Loma Vista Charter

Loma Vista Charter is a minimally staffed all-grades campus in Lindsay, California, overseen by Lindsay Unified. The school works with 24 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so Loma Vista Charter sits 96% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Lindsay Unified, which oversees 10 schools and 3,928 students, Loma Vista Charter is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Loma Vista Charter reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting Loma Vista Charter higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Loma Vista Charter sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 29.9%; actual is 3.9%, a gap of -26.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Tulare County reports that median household income runs about $71,300, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Loma Vista Charter is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

Nearest neighbor: John J. Cairns Continuation, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Loma Vista Charter. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Loma Vista Charter ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 33.8%.

Loma Vista Charter operates from a town-based location. Loma Vista Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Loma Vista Charter has decreased 8%, going from 26 students in 2018 to 24 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 65% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.