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Vista del Lago High

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Vista del Lago High ranks 1330 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Vista del Lago High is a public high school serving about 1,900 students in grades 9-12 within the Moreno Valley Unified district, which serves a community with significant economic need.

The school presents a mixed academic picture with notable strengths and challenges. It excels in English Language Arts, outperforming most district and state averages, and has exceptionally strong graduation and low dropout rates. The school also shows outstanding performance in Spanish language instruction. However, it struggles significantly in mathematics and science proficiency, with scores below both district and state averages. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has improved, it remains higher than the state average. Compared to other traditional high schools in Moreno Valley Unified, such as Valley View High and Canyon Springs High, Vista del Lago ranks in the middle of the pack in overall performance.

An interesting point for parents is the school's performance varies considerably for different student groups, and it spends more per student than some higher-performing peers in the district, raising questions about how resources are used. Its year-to-year state ranking has been volatile. Despite its academic struggles in core STEM subjects, the school is very successful at ensuring students graduate, which may point to strong support systems and alternative pathways to a diploma.

1,924

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,711

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15150 Lasselle St.
Moreno Valley, CA 92551-1460

(951) 571-4880

District: Moreno Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Vista del Lago High:

Elementary:	Armada Elementary
	Chaparral Hills Elementary
	Hendrick Ranch Elementary
	La Jolla Elementary
	More...
	Ridge Crest Elementary
Middle:	Landmark Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

African American:

11.0%

Asian:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,330^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Moreno Valley Unified

1265^th of 1,543Moreno Valley 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	36.9	1330 of 2162	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1457 of 2159	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1079 of 2170	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	1134 of 2123	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	1032 of 2133	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	919 of 2017	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	1020 of 2021	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	1096 of 2039	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	1058 of 1994	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.2	1435 of 2426	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1358 of 2354	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.9	1439 of 2367	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.4	1378 of 2281	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.5	1365 of 2238	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.1	1319 of 2117	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1253 of 2063	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.7	1258 of 1968	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.8	1080 of 1901	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	813 of 1653	50.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	327 of 523	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	291 of 517	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	258 of 521	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	239 of 522	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	216 of 592	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	311 of 582	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	28.1	437 of 581	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	893 of 1161	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	835 of 1117	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	671 of 1052	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	576 of 1085	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	755 of 1064	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	369 of 1044	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	238 of 941	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	435 of 938	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1323 of 1906	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1339 of 1915	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	1018 of 1915	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	1135 of 1858	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1055 of 1833	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	954 of 1760	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1178 of 1900	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1253 of 1902	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	805 of 1917	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	862 of 1861	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	792 of 1814	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	677 of 1742	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	43.9	148 of 299	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1227 of 2013	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1323 of 2026	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	911 of 2030	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	930 of 1943	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	811 of 1937	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	762 of 1862	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1116 of 1942	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1340 of 1948	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	1008 of 1963	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	969 of 1916	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	894 of 1880	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	795 of 1834	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	548 of 577	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	414 of 541	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1083 of 1252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	962 of 1216	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	884 of 1197	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	85 of 1155	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	16.6	996 of 1173	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	686 of 1193	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	892 of 1204	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	846 of 1222	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	433 of 1173	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)93rd percentile+54 vs school

Homeless (2023)51st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile~ school

African American (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2018)25th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Speaking67%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Writing27%+10 vs state

