I am an alumnus of this great school, and I am grateful to receive the quality of education from Bella Vista. The teachers are generally qualified and are knowledgeable in the material they specialized in. I had a counselor who guided me from choosing classes based on my academic potential to selecting
... Read more colleges based on my preferences. I can highly attest that this school benefited not only myself but also my friends and classmates who eventually graduated in college and are now working as professionals in their chosen fields. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/13/09
As a student at this school, I know I am very privileged to be attending BVHS. I am in Honors & AP classes and I find them to be challenging and rewarding at the same time. Regular classes are good and bad depending on which teachers you have. School sports seem to be above par, but not as good as Rio
... Read more Americano HS. If you want a good academic scholl, I would enroll to BV. If you want a sports school I would enroll to Rio. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/13/08
Bella Vista is a wonderful high school. If you, as a parent, except great quality education send your child/children to Bella Vista High School!!! Wooo Hoooo!!!!!!!!
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Posted by a student on 03/09/08
The academic programs are great, even though my children were all in honors and AP classes the teachers want to the students to do well and do the best jobs with their resources provided. I was very happy throughout the last 10 years I have had children attend Bella Vista
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Posted by a parent on 11/08/07
Sports are great at BV, we have found the coaching to be very very good. They really care about the kids, and not parent politics!
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Posted by a parent on 06/01/07
We have had mixed results with this school. Some teachers are great, extremely talented and caring, others very inflexible and not gifted. Communications with parents regarding student progress is appalling. Most communications go to the student, and it is not until a disaster occurs that a parent is
... Read more notified, if at all. Parents do not have on-line access to grades, and teachers now have so many students in a classroom that they do not all have time to e-mail parents, although some teachers are very good about this. If you have a self starter child with no special learning needs, this school may be the best public HS around. If you want to keep up with how your child is doing, be prepared for a hassle. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/13/06
Great Academic programs for students wishing to attend college. Popular for repeat success at Aca Deca. Awesome teachers.
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Posted by a former student on 03/28/06
I loved all the programs at this school, my daughter was very confident there because she was motivated by teachers.
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I am the mother of two Bella Vista students. When I moved to Fair Oaks, it was because of this high school. I spent months researching schools before comming to Sacramento and picked a house based on the schools for my daughters. It has been a resounding sucessful decision. Both girls have gotten
... Read more fantastic educations at Bella Vista HS. The oldest is in college, on the dean's list and the youngest will be a senior this year. GO BRONCOS! Read less
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Fair Oaks schools — Bella Vista High School is located at 8301 Madison Ave, Fair Oaks CA 95628. 8301 Madison Ave is in the 95628 ZIP code in Fair Oaks, CA The school district for Bella Vista High School is the San Juan Unified School District. Bella Vista High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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