Public school · Moreno Valley Unified

Vista del Lago High — Rating & test scores

15150 Lasselle Street, Moreno Valley · 1,924 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 73

DevelopingScope Score · 39th percentile. Higher than 39 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (428 of 453); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 453
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Vista del Lago a good high school?

Developing. Vista del Lago is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced3753%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2315%
English, Advanced3218%
Math, Advanced315%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance3226 in 100
Vista del Lago’s place among California high schools, out of 100Moreno Valley Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 13% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

Each bar is Vista del Lago’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Vista del Lago say about itself?

We haven’t read Vista del Lago’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open vistadellago.mvusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

2 of the 4 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Vista del Lago. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

5 high schools within 3.2 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Valley ViewNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7445th
  2. Rancho VerdeVal Verde Unified · by addressScope Score 7444th
  3. Vista del LagoScope Score 7339th
  4. Moreno ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7126th
  5. Moreno Valley Online AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 613rd
Moreno Valley UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%0%25%50%75%100%

4 of 5 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Vista del Lago compare with schools like it?

Vista del Lago’s Scope Score is 73. 332 California high schools, counting Vista del Lago, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Vista del Lago’s result is higher than 187 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 332

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 93rd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 82%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

332 California public high schools where 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Vista del Lago’s share. The count includes Vista del Lago. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 53% to 49% and math from 15% to 13%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202653%57%57%CaliforniaCalifornia51%Moreno Valley UnifiedDistrict49%Vista del LagoThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202620%17%32%CaliforniaCalifornia16%Moreno Valley UnifiedDistrict13%Vista del LagoThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Moreno Valley Unified’s line combines its 5 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Moreno Valley Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringVista del LagoMoreno Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201757%53%60%424
201855%45%56%434
201954%51%57%405
202255%48%55%395
202349%50%55%394
202445%43%56%441
202553%50%57%459
202649%51%57%340
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringVista del LagoMoreno Valley UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201717%20%32%425
201820%19%31%435
201921%20%32%395
202212%14%27%394
202313%14%27%391
202412%12%28%447
202515%15%30%464
202613%16%32%338

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English (reading and writing); well below it in math.

English

49%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24273118
Moreno Valley Unified49%California57%

Math

13%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

652210
Moreno Valley Unified15%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 49% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 13% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school18%31%27%24%340
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Moreno Valley Unified17%32%25%26%2,185
Math, grade 11 · This school3%10%22%65%338
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Moreno Valley Unified5%10%21%64%2,176

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 340 tested in English, 338 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 77% of students. 539 of 1,966 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

27in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (539 of 1,966 students).

At the average Moreno Valley Unified high school: 28 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.2% of students were suspended at least once (26 of 2,089). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,924

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 77%Black or African American 12%White 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Filipino 2%Not reported <1%Pacific Islander <1%

Family income

88%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,689 of 1,924. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

99

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

79% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

33%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (72 of 220 students).

Moreno Valley Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino77%
Black or African American12%
White3%
Two or more races3%
Asian2%
Filipino2%
Not reported<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 72.7 of 92.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Four student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Hispanic or Latino270 tested14%California 21%
  • Low-income291 tested12%California 23%
  • Black or African American36 tested8%California 19%
  • English learners47 tested0%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities45 tested0%California 8%

12% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students, English learners and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Moreno Valley Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 292 tested in English, 291 in math
English47%+146%−249%
Math12%−214%−1123%
Hispanic or Latino · 271 tested in English, 270 in math
English51%+249%+249%
Math14%014%−721%
Black or African American · 36 tested
English39%−342%−342%
Math8%−412%−1119%
English learners · 48 tested in English, 47 in math
English6%+15%−28%
Math0%−22%−88%
Students with disabilities · 45 tested
English9%−413%−1019%
Math0%−22%−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Moreno Valley Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 59% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 52% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

59%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

43%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 428 of 453 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

59%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 268 of 453 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

43%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 183 of 428 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

52% enrolled in college within 12 months · 359 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓27 · 8%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓29 · 8%
  • California community college113 · 31%
  • In-state private10 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year7 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled173 · 48%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
52%enrolled in college within a year

359 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California27 (8%)
  • California State University29 (8%)
  • California community college113 (31%)
  • In-state private10 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year7 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled173 (48%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 428 of 453 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 268 of 453 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 183 of 428 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
87
Admitted
58
Enrolled
12