Overall21%+12 vs state

Listening18%-8 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Reading7%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CSA Spanish Speaking (2025)			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	CSA Spanish Overall 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 9th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 10th Grade	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	15150 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4880	1,924	95	20.2	87.8%	57 (3.0%)	212 (11.0%)	1,521 (79.1%)	66 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	59 (3.1%)	36.9	1330^th of 2162 public high schools	38.5%		31.5	1457^th of 2159 public high schools	32.5%	127	4.4	27.6	36.8	21.4	8.9	24.1	23.7	17.9	17.8	27.6	36.8	26.8	0.0	13.8	10.5	7.1	51.1	75.9	79.0			12.0	8.3	12.0				53.2	53.2				14.7	14.7	$20,711	$2,489	$18,222
Bayside Community Day	Public	7-12	24501 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-7890	121	11	11.0	93.4%	2 (1.7%)	23 (19.0%)	91 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	7.8	2127^th of 2162 public high schools	1.6%		13.8	1858^th of 2159 public high schools	13.9%	269																						2.1		5.3				1.9	1.9				0.0	0.0	$18,800	$2,489	$16,311
Leadership Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	13730 Perris Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Leadership Military Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 421-8450	119	9	13.2	87.4%	3 (2.5%)	28 (23.5%)	79 (66.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	26.5	1562^nd of 2162 public high schools	27.8%		22.9	1633^rd of 2159 public high schools	24.4%	71																					0.0		36.4	10.5				38.2	38.2				2.9	2.9	$20,999	$755	$20,244
Valley View High	Public	9-12	13135 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4850	2,699	124	21.7	81.5%	168 (6.2%)	286 (10.6%)	2,023 (75.0%)	120 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	78 (2.9%)	49.4	1053^rd of 2162 public high schools	51.3%		37.8	1300^th of 2159 public high schools	39.8%	247																						23.3	20.0	23.1				57.1	57.1				20.0	20.0	$19,219	$2,419	$16,800
March Mountain High	Public	9-12	24551 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4800	255	25	10.2	83.1%	5 (2.0%)	38 (14.9%)	194 (76.1%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.5%)	11.9	1917^th of 2162 public high schools	11.3%		14.6	1829^th of 2159 public high schools	15.3%	88																						7.6	0.0	7.0				15.7	15.7				0.7	0.7	$35,454	$4,817	$30,637
Audeo Valley Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	27130 Eucalyptus Ave. Ste. A	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Audeo Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 242-6646	238	7	34.8	76.5%	32 (13.4%)	31 (13.0%)	154 (64.7%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	59.9	824^th of 2162 public high schools	61.9%		46.5	1087^th of 2159 public high schools	49.7%	263																				19.5	17.7	38.5	33.3	24.1	18.8	19.4	36.6	81.0	36.8	12.5	8.3	14.6	14.3	12.3	$13,637	$1,951	$11,686
Rancho Verde High	Public	9-12	17750 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4680	2,101	94	22.2	82.1%	67 (3.2%)	426 (20.3%)	1,404 (66.8%)	109 (5.2%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	85 (4.0%)	50.2	1040^th of 2162 public high schools	51.9%		50.5	985^th of 2159 public high schools	54.4%	55																						29.6		29.2				53.9	53.9				17.3	17.3	$20,253	$898	$19,355
Moreno Valley High	Public	9-12	23300 Cottonwood Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4820	2,103	105	19.9	92.5%	43 (2.0%)	194 (9.2%)	1,715 (81.6%)	57 (2.7%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.4%)	63 (3.0%)	33	1423^rd of 2162 public high schools	34.2%		35.7	1345^th of 2159 public high schools	37.7%	78																						14.1	9.1	13.9				41.6	41.6				16.5	16.5	$21,280	$2,859	$18,421
Val Verde High	Public	9-12	972 West Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	275	25	10.9	93.5%	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.8%)	230 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	10.5	1998^th of 2162 public high schools	7.6%		10.5	2036^th of 2159 public high schools	5.7%	38																						2.0	9.1	2.9				14.5	14.5				0.0	0.0	$34,774	$2,327	$32,447
Canyon Springs High	Public	9-12	23100 Cougar Canyon Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4760	2,251	103	21.9	83.3%	155 (6.9%)	307 (13.6%)	1,611 (71.6%)	59 (2.6%)	5 (0.2%)	12 (0.5%)	101 (4.5%)	38.2	1306^th of 2162 public high schools	39.6%		43.6	1157^th of 2159 public high schools	46.4%	149																						17.2	14.3	17.1				52.4	52.4				12.3	12.3	$19,689	$2,737	$16,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista del Lago High

What is the racial makeup of Vista del Lago High?

Students at Vista del Lago High are 79% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Vista del Lago High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,924 students attended Vista del Lago High.

What schools feed into Vista del Lago High?

Vista del Lago High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Armada Elementary
Elementary : Chaparral Hills Elementary
Elementary : Hendrick Ranch Elementary
Elementary : La Jolla Elementary
Elementary : Ridge Crest Elementary
Middle : Landmark Middle

What district is Vista del Lago High in?

Moreno Valley Unified

Is Vista del Lago High a good school?

Vista del Lago High ranks 1330^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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