Vista Oaks Charter: Kids show up — absenteeism runs far below the state. But math slips between grade 3 and grade 5.
Vista Oaks Charter has real strengths and one number that complicates them. Most rating sites show you one or the other. Both belong on the same page.
Vista Oaks Charter scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 56th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “43% proficient” and call it done. Vista Oaks Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Lodi, where one in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 4.5% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, Vista Oaks Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
math proficiency runs 43% in grade 3 against 29% in grade 5, while reading holds (44% to 45%). The state average rises by +4.5pp over the same span.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 5.0pp across grades; the proficiency floor barely moves. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. The school's 5th graders aren't posting a wider lead than its 3rd graders. One question worth asking on a tour: are the strongest students being pushed, or coasting? A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask the principal what changes between grade 3 and grade 5. Ask who teaches the older grades, and what the school does when a child starts falling behind.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 51
Nearby High Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 41
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 6.4pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: -0.0pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 72 | 25% | 19% | 28% | 28% | 44% | +1 |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 27% | 26% | 24% | 24% | 53% | +8 |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 20% | 25% | 19% | 36% | 45% | −3 |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% | 35% | 33% | 21% | 46% | −1 |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 17% | 38% | 32% | 14% | 54% | +6 |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 19% | 36% | 32% | 12% | 56% | +10 |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 23% | 35% | 26% | 15% | 58% | +11 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 43% | −3 |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 21% | 22% | 32% | 25% | 44% | +2 |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 9% | 20% | 24% | 47% | 29% | −6 |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 14% | 19% | 27% | 40% | 33% | −2 |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 14% | 22% | 42% | 22% | 36% | +2 |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 17% | 16% | 25% | 43% | 32% | +0 |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 11% | 9% | 30% | 50% | 20% | −3 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 223 | 12% | 28% | 54% | 6% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 173 | 40.5% | +5 | +2 |
| White | 230 | 52.6% | −3 | −9 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 144 | 43.7% | −3 | +5 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Oaks Charter ← | — | 45 | 19.6% | 43.1% | −6.4 | 0.1% |
| Rio Valley Charter | 1.5 mi | 56 | 15.3% | 43.0% | +1.6 | 0.2% |
| Vinewood Elementary | 0.8 mi | 55 | 36.3% | 67.2% | −12.4 | 0.9% |
| Ellerth E. Larson Elementary | 1.8 mi | 41 | 20.8% | 48.7% | −1.1 | 2.3% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.