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Vista Heritage Global Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-9

2208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 20% of California middle schools

Summary

Vista Heritage Global Academy is a public middle school serving 369 students in grades 6-9 in Santa Ana, operating within its own small Vista Heritage Global Academy District.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science substantially lower than those at nearby schools in the higher-ranked Garden Grove Unified district, such as Leroy L. Doig Intermediate and Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate. Despite spending significantly more per student than these neighboring schools, Vista Heritage has consistently received low state ratings, suggesting that higher funding alone has not translated to stronger student outcomes. Performance has also been volatile from year to year, particularly for English learners.

There are some bright spots; the school performs at or above the state average for students in special education and those experiencing homelessness. When compared to schools within the similarly ranked Santa Ana Unified district, Vista Heritage performs better than Willard Intermediate but worse than Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate, indicating that school-level practices can make a difference even within challenging contexts.

369

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,449

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2609 West Fifth St.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-1816

(714) 988-2719

District: Vista Heritage Global Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

Two or more races:

2.4%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

California avg41%

2,208^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1356^th of 1,543Vista Heritage Global Academy 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	20.4	2208 of 2761	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2476 of 2783	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2369 of 2781	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	2085 of 2740	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2147 of 2715	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	1034 of 1531	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	921 of 1478	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	612 of 1521	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	355 of 1540	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	506 of 1442	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2236 of 2533	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	2348 of 2551	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2139 of 2531	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2125 of 2509	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1888 of 2380	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1749 of 2395	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2059 of 2388	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1934 of 2374	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1581 of 2359	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1602 of 2213	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	238 of 477	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1927 of 2542	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	2176 of 2579	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	2042 of 2531	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1607 of 2458	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1690 of 2369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1850 of 2534	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2208 of 2552	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2172 of 2538	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1709 of 2527	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1976 of 2407	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	698 of 1566	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	970 of 1552	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	569 of 1531	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Vista Heritage Global Academy

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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 Heritage Global Academy	Public, Charter	6-9	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Heritage Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	369	16	22.8	97.0%	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	352 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	20.4	2208^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.0%		15.1	2476^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.0%	268	11.0	11.0	24.6	36.6	34.5	32.2	16.5	18.5	6.0	13.8	$25,449	$4,433	$21,016
Leroy L. Doig Intermediate	Public	7-8	12752 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6241	557	25	21.8	93.7%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	468 (84.0%)	73 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	54.5	1050^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.0%		53.9	1045^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.5%	5	28.4	28.4		50.6	45.8	48.2		40.2	35.1	37.6	$19,590	$2,191	$17,399
Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	2000 North Bristol	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7800	1,234	58	21.3	91.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,217 (98.6%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45.9	1297^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.0%		45.5	1294^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.5%	3	16.0	16.0	42.1	41.8	40.3	41.4	34.9	34.9	44.8	38.0	$23,007	$978	$22,029
Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Public	6-8	2120 West Edinger St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4100	886	47	18.9	96.4%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	859 (97.0%)	15 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18.9	2275^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.6%		19.9	2266^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.6%	9	12.2	12.2	18.1	26.6	24.6	23.2	21.9	20.1	17.5	19.8	$24,749	$1,093	$23,656
Stephen R. Fitz Intermediate	Public	7-8	4600 West McFadden Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6351	534	24	22.0	88.4%	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	451 (84.5%)	59 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	45	1329^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.9%		49.4	1188^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.3%	141	24.1	24.1		55.8	46.1	50.9		27.6	22.4	25.0	$19,861	$3,027	$16,834
Willard Intermediate	Public	6-8	1342 North Ross	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-4800	390	27	14.3	97.2%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	383 (98.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.2	2672^nd of 2761 public middle schools	3.2%		10.4	2652^nd of 2783 public middle schools	4.7%	20	6.9	6.9	11.6	17.3	11.9	13.8	4.3	10.5	4.9	6.7	$28,724	$1,005	$27,719
Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Public	6-8	1111 South Broadway	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3300	584	33	17.5	96.7%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (97.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14.5	2462^nd of 2761 public middle schools	10.8%		13.3	2541^st of 2783 public middle schools	8.7%	79	15.1	15.1	15.7	23.0	24.4	22.0	6.5	12.4	12.0	10.9	$26,753	$1,161	$25,592
James Irvine Intermediate	Public	7-8	10552 Hazard Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6551	532	24	22.5	88.3%	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (55.3%)	210 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	79.3	485^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		83.2	413^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.2%	72	47.0	47.0		60.5	59.8	60.2		50.0	53.2	51.5	$24,477	$4,035	$20,442
Izaak Walton Intermediate	Public	7-8	12181 Buaro St.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6040	458	21	21.7	91.0%	16 (3.5%)	5 (1.1%)	346 (75.5%)	86 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	48.5	1219^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.8%		52.7	1085^th of 2783 public middle schools	61.0%	134	25.5	25.5		49.7	44.5	46.8		33.5	32.4	32.9	$18,912	$2,202	$16,710
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate	Public	7-8	10851 East Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6366	485	21	22.6	81.6%	23 (4.7%)	4 (0.8%)	257 (53.0%)	185 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	70.4	665^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.9%		71.7	660^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.3%	5	37.4	37.4		65.0	54.6	59.8		49.6	36.6	43.0	$23,244	$4,473	$18,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Heritage Global Academy

How many students attend Vista Heritage Global Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Vista Heritage Global Academy.

What district is Vista Heritage Global Academy in?

Vista Heritage Global Academy District

What is the racial makeup of Vista Heritage Global Academy?

Students at Vista Heritage Global Academy are 95% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Vista Heritage Global Academy a good school?

Vista Heritage Global Academy ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California middle schools.

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