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Vista Middle

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Vista Middle ranks 1969 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Vista Middle is a public school serving about 1,080 students in grades 6-8 in Panorama City, part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it serves a community with very high economic need.

Academically, the school performs below state and district averages, with about 35% of students proficient in English and 18% in math, placing it in the 29th percentile statewide. However, it is on a strong upward trend, having improved from the 11th percentile just two years ago, with notable gains for Hispanic students and students in special education. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, at 30.6%, though this has also improved dramatically from over 43% a few years back.

Comparisons to nearby schools are striking; for instance, Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle, less than three miles away, scores in the 87th percentile. Even schools with similar student populations, like James Madison Middle or Pacoima Middle, often perform better, suggesting factors like attendance and specific school programs make a big difference. Vista Middle's recent improvements indicate positive changes are underway.

1,080

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,737

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15040 Roscoe Blvd.
Panorama City, CA 91402-4513

(818) 901-2727

District: Los Angeles Unified

Feeder schools for Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Alta California Elementary
	Chase Street Elementary
	Michelle Obama Elementary
	Noble Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Panorama City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

Asian:

4.4%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg39%

California avg41%

1,969^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles Unified 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	25.8	1969 of 2761	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2205 of 2783	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2464 of 2781	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	2289 of 2740	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2176 of 2715	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2163 of 2480	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	2387 of 2508	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	2321 of 2497	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	2308 of 2477	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	2077 of 2379	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	1710 of 2259	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	1985 of 2236	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	1909 of 2179	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	1770 of 2063	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	1690 of 2005	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.1	1821 of 1999	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	25.5	589 of 745	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	1083 of 1531	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	973 of 1491	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	980 of 1369	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	1073 of 1478	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1365 of 1521	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1460 of 1540	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	937 of 1442	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1191 of 1364	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1976 of 2533	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	2002 of 2551	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2221 of 2531	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2164 of 2509	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2015 of 2380	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	2033 of 2262	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1589 of 2395	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1779 of 2388	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2107 of 2374	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1932 of 2359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1744 of 2213	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1786 of 2072	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	353 of 477	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	285 of 394	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1599 of 2542	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1881 of 2579	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2114 of 2531	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1836 of 2458	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1740 of 2369	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1821 of 2230	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1725 of 2534	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2072 of 2552	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	2297 of 2538	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2052 of 2527	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1910 of 2407	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1987 of 2273	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	911 of 1566	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1329 of 1552	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1394 of 1531	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	1391 of 1537	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1202 of 1543	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2019)21st percentile~ school

White (2024)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

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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 Middle	Public	6-8	15040 Roscoe Blvd.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 901-2727	1,080	60	18.0	96.8%	27 (2.5%)	11 (1.0%)	982 (90.9%)	48 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	25.8	1969^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.7%		21.3	2205^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.8%	236		14.4	14.4		24.9	35.8	42.5	35.0		16.1	22.2	16.9	18.4	$21,737	$3,867	$17,870
Valor Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	9034 Burnet Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Valor Academy Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-1700	510	18	27.7	92.4%	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	472 (92.5%)	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30.4	1812^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		34.9	1634^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.3%	178	19.5	26.2	22.8	30.5	28.6	42.2	42.5	36.0	17.2	13.6	13.3	24.6	17.2	$23,079	$2,611	$20,468
Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	14200 Runnymede St.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 389-1184	161	11	14.5	71.4%	10 (6.2%)	10 (6.2%)	134 (83.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	42.4	1410^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.9%		49.2	1192^nd of 2783 public middle schools	57.2%	218		23.8	23.8		46.8	40.3	55.6	47.6		19.4	27.4	27.0	24.6	$32,433	$4,555	$27,878
Valley Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14646 Sherman Way	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Valley Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-9128	264	14	19.3	83.3%	25 (9.5%)	5 (1.9%)	225 (85.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	25	2006^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.3%		22.9	2133^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.4%	127		18.1	18.1		34.1	36.7	31.3	34.1		16.5	11.1	24.1	17.1	$19,492	$4,166	$15,326
Francisco Sepulveda Middle	Public	6-8	15330 Plummer St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-2130	1,052	60	17.6	93.9%	21 (2.0%)	37 (3.5%)	946 (89.9%)	34 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	23.3	2086^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.4%		15.3	2470^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.2%	384		12.6	12.6		32.6	26.9	22.3	26.9		22.6	26.2	20.8	23.3	$22,034	$4,624	$17,410
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	9351 Paso Robles Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-4100	870	42	20.4	75.1%	107 (12.3%)	37 (4.3%)	594 (68.3%)	87 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	85.5	361^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.9%		79.1	498^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.1%	137		39.9	39.9		70.7	68.1	61.1	66.5		68.5	60.2	59.0	62.5	$22,710	$4,006	$18,704
Bert Corona Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	9400 Remick Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Bert Corona Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 834-5805	345	14	24.9	89.3%	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	335 (97.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16.5	2381^st of 2761 public middle schools	13.8%		15	2479^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.9%	98		7.8	8.0		17.4	44.7	20.4	28.1		9.2	12.8	7.8	10.4	$21,434	$2,898	$18,536
Pacoima Middle	Public	6-8	9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4200	823	47	17.6	91.9%	18 (2.2%)	7 (0.9%)	776 (94.3%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	33.4	1697^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.5%		34.1	1666^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.1%	31		18.5	18.5		36.8	38.5	38.8	38.1		29.1	26.4	21.1	25.3	$23,070	$4,133	$18,937
Richard E. Byrd Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Arleta Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-4300	933	46	20.2	89.1%	41 (4.4%)	10 (1.1%)	823 (88.2%)	53 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	35.5	1631^st of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		36.7	1576^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.4%	55		19.9	19.9		35.7	35.1	44.0	38.6		27.5	26.2	26.4	26.7	$23,670	$3,963	$19,707
James Madison Middle	Public	6-8	13000 Hart St.	North Hollywood	91605	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5200	1,148	61	18.8	95.9%	362 (31.5%)	21 (1.8%)	694 (60.5%)	46 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	28.7	1874^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.1%		24	2087^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.0%	213		19.5	19.5		32.3	26.4	37.9	32.4		22.9	19.3	27.3	23.3	$23,378	$4,235	$19,143

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Vista Middle ranks 1969^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Middle?

Students at Vista Middle are 91% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 1% African American.

What district is Vista Middle in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,080 students attended Vista Middle.

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