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Vista Springs Charter

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Vista Springs Charter ranks 3869 th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

3869^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 34% of California alternative schools

Summary

Vista Springs Charter is a K-12 alternative school serving 251 students in Vista, California, operating within its own Vista Springs Charter District and notable for its success in ensuring students attend school regularly.

While the school's academic proficiency in English, math, and science is below the state average, it excels in a crucial area: managing chronic absenteeism. With only 12.9% of students chronically absent, it performs significantly better than the state average and many nearby alternatives like Surfside Academy (29.9%) and Vista Visions Academy (54.9%), though it trails schools like Coastal Academy Charter. This strong attendance is an important foundation, but it hasn't yet fully translated to higher test scores, especially in upper grades where performance drops sharply.

Compared to other local charter schools, Vista Springs serves a population with high economic need (over 70% qualify for free/reduced lunch) and spends a substantial $17,339 per student. Schools with similar student demographics, such as Guajome Park Academy Charter, achieve higher academic results, suggesting an opportunity for Vista Springs to benchmark and adapt successful strategies. The school shows positive trends in improving attendance and stable enrollment, indicating a committed community that could be leveraged to address the academic challenges in middle school math and science.

251

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,796

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 East Bobier Ave.
Vista, CA 92084-3804

(951) 252-8800

District: Vista Springs Charter District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

White:

15.9%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2019 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,869^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 30% (2022) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,042^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 39% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	3869 of 5857	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3446 of 5869	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	3600 of 5859	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4098 of 5883	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	4894 of 5597	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3638 of 5612	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3879 of 5609	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5041 of 5635	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	4099 of 5107	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3390 of 5107	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3382 of 5087	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4198 of 5084	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	4824 of 5460	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3392 of 5517	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3350 of 5363	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	4362 of 5264	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	3598 of 5628	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3453 of 5643	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	3212 of 5638	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3931 of 5663	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	2042 of 2761	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2179 of 2783	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1918 of 2781	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1883 of 2740	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1651 of 2715	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	2137 of 2531	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2020 of 2395	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1822 of 2388	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1995 of 2374	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2028 of 2359	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2052 of 2542	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2139 of 2579	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1968 of 2531	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1926 of 2458	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1482 of 2369	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2464 of 2534	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	2007 of 2552	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2023)16th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science13%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th 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 Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 East Bobier Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	251	11	23.7	70.1%	40 (15.9%)	6 (2.4%)	186 (74.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)	15.2	10.0				13.2	33.3	30.4	30.3	41.7	52.4	10.0		32.3	47.6	47.8	15.2	25.0	14.3	5.0		25.4							$31,796	$31,258	$538
Vista Visions Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-4785	68	4	15.5	72.1%	16 (23.5%)	2 (2.9%)	43 (63.2%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	3 (4.4%)								(n/a)				42.9		34.6							85.7	51.4							38.5	33.3							$19,273	$18,310	$963
Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,355	72	18.7	75.4%	203 (15.0%)	10 (0.7%)	1,003 (74.0%)	33 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (7.0%)								(n/a)	44.2	24.7		53.6		36.9	68.6	64.2	67.3	39.3	42.3	37.0	67.6	48.6	54.9	54.7	50.0	19.2	13.8	22.1	24.3	25.9
Guajome Learning Centers	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Learning Centers District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	61	4	16.2	50.8%	9 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (73.8%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)				42.9		30.4							75.0	61.8							6.3	20.6
Coastal Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4096 Calle Platino	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Coastal Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-4020	2,015	82	24.4	30.6%	1,107 (54.9%)	37 (1.8%)	567 (28.1%)	55 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	240 (11.9%)								(n/a)	45.7	48.1		39.9		44.2	59.6	52.5	63.8	66.4	66.2	61.5	68.1	63.2	63.3	52.5	49.6	57.8	53.4	48.7	39.8	51.4	78.5	85.3	83.4	81.0	82.8	81.6
Audeo Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3821 Plaza Drive Ste. 402	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Audeo Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	239	8	30.6	61.1%	81 (33.9%)	9 (3.8%)	119 (49.8%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)								(n/a)		19.1	19.1	64.3	46.7	33.8					33.3	23.8	77.4	46.1					5.6	19.1	28.1	19.5							$25,526	$24,224	$1,302
Pacific View Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3670 Ocean Ranch Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Pacific View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 757-0161	562	30	18.7	77.6%	79 (14.1%)	32 (5.7%)	388 (69.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	45 (8.0%)								(n/a)		19.6		22.4		21.7				17.9	17.8	36.0	42.4	35.2				3.7	17.8	23.5	20.8	21.2
North Coastal Consortium Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	255 Pico Ave. Rm. 220	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 761-5110	46	6	7.6	37.0%	18 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)								(n/a)														26.7								6.7
Pivot Charter School - San Diego II	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1030 La Bonita Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	Pivot Charter School - San Diego II District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 591-0217	90	8	10.6	44.4%	37 (41.1%)	1 (1.1%)	39 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.1%)								(n/a)				23.1		20.0					53.9		38.5	42.1					41.7		15.4	21.4							$35,246	$34,214	$1,032
Carlsbad Seaside Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	3557 Lancer Way	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5200	38	2	16.9	34.2%	27 (71.1%)	3 (7.9%)	7 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)																													$25,034	$24,596	$438

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Springs Charter

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Vista Springs Charter ranks 3869^th of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Vista Springs Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Vista Springs Charter?

Students at Vista Springs Charter are 74% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Vista Springs Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Vista Springs Charter.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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