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 65 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 51 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 49 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 44 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 26 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 19 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 19 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 18 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 15 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 87 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2024Applied 82 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2023Applied 86 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2022Applied 97 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2021Applied 97 · Admitted 72 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2020Applied 102 · Admitted 80 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2019Applied 111 · Admitted 66 · Enrolled 41
  • Fall 2018Applied 84 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2017Applied 91 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2016Applied 93 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 36

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
356
Admitted
320
Enrolled
36

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State FullertonApplied 1,052 · Admitted 806 · Enrolled 34
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 974 · Admitted 900 · Enrolled 95
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 590 · Admitted 214 · Enrolled 9
  • San Diego StateApplied 506 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 424 · Admitted 226 · Enrolled 15
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 308 · Admitted 286 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State LAApplied 226 · Admitted 206 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 204 · Admitted 164 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 150 · Admitted 132 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 132 · Admitted 110 · Enrolled 7
  • San Francisco StateApplied 112 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 86 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 84 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 74 · Admitted 68 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 68 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 62 · Admitted 56 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 60 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 56 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 42 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 20 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 356 · Admitted 320 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2024Applied 306 · Admitted 288 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2023Applied 280 · Admitted 262 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2022Applied 278 · Admitted 260 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2021Applied 288 · Admitted 276 · Enrolled 36
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • English2
  • History & Social Science7
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts3
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course21 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • African American Studies
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
126 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Vista del Lago. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$21,710 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$21,710

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$13,662
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,048
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,777
  • Vista del Lago$21,710
  • Moreno Valley Unified high schools$21,337
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Vista del Lago like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92551. They are not figures for the families at Vista del Lago.

Typical household income in a year

$99,970

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92551.

Typical home value
$474,000
People who live in this ZIP code
37,425
Typical age
30.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Vista del Lago’s results?

Moreno Valley Unified’s board decides Vista del Lago’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Vista del Lago in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Moreno Valley Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Moreno Valley Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Vista del Lago. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?33% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (72 of 220 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?51% in English and 87% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (340 tested in English, 338 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Vista del Lago, and how do I get in?

Ask Moreno Valley Unified which school serves your address. From Landmark Middle and parts of Badger Springs Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Landmark Middle Scope Score 71Developing · 26th percentile · 2026

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Badger Springs Middle Scope Score 68Needs Support · 7th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Vista del Lago High

4 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (10)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Landmark Middle

Into Badger Springs Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • La Jolla Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 31st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Armada Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 38th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Chaparral Hills Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 17th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Hendrick Ranch Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 28th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Serrano Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 46th percentile · elementary · 2026

    92% of the zone’s children

  • Ridge Crest Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 43rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    65% of the zone’s children

  • Ramona Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 20th percentile · elementary · 2026

    26% of the zone’s children

  • Edgemont Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 25th percentile · elementary · 2026

    70% of the zone’s children

  • Sunnymeadows Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 13th percentile · elementary · 2026

    57% of the zone’s children

  • Creekside Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 18th percentile · elementary · 2026

    18% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

  • Landmark Middle

    Assigned

    Scope Score 71 · Developing · 26th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Badger Springs Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 68 · Needs Support · 7th percentile · middle · 2026

    58% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Vista del Lago?

Address
15150 Lasselle Street, Moreno Valley 92551Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Matthew McCainAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated January 10, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Moreno Valley Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Vista del Lago a good high school?

Vista del Lago High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 39 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 39th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 27 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 28 in 100 at the average Moreno Valley Unified high school. 1.2% of students (26 of 2,089) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 47% of low-income students in grade 11 at Vista del Lago High in Moreno Valley scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 126 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

52% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #899 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 5 in Moreno Valley Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math12%4522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)59%5920%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math34%4818%
Chronically absent26 in 100545%
Suspension rate1.2% (26 of 2,128)615%
English learners: top level12%425%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257339#899California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1918 in 1007.6% (178 of 2,350)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2427 in 1002.4% (52 of 2,174)
2024–2526 in 1001.2% (26 of 2,128)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1134018%31%27%24%49%57%−8

