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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISTA UNIFIED·NCES 064119006822
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
600 North Santa Fe Ave., Vista, CA 92083 · (760) 941-0880 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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
24.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
604 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 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
34%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
36.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
28.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 22.6% | 30.4% | 33.1% |
| Math | 8.4% | 20.5% | 29.1% | 42.0% |
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 | 36.5% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 26.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 24.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 22.1% |
| 2018-19 | 39.2% | 23.9% |
| 2017-18 | 38.2% | 19.4% |
| 2016-17 | 33.8% | 19.6% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts this school | 740 | 81.6% | 31.3% |
| Juniper Elementary Hesperia | 761 | 84.1% | 16.4% |
| Mesa Grande Elementary Hesperia | 715 | 83.5% | 18.5% |
| John Adams Elementary Madera | 736 | 85.5% | 30.4% |
| Carmel Elementary Hesperia | 804 | 82.7% | 24.2% |
| Garden Elementary Tulare | 689 | 79.5% | 35.3% |
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 Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,364 of 5,151 | #290 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #3,337 of 5,172 ▲ 72 | #284 of 393 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #3,275 of 5,172 ▲ 241 | #283 of 393 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,982 of 5,116 | #126 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #579 of 5,915 | #45 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,224 of 5,352 | #319 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #3,732 of 5,354 | #329 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #2,012 of 5,625 | #97 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.7% | #219 of 1,139 | #17 of 97 |
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
740
+114 (+18%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 1,265
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.0:1
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 | 740 | 30 | 24.7:1 | 82% (604) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 29 | 24.8:1 | 70% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 28 | 23.9:1 | 77% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 25 | 25.0:1 | 82% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 25 | 24.3:1 | 82% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 83% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 1,057 | N/A | N/A | 76% (799) |
| 2000-01 | 1,256 | 66 | 19.0:1 | 44% (549) |
| 1990-91 | 1,265 | 55 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (608 to 740); teachers up 20% (25 to 30).
About Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is a public elementary school in Vista, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 740 students. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Vista Unified oversees Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts and 27 other schools, with 18,969 students in total.
The share of students at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts who are Hispanic is 80%. Other students are 12% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, San Diego County residents are about 35% Hispanic. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is 24.7:1, based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts counts 82% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts would be expected to post about 31.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for San Diego County show that the median household earns about $106,268 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across San Diego County, 766 public schools serve about 467,437 students.
California Avenue Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 626 (2020-21) to 740 (2024-25).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- California Avenue Elementary0.1 mi · 42
- Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math0.5 mi · 836
- North County Trade Tech High0.7 mi · 145
- Vista Innovation and Design Academy0.8 mi · 834
- Major General Raymond Murray High0.8 mi · 146
- Vista Adult Transition Center0.9 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Academy of Visual and Performing ArtsHow large is Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts?
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts enrolls approximately 740 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts serve?
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is approximately 24.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts?
Student demographics at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts are roughly 12% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts in?
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is part of Vista Unified.
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