Vista Verde Middle

Located at 1199 Elm Ave., in Greenfield, California, Vista Verde Middle is a moderately sized middle-grades school that serves 727 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Greenfield Union Elementary.

Greenfield Union Elementary runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,319 students. Vista Verde Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Vista Verde Middle records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Vista Verde Middle logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.3:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Vista Verde Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.6%, the actual is 18.4%, a residual of -13.2 points.

In the broader community, Monterey County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,230 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vista Verde Middle is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students).

Oak Avenue Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vista Verde Middle at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vista Verde Middle has fell 37%, going from 1,151 students in 2018 to 727 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.