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Vista Preparatory Academy

1770 South Jackson St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 · (530) 527-7840 · Tehama County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Enrollment
541
Middle
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 659
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
385 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 617132%
Grade 718133%
Grade 818935%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
23243%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
24145%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
214%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
183%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
28252%
Female
25848%

School pathway

Feeds from
Bidwell ElementaryKG–05Jackson Heights ElementaryKG–05William M. Metteer ElementaryKG–05
Based on grade levels within Red Bluff Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
17.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
6.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -16.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts2.6%14.4%23.3%59.7%
Math2.0%4.8%16.7%76.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2517.0%6.8%
2023-2417.5%8.6%
2022-2324.3%12.2%
2021-2230.0%13.7%
2020-2134.5%17.7%
2018-1939.7%33.7%
2017-1840.7%32.1%
2016-1732.5%25.4%
2015-1635.0%26.0%
2014-1524.0%23.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Vista Preparatory Academy ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Tehama County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
12.5%#1,184 of 1,224N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
6.8%#1,194 of 1,227N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#1,195 of 1,227N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-10.0pp#10 of 1,214N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
541#861 of 1,377#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.1:1#820 of 1,279N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.3%#402 of 1,278N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.2%#615 of 930N/A
Ranked against other public middle 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
541
-68 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 25.4:1
% White
43%
was 54%
% Hispanic
45%
was 37%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2554124.522.1:171% (385)
2023-2458527.121.6:177% (449)
2022-235492621.1:182% (452)
2017-186092425.4:178% (473)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Preparatory Academy.

About Vista Preparatory Academy

Vista Preparatory Academy runs as a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Red Bluff, California. Enrolled students number 541 students, in grades 6 through 8.

Across its 5 schools, Red Bluff Union Elementary enrolls 1,809 students. Vista Preparatory Academy is one of those schools.

Vista Preparatory Academy's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 45%. Smaller groups are 43% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. County-wide, 29% of Tehama County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Vista Preparatory Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 22.1:1, with 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Vista Preparatory Academy is 71%. Across public schools in Tehama County, the average is about the same, 72%.

Test results at Vista Preparatory Academy are 25.3 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.5%, compared with a predicted 37.8%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in California.

Tehama County has about 65,167 residents, and median household income is about $63,784, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Tehama County number 41 and enroll about 10,948.

The closest public school to Vista Preparatory Academy is Red Bluff Community Day, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 26.2%, higher than Vista Preparatory Academy's 12.5%.

NCES assigns Vista Preparatory Academy the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

From 2017-18 to 2024-25, Vista Preparatory Academy went from 609 students to 541. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which fell from 54% to 43%. The ratio was 25.4:1 in 2017-18 and 22.1:1 in 2024-25.

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Tehama County at a glance

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Population
65,167
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,948 students

Quick facts

School name
Vista Preparatory Academy
District
Red Bluff Union Elementary
Address
1770 South Jackson St., Red Bluff, CA 96080
Phone
(530) 527-7840
County
Tehama County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
541
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
22.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
385 (71%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
063198004922
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Vista Preparatory Academy
How large is Vista Preparatory Academy?
Vista Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 541 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Vista Preparatory Academy serve?
Vista Preparatory Academy serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Vista Preparatory Academy have?
Vista Preparatory Academy employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vista Preparatory Academy?
At Vista Preparatory Academy, the student body is approximately 43% White, 45% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Vista Preparatory Academy?
Vista Preparatory Academy is overseen by Red Bluff Union Elementary in Tehama County.
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