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 113383%10%22%65%13%32%−19

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English34018%49%
2026 · Math3383%13%
2025 · English45918%53%
2025 · Math4645%15%
2024 · English44118%45%
2024 · Math4473%12%
2023 · English39416%49%
2023 · Math3912%13%
2022 · English39521%55%
2022 · Math3944%12%
2019 · English40519%54%
2019 · Math3955%21%
2018 · English43420%55%
2018 · Math4355%20%
2017 · English42419%57%
2017 · Math4254%17%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English45953%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math46415%
2024 · Grade 11 · English44145%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math44712%
2023 · Grade 11 · English39449%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math39113%
2022 · Grade 11 · English39555%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math39412%
2019 · Grade 11 · English40554%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math39521%
2018 · Grade 11 · English43455%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math43520%
2017 · Grade 11 · English42457%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math42517%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide3452%16%69%13%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income29247%+1−2
Hispanic or Latino27151%+2+2
English learners486%+1−2
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 26 in 100 → 2025–26 · 27 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.2% (26 of 2,128) → 2025–26 · 1.2% (26 of 2,089) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female17 in 10028 in 100+11 in 100
Male18 in 10027 in 100+9 in 100
Asian4 of 3613 of 43—
Black or African American27 in 10038 in 100+11 in 100
Filipino1 of 512 of 31—
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10025 in 100+9 in 100
Pacific Islander3 of 115 of 11—
Two or more races10 of 3414 of 50—
White20 in 10019 of 58—
Students with disabilities29 in 10037 in 100+8 in 100
English learners18 in 10031 in 100+13 in 100
Foster youth22 of 4822 of 42—
Homeless23 in 10034 of 75—
Low-income18 in 10028 in 100+10 in 100
All students18 in 10027 in 100+9 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 59% · numerator 268 students classified Prepared · denominator 453 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 35% · AP-pathway numerator 95 · denominator 268 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 268 of 453 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
35%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
43%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
52%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20258758123.393.673.89
20248260283.573.753.84
20238656293.673.873.98
20229761283.713.934.05
20219772373.673.823.96
202010280433.623.783.93
201911166413.633.904.00
20188451253.603.814.04
20179160353.593.793.85
20169361363.623.813.95

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley202526under 3under 3
Berkeley202426under 3under 3
Berkeley202322under 3under 3
Berkeley2022234under 3
Berkeley2021194under 3
Davis202515under 3under 3
Davis2024176under 3
Davis2023153under 3
Davis2022207under 3
Davis2021166under 3
Irvine2025519under 3
Irvine2024535under 3
Irvine20236594
Irvine2022625under 3
Irvine202162206
Los Angeles2025443under 3
Los Angeles2024403under 3
Los Angeles20234844
Los Angeles20225933
Los Angeles20213943
Merced20251916under 3
Merced20241512under 3
Merced20231312under 3
Merced20221513under 3
Merced20212825under 3
Riverside202565423
Riverside2024603911
Riverside2023733911
Riverside2022854717
Riverside2021835023
San Diego20254912under 3
San Diego2024501910
San Diego202346178
San Diego20225721under 3
San Diego202151223
Santa Barbara2025197under 3
Santa Barbara20242613under 3
Santa Barbara20232711under 3
Santa Barbara20221811under 3
Santa Barbara20212112under 3
Santa Cruz2025188under 3
Santa Cruz202426123
Santa Cruz2023187under 3
Santa Cruz2022156under 3
Santa Cruz2021219under 3
Universitywide2025875812
Universitywide2024826028
Universitywide2023865629
Universitywide2022976128
Universitywide2021977237

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count16
AP enrollment (male/female)430
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 126 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections24
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,924

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California278%
California State University298%
California community college11331%
In-state private103%
Out-of-state, 4-year72%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled17348%

359 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 52% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,975 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 31,597 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,242 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,924

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,535 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,924

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,463 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 66%Instruction support 10%Student services 9%Administration 3%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$406,662,22566.47%66%
Instruction support$58,857,5959.62%10%
Student services$52,246,3448.54%9%
Administration$20,355,1833.33%3%
Buildings & maintenance$72,190,90211.80%12%
Total$611,796,506100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $611,796,506 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,975 per pupil
2020$14,628 per pupil
2019$14,013 per pupil
2018$12,732 per pupil
2017$12,346 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders1.4%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92551 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92551 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,970
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population37,425
Median age30.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92551 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026