📍 342 S. Sch St., Grass Valley, Nevada County, 95945
Bell Hill Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grass Valley, Nevada County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sara Colvin. It is part of the Grass Valley Elementary school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 10.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
Bell Hill Academy enrolls 222 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 10.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 109 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 43% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 222 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bell Hill Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bell Hill Academy is one of 5 schools in Grass Valley Elementary, based in Grass Valley, California. The district serves 1,613 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, Bell Hill Academy is smaller than the district average of about 323 students per school.