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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Vista del Lago High this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,924
High
DISTRICT 1,350 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORENO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 062580010583
Vista del Lago High
15150 Lasselle St., Moreno Valley, CA 92551 · (951) 571-4880 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,924 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
1,689 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 510 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 437 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 506 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 24% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
53.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.2pp since 2014
Math
14.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.3% | 34.9% | 25.9% | 20.9% |
| Math | 5.4% | 9.3% | 24.6% | 60.8% |
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 | 53.2% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.9% | 12.4% |
| 2018-19 | 54.3% | 21.3% |
| 2017-18 | 55.3% | 19.5% |
| 2016-17 | 57.1% | 16.9% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 del Lago High
Vista del Lago High's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista del Lago High this school | 1,924 | 87.8% | 31.2% |
| Orange Vista High Perris | 2,396 | 86.6% | 34.8% |
| Bellflower High Bellflower | 1,997 | 84.2% | 32.2% |
| John W. North High Riverside | 2,011 | 87.9% | 32.6% |
| West High Bakersfield | 2,159 | 91.1% | 29.8% |
| Eisenhower High Rialto | 2,075 | 86.7% | 46.1% |
Matched among California high 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 del Lago High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #759 of 1,052 | #41 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #842 of 1,056 ▲ 27 | #46 of 60 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #627 of 1,056 ▲ 139 | #32 of 60 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #649 of 1,044 | #42 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,924 | #333 of 2,093 | #35 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #582 of 1,352 | #15 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #906 of 1,351 | #48 of 75 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #377 of 1,575 | #34 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #567 of 802 | #35 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,924
-109 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 2,667
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 1,924 | 94.9 | 20.3:1 | 88% (1,689) |
| 2023-24 | 1,953 | 96.6 | 20.2:1 | 90% (1,754) |
| 2022-23 | 2,093 | 97 | 21.6:1 | 68% (1,427) |
| 2020-21 | 2,033 | 92 | 22.1:1 | 66% (1,345) |
| 2017-18 | 2,063 | 85.3 | 24.2:1 | 81% (1,668) |
| 2015-16 | 2,143 | 87 | 24.6:1 | 80% (1,719) |
| 2010-11 | 2,667 | N/A | N/A | 76% (2,038) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista del Lago High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,063 to 1,924); teachers up 11% (85.3 to 94.9).
About Vista del Lago High
Vista del Lago High is a high-enrollment high school in Moreno Valley, California, one of the schools in Moreno Valley Unified. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,924 students. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
Vista del Lago High is part of Moreno Valley Unified, where 38 schools serve 31,001 students.
Vista del Lago High is 79% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 11% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. By comparison, Riverside County residents are about 51% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 94.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vista del Lago High and a ratio of 20.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Riverside County.
Vista del Lago High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Vista del Lago High is 28.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.2%.
Riverside County has about 2,478,600 residents, and the median household income is $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Vista del Lago High, Riverside County has 542 other public schools.
Nearby, Victoriano Elementary is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Vista del Lago High at 5th of 8.
Vista del Lago High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 109 students since 2020-21, to 1,924. By 2024-25, the school had 20.3 students per teacher, compared with 22.1 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Vista del Lago High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moreno Valley Unified
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
- Mountain View MiddleMiddle · 1,114 students
Other schools in Moreno Valley
- Valley View HighHigh · 2,699 students
- Canyon Springs HighHigh · 2,251 students
- Moreno Valley HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
- Sunnymead MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Other Vista del Lago High schools
One other US public school is named Vista del Lago High. Vista del Lago High is the largest of the 2.
- Vista del Lago HighFolsom, CA · 1,782 students
Nearby schools
- Victoriano Elementary0.7 mi · 608
- Armada Elementary0.9 mi · 684
- Hendrick Ranch Elementary1.1 mi · 490
- Lasselle Elementary1.2 mi · 812
- Vista Verde Middle1.3 mi · 900
- Chaparral Hills Elementary1.4 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Vista del Lago HighWhat is the total enrollment at Vista del Lago High?
Vista del Lago High enrolls approximately 1,924 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Vista del Lago High serve?
Vista del Lago High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Vista del Lago High?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Vista del Lago High.
How diverse is Vista del Lago High?
Vista del Lago High reports a student body of 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Vista del Lago High?
Vista del Lago High is overseen by Moreno Valley Unified in Riverside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.