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If you could change one rule at Breeze Hill Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISTA UNIFIED·NCES 064119001248
Breeze Hill Elementary
1111 Melrose Way, Vista, CA 92083 · (760) 945-2373 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
25.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
482 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 | 146 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (146) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
54%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
48.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
44.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.9% | 21.8% | 21.5% | 29.8% |
| Math | 19.9% | 24.7% | 24.9% | 30.5% |
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 | 48.7% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.2% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 49.7% | 42.2% |
| 2018-19 | 65.6% | 56.5% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 53.7% | 52.2% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Breeze Hill Elementary
Breeze Hill Elementary's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeze Hill Elementary this school | 742 | 65.0% | 46.5% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies Indio | 748 | 65.1% | 38.8% |
| Joe Nightingale Elementary Santa Maria | 695 | 66.9% | 55.7% |
| Peggy Heller Elementary Atwater | 712 | 63.8% | 41.5% |
| Live Oak Elementary Fallbrook | 717 | 68.6% | 50.5% |
| Mission Valley Elementary Tulare | 671 | 61.3% | 39.4% |
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 Breeze Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #1,960 of 5,151 | #194 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #1,959 of 5,172 ▼ 68 | #192 of 393 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #2,146 of 5,172 ▼ 95 | #206 of 393 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #3,144 of 5,116 | #219 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #570 of 5,915 | #44 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #4,501 of 5,352 | #352 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #2,459 of 5,354 | #251 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #3,236 of 5,625 | #199 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #3,190 of 3,837 | #227 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
742
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 1,085
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 742 | 29.5 | 25.1:1 | 65% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 29.5 | 25.8:1 | 55% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 31.5 | 24.3:1 | 60% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 786 | 32 | 24.6:1 | 64% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 32 | 24.7:1 | 56% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 30 | 26.2:1 | 57% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | N/A | N/A | 52% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 51 | 21.3:1 | 49% (529) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breeze Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (790 to 742); teachers down 8% (32 to 29.5).
About Breeze Hill Elementary
Breeze Hill Elementary is a public high-enrollment elementary school in Vista, California. The school had 742 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Vista Unified (28 schools, 18,969 students) runs Breeze Hill Elementary.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Breeze Hill Elementary. Smaller groups are 23% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of San Diego County is roughly 35% Hispanic. Breeze Hill Elementary has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Breeze Hill Elementary was 25.1:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. Breeze Hill Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 65%. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.
allk12 grades Breeze Hill Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Breeze Hill Elementary is 5.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.5% actual, 41.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
San Diego County has these Census figures: median household income is about $106,268, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Breeze Hill Elementary is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
The shortest distance from Breeze Hill Elementary to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Madison Middle. The five-mile area around Breeze Hill Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Breeze Hill Elementary comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Breeze Hill Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 786 to 742.
The Breeze Hill Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Madison Middle0.8 mi · 1,158
- Lake Elementary0.8 mi · 696
- Major General Raymond Murray High0.9 mi · 146
- Vista Innovation and Design Academy1.3 mi · 834
- Bella Mente Montessori Academy1.4 mi · 424
- Rancho Buena Vista High1.5 mi · 1,949
Frequently asked questions
About Breeze Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Breeze Hill Elementary?
Breeze Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 742 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Breeze Hill Elementary serve?
Breeze Hill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Breeze Hill Elementary?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Breeze Hill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Breeze Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Breeze Hill Elementary are roughly 23% White, 63% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Breeze Hill Elementary?
Breeze Hill Elementary is overseen by Vista Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.