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Alumni: what's one memory from Vista Verde Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
900
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAL VERDE UNIFIED·NCES 069113501028
Vista Verde Middle
25777 Krameria St., Moreno Valley, CA 92551 · (951) 490-4690 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL900 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of California public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
745 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 290 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 34% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
41.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.2% | 26.1% | 26.2% | 32.6% |
| Math | 7.7% | 12.9% | 26.8% | 52.7% |
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 | 41.2% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 17.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.5% | 18.1% |
| 2018-19 | 41.3% | 22.6% |
| 2017-18 | 40.1% | 22.3% |
| 2016-17 | 43.4% | 24.2% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Middle
Vista Verde Middle's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Verde Middle this school | 900 | 82.8% | 29.4% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High Pittsburg | 706 | 84.4% | 23.8% |
| Gifford C. Cole Middle Lancaster | 697 | 82.1% | 16.1% |
| Imogene Garner Hook Junior High Victorville | 665 | 82.4% | 17.3% |
| Rancho Cucamonga Middle Rancho Cucamonga | 770 | 82.2% | 25.6% |
| Amargosa Creek Middle Lancaster | 859 | 85.9% | 19.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #759 of 1,224 | #39 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #844 of 1,227 ▲ 1 | #43 of 78 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #680 of 1,227 ▲ 30 | #32 of 78 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #795 of 1,214 | #54 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 900 | #304 of 1,377 | #45 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #956 of 1,279 | #46 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #597 of 1,278 | #27 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #466 of 1,329 | #42 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #676 of 930 | #45 of 61 |
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. 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
900
-93 (-9%) vs 2017
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 1,394
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 25.5:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
64%
was 57%
% Black
22%
was 27%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
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 | 900 | 39.4 | 22.9:1 | 83% (745) |
| 2023-24 | 853 | 39.6 | 21.5:1 | 79% (676) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 39.2 | 22.4:1 | 80% (708) |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 39 | 25.5:1 | 75% (745) |
| 2000-01 | 1,394 | 58 | 24.0:1 | 46% (640) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Verde Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (993 to 900); teachers up 1% (39 to 39.4).
About Vista Verde Middle
Vista Verde Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Moreno Valley, California. It reports enrollment of 900 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in California, the average enrollment is about 659.
Vista Verde Middle is run by Val Verde Unified, whose 22 schools enroll 19,065 students.
Hispanic students are 64% of those enrolled at Vista Verde Middle. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 5% Asian, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Riverside County's population at about 51%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
On staff are 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. Middle schools in California average 20.7:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Vista Verde Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 83%. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
Vista Verde Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of California public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Vista Verde Middle is -1.7 points: 29.4% actual, 31.0% predicted.
In the wider Riverside County area, median household income comes to about $93,074, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverside County counts 543 public schools with about 424,872 students.
Vista Verde Middle's closest public school neighbor is Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Vista Verde Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 33.2% on proficiency, and Vista Verde Middle is below that at 29.4%.
The NCES locale for Vista Verde Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 900 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 993. The share of Hispanic students grew 7 points, from 57% to 64%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.5:1 to 22.9:1.
On allk12, people connected to Vista Verde Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Val Verde Unified
- Orange Vista HighHigh · 2,396 students
- Rancho Verde HighHigh · 2,101 students
- Citrus Hill HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 1,076 students
- Tomas Rivera MiddleMiddle · 1,014 students
- Triple Crown ElementaryElementary · 971 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 del Lago HighHigh · 1,924 students
- Vista Heights MiddleMiddle · 1,419 students
Other Vista Verde Middle schools
One other US public school is named Vista Verde Middle. Vista Verde Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Vista Verde MiddleGreenfield, CA · 727 students
Nearby schools
- Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary0.4 mi · 639
- Lasselle Elementary0.5 mi · 812
- Victoriano Elementary0.7 mi · 608
- Vista del Lago High1.3 mi · 1,924
- Rainbow Ridge Elementary1.4 mi · 723
- March Middle1.4 mi · 686
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Verde MiddleHow many students attend Vista Verde Middle?
Vista Verde Middle enrolls approximately 900 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Vista Verde Middle serve?
Vista Verde Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Vista Verde Middle have?
Vista Verde Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Vista Verde Middle?
Student demographics at Vista Verde Middle are roughly 4% White, 64% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Vista Verde Middle public or private?
Vista Verde Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Val Verde Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.