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Vista Oaks Charter

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Vista Oaks Charter ranks 2472 nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 58% of California alternative schools

Summary

Vista Oaks Charter is a K-12 alternative charter school serving 999 students in Lodi, California, operating independently within the Vista Oaks Charter District.

The school truly excels at keeping students engaged and on track to graduate, with a 91.4% graduation rate and an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.6%, far outperforming state averages and nearby schools like John F. Cruikshank Junior or Independence. It also stands out for strong science performance, especially in 10th grade, and operates with efficient per-student spending compared to specialized schools like San Joaquin County Special Education.

While attendance and graduation are major strengths, test scores are mixed; the school performs well in English Language Arts but lags behind the state average in mathematics. Compared to other local charters, Vista Oaks is a high-performer, showing that outcomes vary widely—schools like one.Charter have much lower graduation rates, while ABLE Charter has higher graduation but lower test scores.

999

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,236

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 South Lower Sacramento Ste
Lodi, CA 95242-3322

(209) 365-4060

District: Vista Oaks Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,472^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

929^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 25 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

781^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From top 44% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	52.4	2472 of 5857	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	2811 of 5869	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2877 of 5859	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	2915 of 5883	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	746 of 1417	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	3421 of 5789	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	64.5	66 of 293	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	2415 of 5597	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	2883 of 5612	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2649 of 5609	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	2642 of 5635	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	654 of 1267	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	3051 of 5492	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	1949 of 5107	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	2225 of 5107	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	2620 of 5087	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3557 of 5084	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	2379 of 4963	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	2884 of 5460	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	2540 of 5517	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	1606 of 5363	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	2732 of 5264	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	495 of 1110	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.6	4807 of 5173	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	2384 of 5628	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	2588 of 5643	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	3038 of 5638	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	3023 of 5663	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	691 of 1272	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3482 of 5510	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	622 of 718	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	655 of 670	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	622 of 669	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	563 of 610	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	477 of 2847	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	852 of 2635	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1966 of 2598	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	2089 of 2651	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2278 of 2661	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	2160 of 2726	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	2561 of 2834	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	929 of 2761	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	1230 of 2783	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	1326 of 2781	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	1182 of 2740	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	414 of 894	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	1592 of 2715	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	274 of 1531	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	99 of 354	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	865 of 2533	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	1077 of 2551	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	1006 of 2531	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	826 of 2509	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	279 of 738	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	1408 of 2380	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	709 of 2395	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	1337 of 2388	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1441 of 2374	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	573 of 2359	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	21.7	1831 of 2213	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	764 of 2542	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.4	1187 of 2579	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	1373 of 2531	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.5	543 of 2458	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	346 of 721	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	1551 of 2369	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	918 of 2534	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	1217 of 2552	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	1492 of 2538	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1351 of 2527	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	415 of 763	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1519 of 2407	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	286 of 1566	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	544 of 1552	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	327 of 1531	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1034 of 1520	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	987 of 1537	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1007 of 1543	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1112 of 1555	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1300 of 1602	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	781 of 2162	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	1135 of 2159	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	876 of 2170	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	777 of 2123	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	523 of 1290	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	937 of 2133	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.8	374 of 1117	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1014 of 1906	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1286 of 1915	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	735 of 1915	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	715 of 1858	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	565 of 1054	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	936 of 1833	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	990 of 1900	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1287 of 1902	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.0	410 of 1917	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	689 of 1861	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1146 of 1814	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	684 of 2013	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	1473 of 2026	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	855 of 2030	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	941 of 1943	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	332 of 1126	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	873 of 1937	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	615 of 1942	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	1085 of 1948	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	973 of 1963	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	739 of 1916	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	429 of 1122	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	617 of 1880	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	637 of 1252	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	352 of 1216	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	455 of 1197	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	780 of 1155	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	967 of 1173	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	771 of 1193	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	679 of 1204	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	622 of 1222	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2021)77th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-44 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-34 vs school

