Vista Middle
Los Angeles Unified
74
DevelopingScope Score · 43rd percentile
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Vista and Francisco Sepulveda
Vista scores 74 and Francisco Sepulveda 72 among California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). English (reading and writing) and math are close between the two.
Francisco Sepulveda Middle
Los Angeles Unified
72
DevelopingScope Score · 35th percentile
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Biggest differences
What are the biggest differences?
The biggest difference in test results is in English. Vista has the highest share and Francisco Sepulveda has the lowest.
Biggest difference
4points
in English. 33% of Vista students scored Proficient or Advanced. At Francisco Sepulveda it was 29%.
Lowest absence
28in 100
students at Francisco Sepulveda missed 10% or more of school days. It was 30 in 100 at Vista.
Low-income families
97%
of Vista’s students are from low-income families. At Francisco Sepulveda it is 94%.
Each tile is read from the figures below, for the schools scored among California middle schools. Chronic absence is the 2025–26 school year. Students from low-income families are students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25.
Test results
How do their test results compare?
The dark part of each bar is students who scored Advanced. The light part is students who scored Proficient. The dashed line is California for the same grades.
English: Proficient or Advanced
Reading and writing
Vista33%Advanced: 8%
Francisco Sepulveda29%Advanced: 7%
California49%Advanced: 19%
Math: Proficient or Advanced
Share of students tested
Vista20%Advanced: 10%
Francisco Sepulveda22%Advanced: 8%
California37%Advanced: 21%
Grades 6–8, spring 2026. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Year by year
How have their results changed?
Vista’s English results changed the most. In 2017, 17% of its students were in the state’s top two test levels. In 2026 it was 33%.
Share of students in the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026
Grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students.
English
25%50%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202633%Vista29%Francisco Sepulveda49%California
Math
25%No comparable tests2017201820192022202320242025202620%Vista22%Francisco Sepulveda37%California
The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional. Each figure is our combination of the grades’ published results, weighted by students tested. Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education.
Life at school
Do students show up and stay in class?
A shorter bar is better here. The dashed line is the average California middle school we score.
Chronically absent
Students in 100 who missed 10% or more of school days
Vista30 in 100297 of 1,006 students
Francisco Sepulveda28 in 100293 of 1,038 students
Average school18 in 100
Suspended at least once
Share of students enrolled at any point in the year
Vista1.0%10 of 1,031 students
Francisco Sepulveda0.3%3 of 1,065 students
Average school3.7%
2025–26 school year. Average school: the average California middle school we score. Source: California Department of Education.
State growth measure
How did results compare with what the state expected?
The state sets an expected score for each student from that student’s earlier scores. A bar to the right means students scored above it.
English
Points against the expected score
Vista+4points
Francisco Sepulveda−6points
Math
Points against the expected score
Vista0points
Francisco Sepulveda+12points
- VistaThe state calls both results Average. 956 students in English, 947 in math.
- Francisco SepulvedaThe state calls the English result Moderate and the math result Accelerated. 891 students in English, 888 in math.
Grades 6–8, spring 2025. Students with scores in both years. The measure describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education growth model.
Culture, side by side
What do the school, its families and the records say?
A school’s words are its claims. The district’s survey and the staffing records are evidence.
