How many students attend Vista Alternative?

In the 2021-22 school year, 151 students attended Vista Alternative.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Alternative?

Students at Vista Alternative are 50% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

Vista Alternative School in Fremont CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Vista Alternative ranks better than 63.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.04. (See more...)

Compare Details Vista Alternative is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.37. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Vista Alternative is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (49.7%), Hispanic (20.5%), White (15.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vista Alternative is 25.7, which is the highest among 8 high schools in the Fremont Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Vista Alternative employs 5.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vista Alternative is $14,252, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 high schools in the Fremont Unified School District.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Vista Alternative:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista Alternative 999^th of 2740 California public middle schools. (See Vista Alternative in the ranking list.)

Fremont Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fremont Unified 136^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Vista Alternative

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	68.75	211^th	1653	87.2%
2005	59.58	418^th	1901	78.0%
2006	49.20	653^rd	1968	66.8%
2007	57.81	502^nd	2063	75.7%
2008	41.67	871^st	2117	58.9%
2009	38.67	1074^th	2238	52.0%
2010	44.92	898^th	2281	60.6%
2011	39.99	1064^th	2367	55.0%
2012	34.85	1186^th	2354	49.6%
2013	36.48	1150^th	2426	52.6%
2016	35.69	1266^th	2039	37.9%
2018	30.75	1360^th	2017	32.6%
2019	49.37	995^th	2133	53.4%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Vista Alternative

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2006	15.17	1593^rd	1804	11.7%
2022	56.04	999^th	2740	63.5%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Vista Alternative

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	128	8	15	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	169
1990	112	11	8	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	159
1991	106	7	3	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	143
1992	133	8	13	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	176
1993	144	7	13	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	187
1994	148	8	7	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	199
1995	197	17	15	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1996	197	17	15	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
1997	224	13	24	44	1	n/a	n/a	0	306
1998	220	14	25	51	4	n/a	n/a	0	314
1999	155	13	23	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	231
2000	141	9	15	35	3	n/a	n/a	0	203
2001	102	8	18	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	161
2002	57	6	19	21	0	n/a	n/a	21	124
2003	57	6	19	21	0	n/a	n/a	21	124
2004	52	10	19	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	103
2005	54	7	26	27	1	n/a	n/a	5	120
2006	83	9	22	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	147
2007	64	9	18	31	2	n/a	n/a	8	132
2008	43	12	15	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	83
2009	35	3	13	16	2	1	5	0	75
2010	30	3	16	19	2	3	3	0	76
2011	34	3	11	29	0	1	8	0	86
2012	41	3	11	22	0	1	0	0	78
2013	36	5	10	19	1	1	3	0	75
2015	30	1	4	14	0	0	3	0	52
2016	9	1	1	16	1	0	1	0	29
2017	11	3	3	10	1	2	1	0	31
2018	9	0	6	8	0	1	1	0	25
2019	16	3	5	6	0	2	2	0	34
2020	8	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	17
2021	6	0	14	4	0	0	1	0	25
2022	23	8	75	31	0	6	8	0	151

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vista Alternative

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	169	6.5	26.0	n/a
1990	159	4.0	39.7	n/a
1991	143	4.0	35.7	n/a
1992	176	4.1	42.9	n/a
1993	187	7.5	24.9	0
1994	199	7.5	26.5	0
1995	267	10.0	26.7	0
1996	267	10.0	26.7	0
1997	306	11.0	27.8	0
1998	314	11.3	27.8	0
1999	231	7.8	29.6	0
2000	203	8.8	23.1	0
2001	161	10.0	16.1	10.6
2002	124	7.5	16.5	0
2003	124	7.5	16.5	0
2004	103	5.4	19.1	5.8
2005	120	6.2	19.4	20
2006	147	5.9	24.9	0
2007	132	5.9	22.4	13.7
2008	83	7.9	10.5	25.3
2009	75	3.6	20.3	26.7
2010	76	4.7	16.0	13.2
2011	86	n/a	n/a	15.1
2012	78	3.6	21.3	n/a
2013	75	2.0	37.5	32
2015	52	3.0	17.3	21.2
2016	29	4.0	7.2	20.7
2017	31	3.8	8.1	29
2018	25	3.0	8.3	36
2019	34	3.0	11.3	55.9
2020	17	n/a	n/a	17.6
2021	25	2.7	9.1	48
2022	151	5.8	25.7	41.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Vista Alternative

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	169	6.5	26.0	n/a
1990	159	4.0	39.7	n/a
1991	143	4.0	35.7	n/a
1992	176	4.1	42.9	n/a
1993	187	7.5	24.9	0
1994	199	7.5	26.5	0
1995	267	10.0	26.7	0
1996	267	10.0	26.7	0
1997	306	11.0	27.8	0
1998	314	11.3	27.8	0
1999	231	7.8	29.6	0
2000	203	8.8	23.1	0
2001	161	10.0	16.1	10.6
2002	124	7.5	16.5	0
2003	124	7.5	16.5	0
2004	103	5.4	19.1	5.8
2005	120	6.2	19.4	20
2006	147	5.9	24.9	0
2007	132	5.9	22.4	13.7
2008	83	7.9	10.5	25.3
2009	75	3.6	20.3	26.7
2010	76	4.7	16.0	13.2
2011	86	n/a	n/a	15.1
2012	78	3.6	21.3	n/a
2013	75	2.0	37.5	32
2015	52	3.0	17.3	21.2
2016	29	4.0	7.2	20.7
2017	31	3.8	8.1	29
2018	25	3.0	8.3	36
2019	34	3.0	11.3	55.9
2020	17	n/a	n/a	17.6
2021	25	2.7	9.1	48
2022	151	5.8	25.7	41.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Vista Alternative

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$14,252

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Vista Alternative

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
12th Grade Science (Vista Alternative)	21.4	36.4	14.9%
12th Grade Science (Fremont Unified)	53.3	59.7	6.4%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	34	25	26.5%
African American	3	0	100%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	5	14	180%
Hispanic	6	4	33.3%
Pacific Islander	2	0	100%
White	16	6	62.5%
Two or More Races	2	1	50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	55.9%	48%	7.9%

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