High school

Male (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)67th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 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 (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 ()	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 Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	315 South Lower Sacramento Ste	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Vista Oaks Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 365-4060	999	40	24.7	32.0%	441 (44.1%)	26 (2.6%)	317 (31.7%)	81 (8.1%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	120 (12.0%)								(n/a)	40.0	40.8	58.3	33.3	40.0	39.9	44.4	52.9	45.3	46.0	54.2	55.8	58.5	51.1	43.1	43.5	29.3	33.3	36.1	32.5	20.3	34.5	48.7	55.1	65.4	52.6	56.4	57.7	$14,236	$759	$13,477
Rio Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1110 West Kettleman Drive Ste.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Rio Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-4934	714	32	22.4	65.4%	267 (37.4%)	31 (4.3%)	257 (36.0%)	118 (16.5%)	20 (2.8%)	8 (1.1%)	13 (1.8%)								(n/a)	40.0	34.7	50.0	36.1	35.7	37.4	47.7	39.4	61.0	51.2	50.0	42.3	57.1	49.9	41.9	36.4	31.7	36.6	34.9	26.4	17.5	30.9	42.2	48.9	62.2	44.4	48.9	46.7	$14,782	$1,052	$13,730
Independence	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8275	166	12	14.1	72.3%	30 (18.1%)	10 (6.0%)	87 (52.4%)	30 (18.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)								(n/a)		25.0		14.3		21.6						50.0	50.0	50.0						0.0	14.3	13.0							$15,319	$2,065	$13,254
Valley Robotics Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8008	278	14	20.1	50.7%	87 (31.3%)	15 (5.4%)	92 (33.1%)	63 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)	15.0	38.7		53.3		34.9	44.0	50.0	30.0	40.9	36.8	45.2	50.0	42.0	32.0	25.0	5.0	23.8	31.6	38.7	50.0	29.6							$16,843	$2,271	$14,572
ABLE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6515 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	ABLE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 478-1600	1,186	58	20.4	80.2%	81 (6.8%)	116 (9.8%)	805 (67.9%)	97 (8.2%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	74 (6.2%)								(n/a)	14.6	20.9		31.3		21.8	33.7	37.4	36.0	25.3	53.1	46.2	59.3	41.6	29.2	24.1	16.9	8.1	21.9	39.1	11.1	21.7							$16,566	$928	$15,638
District Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1541 East March Ln.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7120	112	7	16.6	68.8%	12 (10.7%)	6 (5.4%)	73 (65.2%)	14 (12.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Walton Development Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4131 North Crown Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7315	95	11	8.8	76.8%	6 (6.3%)	14 (14.7%)	56 (58.9%)	12 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.3%)								(n/a)																													$114,154	$21,713	$92,441
KIPP Stockton	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	742 Dallas Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	KIPP Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-1686	265	16	16.5	84.5%	7 (2.6%)	50 (18.9%)	176 (66.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)	6.9	32.6				22.2	19.1	26.1	7.1	16.0	14.8	45.2		23.5	19.1	26.1	0.0	19.2	22.2	26.2		19.1							$44,884	$2,400	$42,484
John F. Cruikshank Junior	Public, Alternative	K-12	2707 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	San Joaquin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-4847	46	7	6.5	93.5%	9 (19.6%)	10 (21.7%)	23 (50.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																													$26,566	$00	$26,566
San Joaquin County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	2707 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	San Joaquin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-4847	1,021	60	16.9	85.2%	96 (9.4%)	149 (14.6%)	630 (61.7%)	63 (6.2%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.0%)								(n/a)		2.7			2.0	2.1				0.0		0.0	7.2	6.2				0.0	11.8	0.0	1.9	2.2							$25,782	$4,302	$21,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Oaks Charter

How many students attend Vista Oaks Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 999 students attended Vista Oaks Charter.

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Vista Oaks Charter ranks 2472^nd of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Vista Oaks Charter District

What is the racial makeup of Vista Oaks Charter?

Students at Vista Oaks Charter are 44% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 3% African American.

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