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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Bobier Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISTA UNIFIED·NCES 064119006814
Bobier Elementary
550 Beaumont Dr., Vista, CA 92084 · (760) 724-8501 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
511 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
19.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.1pp since 2014
Math
14.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 13.8% | 22.6% | 57.6% |
| Math | 4.3% | 10.0% | 22.3% | 63.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.9% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 16.5% |
| 2022-23 | 19.6% | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 24.3% | 19.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.4% | 28.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.2% | 27.0% |
| 2016-17 | 29.6% | 22.9% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California 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 California'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 Bobier Elementary
Bobier Elementary's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobier Elementary this school | 563 | 90.8% | 19.0% |
| Foothill Oak Elementary Vista | 556 | 89.6% | 15.5% |
| Troth Street Elementary Jurupa Valley | 583 | 91.1% | 23.4% |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary Indio | 560 | 89.5% | 17.1% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Colton | 587 | 91.0% | 24.6% |
| Redwood Elementary Shafter | 601 | 91.8% | 21.0% |
Matched among California 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 Bobier Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #4,653 of 5,151 | #369 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #4,815 of 5,172 ▼ 268 | #376 of 393 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #4,848 of 5,172 ▼ 441 | #377 of 393 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #591 of 5,116 | #45 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #1,726 of 5,915 | #124 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,970 of 5,352 | #203 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #4,808 of 5,354 | #397 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #1,011 of 5,625 | #48 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #2,336 of 3,837 | #168 of 279 |
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
563
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,014
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.9:1
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 | 563 | 24.5 | 23.0:1 | 91% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 19.5 | 24.8:1 | 95% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 21.5 | 23.2:1 | 87% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 22 | 25.9:1 | 96% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 25.5 | 25.3:1 | 94% (609) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 28 | 26.0:1 | 94% (686) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | N/A | N/A | 91% (607) |
| 2000-01 | 1,006 | 48 | 21.0:1 | 75% (755) |
| 1990-91 | 1,014 | 40 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bobier Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (645 to 563); teachers down 4% (25.5 to 24.5).
About Bobier Elementary
Bobier Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Vista, California. School enrollment was 563 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 21% bigger than that.
Vista Unified has 18,969 students spread across 28 schools.
The student body at Bobier Elementary is 93% Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1 at Bobier Elementary, with 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 91%. Among public schools in San Diego County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Bobier Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bobier Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 19.0% is 7.4 points below the 26.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for San Diego County show that the median household income is $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. San Diego County is home to 766 public schools and about 467,437 public school students.
The nearest public school is Beaumont Elementary, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bobier Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 570 in 2020-21 and 563 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.0:1) than in 2020-21 (25.9:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vista Unified
- Rancho Buena Vista HighHigh · 1,949 students
- Vista HighHigh · 1,746 students
- Mission Vista HighHigh · 1,670 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 1,158 students
- Roosevelt MiddleMiddle · 866 students
- Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and MathMiddle · 836 students
Other schools in Vista
- Rancho Buena Vista HighHigh · 1,949 students
- Vista HighHigh · 1,746 students
- Guajome Park Academy CharterCombined · 1,355 students
- Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and MathMiddle · 836 students
- Vista Innovation and Design AcademyMiddle · 834 students
- Casita Center for Science/Math/TechnologyElementary · 744 students
Nearby schools
- Beaumont Elementary0.1 mi · 423
- Monte Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 556
- Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math0.9 mi · 836
- Rancho Minerva Middle1.2 mi · 450
- Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts1.4 mi · 740
- Foothill Oak Elementary1.4 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Bobier ElementaryHow many students attend Bobier Elementary?
Bobier Elementary enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bobier Elementary serve?
Bobier Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bobier Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bobier Elementary is approximately 23.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bobier Elementary?
At Bobier Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bobier Elementary public or private?
Bobier Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vista Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.