Grapevine Elementary

Grapevine Elementary is an expansive elementary campus in Vista, California, part of Vista Unified. The school teaches 730 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Vista Unified runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 18,969 students. Grapevine Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Grapevine Elementary lists that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 7% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, Grapevine Elementary shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at Grapevine Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grapevine Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Grapevine Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Bella Mente Montessori Academy, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grapevine Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 730 in 2025.

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