Vista Verde Middle School
Vista Verde Middle School serves 993 students in grades 6-8.
Vista Verde Middle School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in California for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 23% (which is lower than the California state average of 40%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 41% (which is lower than the California state average of 51%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the California state level of 23:1.
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the California state average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
School Overview
Vista Verde Middle School's student population of 993 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 39 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades 6-8
Total Students
993 students

Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers
39 teachers

Students by Grade

School Calendar
School Rankings
Vista Verde Middle School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 9,659 schools in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Vista Verde Middle School is 0.60, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.64. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#6626 out of 9659 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
40%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
51%

Student : Teacher Ratio
25:1
23:1

American Indian
n/a
1%

Asian
6%
12%

Hispanic
57%
54%

Black
27%
5%

White
6%
23%

Hawaiian
n/a
1%

Two or more races
4%
4%

All Ethnic Groups



Eligible for Free Lunch
63%
53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch
12%
7%

School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, CA Dept. of Education
School Reviews
4 2/21/2022
This school is amazing.
5 9/26/2007
This school is the best school in the whole world!
you can actually learn something......unlike the other schools vista provides individual needs and shows what a school should be like
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