bella Vista has been pleasant and filled with learning opportunities.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 15 Reviews
1.0 other
11/23/2024
This is the worst school I've ever gone to! I would never recommend this school to any reasonable person. The teachers were a mixed bag, with some good teachers and some just awful teachers. I was a freshman when I went to this school last year (2023-2024), and the school was just a disaster that wh...
2.0 parent
2/29/2024
BV used to have a great reputation. Unfortunately, these past two years for my now sophomore student have been extremely disappointing. There are some very good teachers, but he’s also had two honors-level teachers who are disorganized and unhelpful. The social environment is terrible. Bullying, fig...
2.0 parent
2/16/2024
In the last year, there have been more fight than ever before. Teachers and staff won’t get involved so your kids will rely on their friends. Are your kids into athletics? The AD will let them down! The soccer teams made playoffs this year. Due to the AD’s incompetence, neither the girls nor boys co...
5.0 parent
9/30/2023
I am a parent of a student at BV. There are many opportunities for students to join activities and find a group of friends. The school needs to be fenced in and have more campus monitors. It’s also the only high school in the district that doesn’t have a theater/performing arts center despite its aw...

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