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Classical Academy Vista

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Classical Academy Vista ranks 1189 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Classical Academy Vista is a consistently high-performing K-8 charter school serving 651 students in Vista, California, where it stands out for its strong academics and exceptional student attendance within a region of notable educational disparities.

The school consistently earns 4-star ratings, with its students significantly outperforming state averages in English, Math, and Science. A key differentiator is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.7%, far below the state average and that of nearby schools like Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (13%) and Bobier Elementary (19.4%). Academically, it outperforms most neighbors; for example, 65.65% of its students are proficient in English compared to 36.48% at Vista Academy and 19.87% at Bobier. It achieves these strong results efficiently, spending less per student than many surrounding schools in the Vista Unified district.

While performing well overall, recent data shows some variability in performance for certain student subgroups that the school monitors. The school's success, shared by another nearby charter Dual Language Immersion North County, highlights a striking range of school performance within a small geographic area, from top-tier schools like Paloma Elementary to those facing significant challenges. For parents, Classical Academy Vista represents a stable, high-achieving option with a powerful culture of daily attendance and engagement.

651

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,917

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2022 University Dr
Vista, CA 92083-7736

(760) 330-9800

District: Classical Academy Vista District

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

Hispanic:

27.5%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,189^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

445^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

210^th of 1,543Classical Academy Vista District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	1189 of 5857	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	1049 of 5869	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	1023 of 5859	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	1186 of 5883	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	1289 of 5789	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1339 of 5597	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	956 of 5612	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	915 of 5609	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	996 of 5635	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	1448 of 5492	73.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	941 of 5107	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	2350 of 5107	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.0	653 of 5087	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	1257 of 5084	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1528 of 5460	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	529 of 5517	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	376 of 5363	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	41.1	2898 of 5264	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	1018 of 5628	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	1087 of 5643	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	1153 of 5638	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	1352 of 5663	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	1172 of 5510	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	1194 of 2598	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	970 of 2651	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	1108 of 2661	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	968 of 2726	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	1336 of 2834	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	445 of 2761	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	429 of 2783	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	327 of 2781	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	362 of 2740	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	375 of 2715	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	498 of 2533	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	406 of 2551	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	236 of 2531	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	303 of 2509	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	413 of 2380	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	424 of 2395	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	586 of 2388	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	105 of 2374	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.0	543 of 2359	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	223 of 2542	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	193 of 2579	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	229 of 2531	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	71.8	474 of 2458	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	109 of 2369	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	389 of 2534	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	433 of 2552	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	487 of 2538	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	376 of 2527	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	329 of 2407	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	142 of 1566	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	228 of 1552	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	451 of 1520	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	421 of 1537	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	408 of 1543	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	313 of 1555	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	598 of 1602	62.7%	★★★☆☆

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)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Classical Academy Vista	Public, Charter	K-8	2022 University Dr	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Classical Academy Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 330-9800	651	28	23.2	28.0%	388 (59.6%)	9 (1.4%)	179 (27.5%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	79.1	1189^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.7	1049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	140	49.3	52.2	50.9	64.8	68.0	62.7	66.3	64.1	68.5	65.7	54.9	72.0	44.0	49.4	50.0	46.1	51.3	73.7	73.7	73.7	73.7	73.7	73.7	$12,917	$150	$12,767
Dual Language Immersion North County	Public, Charter	K-8	2030 University Dr.	Vista	92803	San Diego County	Dual Language Immersion North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6200	276	16	17.4	44.9%	55 (19.9%)	5 (1.8%)	195 (70.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	89.7	676^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		78.8	1206^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	530	50.0	24.0	34.9	69.6	85.7	83.3	91.3	76.5	58.3	77.4	73.9	60.7	61.1	52.2	35.3	28.0	52.2	92.3			92.3			$15,763	$1,045	$14,718
Hannalei Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Hannalei Dr.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6248	480	22	21.8	73.5%	55 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	402 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.5%)	17.3	5069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.7	4497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	572	6.9		6.9	25.0	31.3	28.2				28.0	23.4	27.3	8.2				19.4							$19,882	$2,571	$17,311
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary	Public	K-5	653 Poinsettia Ave.	Vista	92081	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2888	579	26	22.2	69.1%	100 (17.3%)	6 (1.0%)	424 (73.2%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.1%)	52.8	2444^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.3%		59.3	2099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.2%	345	22.8		22.8	48.4	46.5	35.6				43.3	59.1	49.0	40.6				49.3							$18,029	$1,749	$16,280
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Monte Vista Rd.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-0410	556	23	24.1	55.6%	185 (33.3%)	11 (2.0%)	300 (54.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.5%)	49.7	2608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		37	3371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.6%	763	28.9		28.9	52.4	39.2	40.5				44.1	51.9	42.3	33.3				42.4	95.9						$18,047	$2,219	$15,828
Bobier Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Beaumont Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8501	563	25	22.9	90.8%	21 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	525 (93.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	12	5510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		17	5121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	389	9.0		9.0	10.1	25.6	24.2				19.9	10.9	21.5	12.4				14.3	92.9	94.1			92.9	95.3	$18,930	$2,242	$16,688
Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4950 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-5300	696	29	24.0	36.2%	394 (56.6%)	10 (1.4%)	221 (31.8%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	70.6	1576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		63.9	1883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.9%	307	48.4		48.4	58.6	47.6	65.9				56.4	59.5	47.6	46.2				51.2	98.4						$16,165	$1,865	$14,300
Breeze Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Melrose Way	Vista	92081	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-2373	742	30	25.1	65.0%	171 (23.0%)	14 (1.9%)	470 (63.3%)	32 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	56.9	2217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		60	2064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	153	35.2		35.2	56.0	38.6	52.4				48.7	58.6	36.8	39.8				44.6	96.2	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$15,540	$1,835	$13,705
Paloma Elementary	Public	K-5	660 Camino Magnifico	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2199	758	34	22.3	31.4%	253 (33.4%)	13 (1.7%)	283 (37.3%)	128 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	77 (10.2%)	93.6	436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.5	470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	34	61.3		61.3	73.6	75.0	83.0				76.9	72.8	76.7	69.8				73.2	97.4				98.3		$15,481	$1,128	$14,353
La Mirada Academy	Public	K-8	3697 La Mirada Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2000	868	37	23.3	77.4%	37 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	785 (90.4%)	26 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	26.7	4250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.4%		32.1	3777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.6%	473	26.1	8.7	15.9	27.2	23.4	52.3	26.8	24.0	23.0	28.7	25.9	30.5	27.3	11.8	14.9	4.8	17.8							$17,841	$1,747	$16,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Academy Vista

Is Classical Academy Vista a good school?

Classical Academy Vista ranks 1189^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Classical Academy Vista?

Students at Classical Academy Vista are 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Classical Academy Vista?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Classical Academy Vista.

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