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Magnet · Grades K–5 · 744 students
Bella Mente Montessori Academy
1737 West Vista Way, Vista, CA 92083
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
424
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Bella Mente Montessori Academy District
San Diego County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bella Mente Montessori Academy
Bella Mente Montessori Academy is a charter elementary school in Vista, California, serving grades K–8. It is part of Bella Mente Montessori Academy District. The school is located in a large suburb in San Diego County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 424 students were enrolled, with about 19.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Bella Mente Montessori Academy District. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 424 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Bella Mente Montessori Academy District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Bella Mente Montessori Academy District
- County
- San Diego County
- NCES school ID
- 060173713667
Schools near Bella Mente Montessori Academy
All 35 schools in Vista →
Grapevine Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 730 students
Calavera Hills Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 441 students
Breeze Hill Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 742 students
Vista Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 210 students
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 199 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.