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Vista Grande Elementary

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Vista Grande Elementary ranks 1192 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vista Grande Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 364 students in the Tierrasanta area of San Diego, part of the San Diego Unified district, known for achieving strong academic results with a diverse student population.

The school consistently outperforms both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science, and it stands out for its effectiveness with students from various backgrounds. A key strength is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.5%, which is much better than the district average and schools like Wegeforth Elementary (26.5%) or Foster Elementary (28.8%). Furthermore, Vista Grande achieves these results while spending less per student than many neighboring schools, indicating efficient use of resources.

Vista Grande is part of a notable cluster of high-performing schools in the area, alongside Kumeyaay Elementary and Tierrasanta Elementary. It maintains this high performance despite serving a community with greater economic need than its neighbors. Families also have a strong charter school option in Innovations Academy, which has similar demographics and performance, though Vista Grande holds a significant advantage in mathematics proficiency.

364

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,786

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5606 Antigua Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92124-1306

(858) 496-8290

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Vista Grande Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	De Portola Middle
	Farb Middle
High:	Canyon Hills High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.1%

Hispanic:

29.7%

Two or more races:

18.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

California avg41%

1,192^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	1192 of 5857	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	1005 of 5869	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	895 of 5859	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	1107 of 5883	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	740 of 5789	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	93.0	446 of 5662	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	525 of 5692	90.8%	★★★★★
2016	81.0	1087 of 5614	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	1135 of 5611	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	88.8	540 of 5530	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	507 of 5390	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	90.7	395 of 5377	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	844 of 5314	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.2	942 of 5193	81.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	1210 of 5113	76.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	1340 of 5113	73.8%	★★★★☆
2006	70.4	1315 of 4818	72.7%	★★★★☆
2005	75.2	1118 of 4822	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	997 of 4809	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	1474 of 5597	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	653 of 5612	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	543 of 5609	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	819 of 5635	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	960 of 5492	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	539 of 5413	90.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	974 of 5107	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	811 of 5107	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	236 of 5087	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	686 of 5084	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	96.5	99 of 4963	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	296 of 4830	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	605 of 5460	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	730 of 5517	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	344 of 5363	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	550 of 5264	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	748 of 5173	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	150 of 5084	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	936 of 5628	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	1316 of 5643	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	1251 of 5638	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	1339 of 5663	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	571 of 5510	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	93.1	380 of 5431	93.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	22 of 153	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	22 of 130	83.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	297 of 718	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	149 of 339	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	1115 of 2598	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	770 of 2651	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	883 of 2661	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	891 of 2726	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	551 of 2834	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	343 of 2737	87.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)86th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics57%+19 vs state

Science55%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	5606 Antigua Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8290	364	15	24.2	42.9%	135 (37.1%)	15 (4.1%)	108 (29.7%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (18.7%)	79	1192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		83.9	1005^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.9%	187																	54.7		54.7	63.8	52.7	67.9				61.3	59.6	54.6	56.6				56.8	91.2	94.1	97.1	92.7	94.1	95.6	$19,786	$2,664	$17,122
Tierrasanta Elementary	Public	K-5	5450 La Cuenta Dr.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8255	500	19	25.7	31.2%	216 (43.2%)	11 (2.2%)	170 (34.0%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (14.0%)	88.1	773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		90.9	643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	130																	54.0		54.0	70.2	74.1	65.1				70.2	66.7	71.3	60.3				66.5							$19,604	$2,795	$16,809
Kumeyaay Elementary	Public	K-5	6475 Antigua Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1500	398	17	23.4	26.9%	163 (41.0%)	13 (3.3%)	101 (25.4%)	60 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.3%)	90.9	611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.7	592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.9%	19																	60.4		60.4	66.1	75.0	71.2				70.3	75.0	70.5	67.9				71.3	95.9			97.3			$21,577	$3,686	$17,891
Innovations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5454 Ruffin Rd.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	Innovations Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-1414	436	23	18.9	41.7%	197 (45.2%)	10 (2.3%)	125 (28.7%)	29 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	70 (16.1%)	68.7	1660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		70.1	1592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	68																	50.9	71.9	58.2	46.6	51.9	67.8	67.9	75.6	81.3	63.3	51.7	41.5	33.9	53.6	46.3	68.8	47.8	81.6	85.7	83.7		85.7		$14,791	$700	$14,091
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	4343 Shields St.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5200	611	27	22.6	61.7%	212 (34.7%)	74 (12.1%)	208 (34.0%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	86 (14.1%)	63.6	1897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.6%		70.1	1590^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.9%	307																	42.2		42.2	49.5	45.2	60.2				51.8	51.0	49.3	42.2				47.6	96.2	97.2	98.1	97.2	96.2	98.1	$22,120	$4,691	$17,429
Hancock Elementary	Public	K-5	3303 Taussig St.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3200	644	28	22.6	68.8%	253 (39.3%)	59 (9.2%)	204 (31.7%)	16 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	101 (15.7%)	46.5	2796^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		60.7	2040^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.2%	756																	38.1		38.1	45.5	41.6	44.4				44.0	38.6	36.4	31.8				36.1	93.5	96.1	96.1	95.5	94.2	97.4	$20,104	$3,102	$17,002
Cubberley Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 Marathon Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3900	199	9	23.4	55.8%	43 (21.6%)	24 (12.1%)	67 (33.7%)	24 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (20.6%)	65	1840^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		56.7	2203^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.5%	363																	46.4		46.4	43.3	50.0	71.4				55.4	53.3	41.2	39.3				45.3							$23,485	$4,125	$19,360
Wegeforth Elementary	Public	K-5	3443 Ediwhar Ave.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5900	200	10	20.0	72.0%	32 (16.0%)	15 (7.5%)	80 (40.0%)	38 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.5%)	57.6	2190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.6%		53.8	2352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.9%	162																	36.7		36.7	47.4	50.0	50.0				49.0	46.2	47.1	40.0				44.7							$28,542	$3,347	$25,195
Angier Elementary	Public	K-5	8450 Hurlbut St.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3100	398	17	23.4	64.1%	76 (19.1%)	66 (16.6%)	155 (38.9%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	58 (14.6%)	69.2	1640^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.0%		66.9	1736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	96																	38.8		38.8	45.7	58.5	59.2				53.5	61.4	49.1	53.1				55.2	90.4			91.6		94.0	$22,621	$3,581	$19,040
Juarez Elementary	Public	K-5	2633 Melbourne Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2800	264	10	26.4	57.6%	50 (18.9%)	13 (4.9%)	160 (60.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)	26.2	4300^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		44.9	2866^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.2%	1434	7.5	0.0	0.0	3.7	25.0	4.4	16.7	17.3	12.5	21.7	11.1	14.8	5.0	4.4	0.0	3.7	21.1		21.1	28.2	30.4	38.9				31.3	29.7	30.4	21.1				27.9	96.6			96.6			$20,354	$2,884	$17,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Grande Elementary

How many students attend Vista Grande Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Vista Grande Elementary.

Is Vista Grande Elementary a good school?

Vista Grande Elementary ranks 1192^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Grande Elementary?

Students at Vista Grande Elementary are 37% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 4% African American.

What district is Vista Grande Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

What schools do graduates of Vista Grande Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista Grande Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : De Portola Middle
Middle : Farb Middle
High : Canyon Hills High

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