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Enrollment
837
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007070
Vista Verde
6 Federation Way, Irvine, CA 92603 · (949) 936-6350 · Orange County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL837 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
86 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
80.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
81.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 50.4% | 30.4% | 14.1% | 5.1% |
| Math | 56.9% | 24.4% | 13.4% | 5.2% |
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 | 80.7% | 81.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.2% | 79.5% |
| 2022-23 | 83.6% | 82.0% |
| 2021-22 | 85.1% | 82.3% |
| 2018-19 | 87.7% | 81.3% |
| 2017-18 | 87.0% | 82.3% |
| 2016-17 | 88.6% | 80.3% |
| 2015-16 | 90.0% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 89.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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
Vista Verde's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Verde this school | 837 | 10.3% | 81.5% |
| Del Sur Elementary San Diego | 891 | 9.1% | 80.3% |
| Westwood Elementary San Diego | 832 | 14.2% | 75.3% |
| Paradise Canyon Elementary La Canada | 715 | 4.8% | 83.8% |
| Willow Grove Elementary San Diego | 701 | 14.1% | 81.3% |
| Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County Mission Viejo | 704 | 12.6% | N/A |
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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #167 of 5,151 | #20 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #189 of 5,172 ▲ 58 | #17 of 382 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #232 of 5,172 ▼ 102 | #39 of 382 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #1,070 of 5,116 | #83 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 837 | #289 of 5,915 | #27 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.7:1 | #5,208 of 5,352 | #363 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #1,042 of 5,354 | #93 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.3% | #5,464 of 5,625 | #399 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #2,655 of 3,837 | #241 of 324 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
837
-96 (-10%) vs 2017
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
27.7:1
was 27.8:1
% White
42%
was 54%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
37%
was 27%
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 | 837 | 30.2 | 27.7:1 | 10% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 30.5 | 26.2:1 | 10% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 30.7 | 26.1:1 | 9% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 933 | 33.5 | 27.8:1 | 7% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 891 | N/A | N/A | 3% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 25 | 25.4:1 | 7% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 21 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Verde.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (933 to 837); teachers down 10% (33.5 to 30.2).
About Vista Verde
This page covers Vista Verde, a large elementary school in Irvine, California. It reports enrollment of 837 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 80% bigger than that mark.
The Irvine Unified system has 44 schools and 37,948 students.
The largest group at Vista Verde is White students, at 42%. After that, the student body is 37% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put Orange County at about 43% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vista Verde scores 67%.
Teacher count: 30.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 27.7:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 5.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 10%. The 55% average for public schools in Orange County is 45 points higher.
In California, Vista Verde is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 81.5% actual against a predicted 73.5%.
In Orange County, home to about 3,165,820 people, median household income comes to about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 649 public schools in the county, enrolling about 430,458, Vista Verde among them.
Among nearby public schools, Bonita Canyon Elementary is closest at about 0.9 miles. Vista Verde is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Vista Verde comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Vista Verde as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 10% over 7 years, reaching 837 in 2024-25. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which decreased from 54% to 42%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Vista VerdeHow large is Vista Verde?
Vista Verde enrolls approximately 837 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Vista Verde serve?
Vista Verde serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Verde?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Verde is approximately 27.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vista Verde?
Vista Verde reports a student body of 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 37% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Vista Verde?
Vista Verde is overseen by Irvine Unified in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.