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Dual Language Immersion North County

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Dual Language Immersion North County ranks 676 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

676^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of California elementary schools

Summary

Dual Language Immersion North County (DLINC) is a standout K-8 public school serving 276 students in Vista, California, where its unique bilingual program is driving exceptional academic results that significantly outpace both state averages and many neighboring schools.

The school's performance is particularly impressive because it achieves these outcomes while serving a diverse student community. For example, DLINC's students are far more likely to be proficient in English Language Arts (77%) and Math (52%) than students across California. What truly sets the school apart is its remarkable effectiveness with all student groups; for instance, it ranks in the 97th percentile statewide for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This contrasts sharply with nearby schools like Bobier Elementary, which serves a similar population but ranks significantly lower. DLINC, which operates as its own independent district, also uses its resources very efficiently, spending less per student than many comparison schools while maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio.

DLINC's dual-language model appears to offer broad cognitive benefits, contributing to a strong and steady upward trajectory in test scores over recent years. While the school excels academically, it does face a challenge with chronic absenteeism (16.8%), which is higher than at some nearby schools like Classical Academy Vista. Addressing attendance could unlock even greater potential. Compared to other local options, such as Paloma Elementary in the San Marcos Unified district, DLINC demonstrates that a specialized, focused educational approach can lead to outstanding results regardless of a school's specific location within the community.

276

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,121

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2030 University Dr.
Vista, CA 92803-7736

(760) 631-6200

District: Dual Language Immersion North County District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

White:

19.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

California avg41%

Elementary school

676^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 37 pts since 2019

From top 49% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

727^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 39 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^th of 1,543Dual Language Immersion North County 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	89.7	676 of 5857	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	1206 of 5869	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	2337 of 5859	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	1698 of 5883	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	2819 of 5789	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	715 of 5597	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	919 of 5612	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	2241 of 5609	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	1480 of 5635	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	2013 of 5492	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	256 of 5107	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	540 of 5107	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	1467 of 5087	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	808 of 5084	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	1891 of 4963	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	161 of 5460	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.5	686 of 5517	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	2094 of 5363	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	672 of 5628	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	1367 of 5643	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	2313 of 5638	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	1651 of 5663	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	2189 of 5510	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	727 of 2761	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	859 of 2783	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	886 of 2781	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	805 of 2740	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	308 of 894	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	1783 of 2715	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	862 of 2533	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	656 of 2531	74.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	356 of 2395	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	460 of 2388	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	447 of 2374	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	303 of 2359	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	32.9	1448 of 2213	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	488 of 2542	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	943 of 2531	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	125 of 721	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	435 of 2534	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	784 of 2552	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+29 vs state

Mathematics52%+15 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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 (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 (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
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			$31,121	$30,502	$619
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	$25,795	$25,618	$177
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							$27,398	$25,666	$1,732
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							$28,212	$27,150	$1,062
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						$25,353	$24,012	$1,341
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	$29,011	$27,692	$1,319
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						$21,824	$20,708	$1,116
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		$22,430	$21,854	$576
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	$20,604	$19,432	$1,172
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							$26,078	$24,938	$1,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Dual Language Immersion North County

Is Dual Language Immersion North County a good school?

Dual Language Immersion North County ranks 676^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dual Language Immersion North County?

Students at Dual Language Immersion North County are 71% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Dual Language Immersion North County?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Dual Language Immersion North County.

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