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Vista Charter Middle

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Vista Charter Middle ranks 2019 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

2019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 27% of California middle schools

Summary

Vista Charter Middle is a public charter middle school in Los Angeles, CA, serving 369 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Vista Charter Middle District, which is ranked 1257 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vista Charter Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.7% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 48.81%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 32.9% over the past 5 years. Despite spending significantly more per student ($23,661 in 2023-2024) than the state average, these investments have not translated into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet, which is part of the Los Angeles Unified district, significantly outperforms Vista Charter Middle across all academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, 54.16% of students at Thomas Starr King were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to just 34.7% at Vista Charter Middle. Other nearby schools, such as Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle and Berendo Middle, also outperform Vista Charter Middle, though not to the same degree as Thomas Starr King.

364

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,661

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 West Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026-4516

(213) 201-4000

District: Vista Charter Middle District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

Asian:

2.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

California avg41%

2,019^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1244^th of 1,543Vista Charter Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	2019 of 2761	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2082 of 2783	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2371 of 2781	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2350 of 2740	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1721 of 2715	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	60.5	394 of 1491	73.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	1133 of 1478	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1035 of 1521	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1274 of 1540	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	542 of 1442	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1859 of 2533	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1898 of 2551	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2172 of 2531	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	2208 of 2509	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1421 of 2380	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1569 of 2395	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1568 of 2388	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1991 of 2374	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1902 of 2359	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1237 of 2213	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1567 of 2542	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1655 of 2579	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1979 of 2531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1946 of 2458	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	1146 of 2369	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1939 of 2534	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1951 of 2552	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2166 of 2538	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2126 of 2527	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1709 of 2407	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	1483 of 1531	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)74th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Vista Charter Middle

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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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2900 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Vista Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-4000	364	15	23.8	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	341 (93.7%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	24.8	2019^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.9%		24.1	2082^nd of 2783 public middle schools	25.2%	63		12.0	12.0		29.3	40.7	32.6	34.7		22.2	22.4	11.4	18.4	$23,661	$6,356	$17,305
Virgil Middle	Public	6-8	152 North Vermont Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-2800	975	59	16.5	96.0%	20 (2.1%)	24 (2.5%)	778 (79.8%)	134 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.7%)	51	1158^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.1%		50.5	1156^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	2		19.4	19.4		43.1	43.1	43.9	43.4		48.7	45.1	30.9	41.5	$22,028	$4,062	$17,966
Rise Kohyang Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	600 South Lafayette Park Pl.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 789-8338	280	12	23.3	93.6%	4 (1.4%)	14 (5.0%)	223 (79.6%)	38 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	54.8	1040^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.3%		43	1372^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.7%	332		37.0	37.0		44.8	48.5	53.8	49.4		33.3	34.3	30.8	32.6	$24,308	$3,118	$21,190
Young Oak Kim Academy	Public	6-8	615 South Shatto Pl.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-6500	715	36	19.9	98.6%	14 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	678 (94.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	34.5	1660^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.9%		30.2	1803^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.2%	143		23.3	23.3		29.4	43.2	42.7	38.8		19.1	27.8	23.7	23.8	$19,239	$4,181	$15,058
Equitas Academy 4	Public, Charter	5-8	2501 West 7th St.	Los Angeles	90057	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5934	456	19	24.2	93.2%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31	1798^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.9%		41.6	1409^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.4%	389	30.1	24.8	27.1	36.6	40.7	35.3	33.6	36.5	25.8	20.5	29.1	13.1	21.6	$19,878	$892	$18,986
Equitas Academy #2	Public, Charter	5-8	2723 West 8th St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Equitas Academy #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 201-5940	437	19	23.1	93.6%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	428 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.5	1533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		30.1	1809^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.0%	276	22.9	24.1	23.4	42.9	32.0	39.8	50.6	40.4	29.5	24.6	30.4	29.6	28.3	$20,290	$2,433	$17,857
Sal Castro Middle	Public	6-8	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4416	276	19	14.2	97.8%	6 (2.2%)	13 (4.7%)	249 (90.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31.5	1779^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.6%		15.7	2450^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.0%	671		30.6	30.6		36.3	29.3	36.8	34.2		29.1	13.1	19.4	20.5	$23,384	$3,608	$19,776
John H. Liechty Middle	Public	6-8	650 South Union Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 989-1200	748	44	16.8	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	710 (94.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17.6	2334^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.5	2371^st of 2783 public middle schools	14.8%	37		9.7	9.7		22.9	27.5	22.8	24.4		16.9	24.5	11.3	17.4	$24,963	$4,814	$20,149
Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Public	6-8	4201 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 644-6700	1,547	81	19.2	74.5%	273 (17.6%)	41 (2.7%)	934 (60.4%)	223 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	69.9	681^st of 2761 public middle schools	75.3%		75	591^st of 2783 public middle schools	78.8%	90		41.7	41.7		54.7	51.0	56.7	54.2		43.2	48.4	45.7	45.9	$19,529	$3,591	$15,938
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2670 West 11th St.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9600	298	15	19.9	90.6%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (93.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.6	2333^rd of 2761 public middle schools	15.5%		17.1	2392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	14.0%	59		17.3	17.3		25.0	25.6	34.6	28.5		14.4	7.8	7.7	10.1	$24,658	$4,521	$20,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Charter Middle

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Vista Charter Middle District

Is Vista Charter Middle a good school?

Vista Charter Middle ranks 2019^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Charter Middle?

Students at Vista Charter Middle are 94% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Vista Charter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Vista Charter Middle.

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