| Measure | Vista | Francisco Sepulveda |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26The share of students, families and staff who agreed. The mark on each bar is the district. | ||
| Students: Safety | Vista54%LAUSD 64% · 777 answers | Francisco Sepulveda66%LAUSD 64% · 779 answers |
| Students: Belonging | Vista47%LAUSD 55% · 507 to 767 answers | Francisco Sepulveda57%LAUSD 55% · 583 to 774 answers |
| Students: Caring adults | Vista55%LAUSD 61% · 749 to 774 answers | Francisco Sepulveda63%LAUSD 61% · 757 to 775 answers |
| Families: Safety | Vista47%LAUSD 82% · 644 answers | Francisco Sepulveda73%LAUSD 82% · 274 answers |
| Families: Belonging | Vista93%LAUSD 89% · 652 to 683 answers | Francisco Sepulveda90%LAUSD 89% · 273 to 290 answers |
| Staff: Safety | Vista51%LAUSD 94% · 116 answers | Francisco Sepulveda89%LAUSD 94% · 88 answers |
| From the staffing records | ||
| Average years of teaching experience2024–25 school year | Vista6 | Francisco Sepulveda18 |
| Teachers in their first year2024–25 school year | Vista12% | Francisco Sepulveda0% |
Show every subject in the survey
| Measure | Vista | Francisco Sepulveda |
|---|---|---|
| LAUSD School Experience Survey, 2025–26 | ||
| Students: Engagement | Vista48%LAUSD 58% · 747 to 763 answers | Francisco Sepulveda59%LAUSD 58% · 761 to 767 answers |
| Students: High expectations | Vista66%LAUSD 73% · 760 to 762 answers | Francisco Sepulveda75%LAUSD 73% · 768 to 773 answers |
| Students: Bullied 2 or more times in the past 30 daysLower is better | Vista17%LAUSD 19% · 507 to 769 answers | Francisco Sepulveda16%LAUSD 19% · 578 to 775 answers |
| Families: Caring adults | Vista93%LAUSD 87% · 670 to 672 answers | Francisco Sepulveda89%LAUSD 87% · 280 answers |
| Families: Engagement | Vista91%LAUSD 84% · 670 to 681 answers | Francisco Sepulveda88%LAUSD 84% · 280 to 289 answers |
| Families: High expectations | Vista92%LAUSD 84% · 639 to 642 answers | Francisco Sepulveda86%LAUSD 84% · 263 to 265 answers |
| Families: Bullying reports taken seriously | Vista48%LAUSD 74% · 662 answers | Francisco Sepulveda73%LAUSD 74% · 277 answers |
| Staff: Caring adults | Vista65%LAUSD 84% · 112 to 118 answers | Francisco Sepulveda89%LAUSD 84% · 85 to 95 answers |
| Staff: High expectations | Vista76%LAUSD 92% · 113 to 116 answers | Francisco Sepulveda96%LAUSD 92% · 86 to 88 answers |
| Staff: Bullying called a mild or insignificant problem | Vista34%LAUSD 71% · 117 answers | Francisco Sepulveda66%LAUSD 71% · 90 answers |
School statements are from each school’s own website on the date shown. A survey figure averages the questions on that subject: the share who agreed, or for student bullying the share it happened to. Teacher records are from the California Department of Education. Nothing here is about a named person.
Who attends
Who attends, and how big are they?
Both schools are run by Los Angeles Unified. Ask the district which school serves your address.
| Measure | Vista | Francisco Sepulveda |
|---|---|---|
| StudentsFederal school directory, 2024–25 | Vista1,080 | Francisco Sepulveda1,052 |
| Students from low-income familiesEligible for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. California: 63% | Vista97%1,045 of 1,080 students | Francisco Sepulveda94%988 of 1,052 students |
| Students per teacherA staffing ratio, not class size | Vista18 | Francisco Sepulveda18 |
Show grades and who runs each school
| Measure | Vista | Francisco Sepulveda |
|---|---|---|
| Grades | Vista6–8 | Francisco Sepulveda6–8 |
| Who runs the school | VistaLos Angeles Unified | Francisco SepulvedaLos Angeles Unified |
Sources
Sources and definitions
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools
Test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Each figure is the share of students tested in the level’s grades who scored Proficient or Advanced, for one subject. California’s figure is our combination of the state’s published rows for the same grades.
“Clearly ahead” marks a figure that is ahead of the others by more than twice the margin of error. On chronic absence, ahead means lower.
Chronic absence and suspensions are the California Department of Education’s 2025–26 counts. “Chronically absent” means a student missed 10% or more of school days. The average school is the average California school we score at these schools’ level, with each school counted once.
The state growth measure is points above or below what the state expected from these students’ earlier scores. It covers grades 4–8 and comes from the state’s spring 2025 release.
The year-by-year chart shows each spring’s results for grades 6–8. Each year is a different group of students, so the chart does not show how the same students changed.
Students and students per teacher are from the federal school directory, 2024–25. Students from low-income families are students counted as eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the California Department of Education’s 2024–25 count.
Teacher experience is the California Department of Education’s staffing file for the school year shown (teachers only).