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Vista Verde Elementary

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,512 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
726 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
77%
Teachers
31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic69.2%
White6.3%
Asian0.4%
Black15.4%
Other8.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vista Verde Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard8.3%
Met Standard15.7%
Below Standard75.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "24% proficient" for Vista Verde Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.3% of students exceeded standard while 15.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.6 points below the Snowline Joint Unified district average of 12.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 9.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
8.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
24.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+9.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
30.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,512
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd1245.7%8.1%30.6%55.6%13.7%
4th12316.3%19.5%26.8%37.4%35.8%
5th1329.8%23.5%22.0%44.7%33.3%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd1220.8%14.8%21.3%63.1%15.6%
4th12313.0%18.7%33.3%35.0%31.7%
5th1324.5%9.8%25.8%59.9%14.4%