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What's the biggest difference between Vista Verde Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
774
Elementary
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOWLINE JOINT UNIFIED·NCES 063697011744
Vista Verde Elementary
13403 Vista Verde Dr., Victorville, CA 92393 · (760) 662-5650 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
23.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
649 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
27.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.7pp since 2014
Math
20.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 17.1% | 26.4% | 45.9% |
| Math | 6.1% | 14.3% | 26.8% | 52.8% |
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 | 27.7% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 25.2% |
| 2022-23 | 23.7% | 16.2% |
| 2021-22 | 16.9% | 13.2% |
| 2018-19 | 26.9% | 18.5% |
| 2017-18 | 29.3% | 13.1% |
| 2016-17 | 23.3% | 12.2% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Verde Elementary
Vista Verde Elementary's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Verde Elementary this school | 774 | 83.9% | 24.9% |
| Moreno Elementary Moreno Valley | 809 | 82.9% | 22.7% |
| Lasselle Elementary Moreno Valley | 812 | 80.3% | 34.2% |
| Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center Victorville | 686 | 85.7% | 21.1% |
| TownGate Elementary Moreno Valley | 685 | 86.0% | 28.6% |
| Lomitas Elementary Victorville | 756 | 89.6% | 14.8% |
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 Verde Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #4,082 of 5,151 | #216 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #4,266 of 5,172 ▼ 659 | #228 of 321 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #4,205 of 5,172 ▼ 9 | #234 of 321 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #761 of 5,116 | #45 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #453 of 5,915 | #35 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,329 of 5,352 | #190 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #2,522 of 5,354 | #104 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #1,785 of 5,625 | #150 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #566 of 1,139 | #34 of 67 |
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
774
+126 (+19%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 774 | 33 | 23.4:1 | 84% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 31 | 23.4:1 | 77% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 29 | 25.2:1 | 76% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 27 | 24.0:1 | 88% (572) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 27 | 26.4:1 | 85% (609) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 28 | 27.2:1 | 81% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | N/A | N/A | 75% (605) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Verde Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (713 to 774); teachers up 22% (27 to 33).
About Vista Verde Elementary
Vista Verde Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Victorville, California. It had 774 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
District-wide, Snowline Joint Unified has 12 schools and 8,074 students.
Federal enrollment data show Vista Verde Elementary is 66% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 17% Black, 7% multiracial, and 7% White. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points above the 55% share among San Bernardino County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Verde Elementary is 23.4:1, based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Vista Verde Elementary counts 84% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in San Bernardino County report 74%.
Vista Verde Elementary earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Vista Verde Elementary would be expected to post about 30.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.9%.
The county, San Bernardino County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $85,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Vista Verde Elementary, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools.
Morgan Kincaid Preparatory is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Vista Verde Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Vista Verde Elementary at 3rd of 7.
NCES assigns Vista Verde Elementary 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.
Enrollment rose by 19% across 4 years, from 648 in 2020-21 to 774 in 2024-25.
People who know Vista Verde Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Vista Verde ElementaryHow many students attend Vista Verde Elementary?
Vista Verde Elementary enrolls approximately 774 students in grades KG-05.
Is Vista Verde Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vista Verde Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Verde Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Verde Elementary is approximately 23.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vista Verde Elementary?
Vista Verde Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 66% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Vista Verde Elementary?
Vista Verde Elementary is overseen by Snowline Joint Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.