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Vista Verde Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vista Verde Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 774 students in Victorville, CA, within the Snowline Joint Unified district, which performs better than other local districts but where the school itself ranks in the lower tiers statewide.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below state averages, though its math scores are slightly above the district average. A notable concern is chronic absenteeism, affecting 30% of students, which is higher than the state average but lower than several nearby schools like Hollyvale Elementary and Brentwood Elementary. Performance varies widely by grade, with 4th graders scoring much higher than 3rd or 5th graders, suggesting inconsistency in instruction or curriculum support across grades.

Interesting comparisons show Vista Verde spends less per student than some neighbors with similar results, indicating potentially efficient spending. However, the nearby Desert Trails Preparatory Academy, a charter school with similar student demographics, achieves much higher test scores and lower absenteeism, offering a potential model for improvement. The school has also seen a recent sharp decline in effectiveness with English Learner students, a specific area needing attention.

774

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,985

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13403 Vista Verde Dr.
Victorville, CA 92393-1218

(760) 662-5650

District: Snowline Joint Unified

Students who attend Vista Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Quail Valley Middle
High:	Serrano High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

African American:

17.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,736^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Snowline Joint Unified

1065^th of 1,543Snowline Joint 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	21.0	4736 of 5857	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4613 of 5869	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	5209 of 5859	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	5561 of 5883	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	5135 of 5789	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5171 of 5662	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	5270 of 5692	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	4805 of 5614	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	5185 of 5611	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	4360 of 5530	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	4174 of 5390	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	3930 of 5377	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.7	4403 of 5314	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	4077 of 5193	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	3563 of 5113	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.5	3893 of 5113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	315 of 569	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	165 of 593	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	360 of 661	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	521 of 663	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	497 of 747	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	458 of 700	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	1957 of 2227	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	2196 of 2585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1306 of 2128	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	2759 of 3162	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1938 of 3245	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3075 of 3311	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2013 of 3275	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	2171 of 3246	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	4226 of 5597	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4266 of 5612	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4986 of 5609	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5339 of 5635	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4855 of 5492	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	5123 of 5413	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	3629 of 5107	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3434 of 5107	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4220 of 5087	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4676 of 5084	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	4067 of 4963	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4367 of 4830	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	4236 of 5460	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4252 of 5517	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4804 of 5363	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4941 of 5264	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4523 of 5173	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	4571 of 5084	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4852 of 5628	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4577 of 5643	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	4994 of 5638	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5354 of 5663	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	4904 of 5510	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4783 of 5431	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	1.6	602 of 610	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	443 of 445	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2195 of 2847	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	2007 of 2635	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2258 of 2420	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	8.4	2578 of 2737	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)45th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile+7 vs school

White (2018)6th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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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 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 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 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
Vista Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	13403 Vista Verde Dr.	Victorville	92393	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 662-5650	774	33	23.4	83.9%	55 (7.1%)	135 (17.4%)	507 (65.5%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.4%)	21	4736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.6	4613^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	123	18.2	18.2	13.7	35.8	33.3		27.7	15.6	31.7	14.4		20.4	87.7	90.4	91.2	89.5	87.7	89.5	$15,985	$2,563	$13,422
Morgan Kincaid Preparatory	Public	K-5	13257 Mesa Linda Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 956-9006	690	30	23.0	71.0%	44 (6.4%)	117 (17.0%)	447 (64.8%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	62 (9.0%)	15.6	5218^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		16.2	5199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.4%	19	13.4	13.4	26.1	21.7	28.2		25.3	22.7	14.7	14.2		17.0	89.9	95.0	98.3	92.4	92.4	92.4	$16,419	$1,029	$15,390
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14350 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7680	345	20	17.2	76.5%	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.1%)	280 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)	44.2	2939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.8%		48.9	2618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.4%	321	40.0	40.0	21.7	23.7	60.0	43.8	35.3	35.0	29.0	50.0	46.9	39.4							$17,840	$3,064	$14,776
Eagle Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	12545 Eagle Ranch Pkwy.	Adelanto	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-2100	535	23	23.7	73.6%	41 (7.7%)	85 (15.9%)	364 (68.0%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.0%)	13.1	5409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		17	5122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	287	16.5	16.5	13.8	24.2	29.4		22.2	7.5	12.0	15.3		11.4	94.4	96.7		95.6	96.7	96.7	$18,867	$1,103	$17,764
Theodore Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	10575 Seneca	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1750	494	22	22.4	71.7%	20 (4.0%)	70 (14.2%)	353 (71.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.9%)	13.5	5386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.5	5357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	29	11.1	11.1	15.9	27.4	14.0		18.4	27.3	20.6	10.0		18.8	94.4		96.3	96.3			$17,749	$967	$16,782
Discovery School of the Arts	Public	K-6	13247 Amethyst Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-3577	902	34	26.5	74.8%	108 (12.0%)	68 (7.5%)	681 (75.5%)	18 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.4%)	59.3	2101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		60.3	2052^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	65.0%	49	31.8	31.8	49.2	50.8	58.5	55.0	53.7	49.2	43.0	32.4	43.6	41.6							$18,818	$3,520	$15,298
Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	12900 Amethyst Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-1520	1,014	40	25.2	88.9%	69 (6.8%)	147 (14.5%)	745 (73.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.8%)	18.9	4927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		16.8	5136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	209	13.4	13.4	35.0	19.5	31.0	26.1	27.4	44.3	12.6	8.5	7.5	17.3	83.3	89.1	89.7	87.4	87.4	89.1	$18,626	$3,825	$14,801
Hollyvale Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Hollyvale Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3484	562	23	24.4	74.2%	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.7%)	458 (81.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	11.2	5557^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		14.7	5332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	9.1%	225	10.5	10.5	14.1	23.8	14.9	18.1	17.5	10.3	23.8	10.5	12.1	13.8	97.3				97.3		$39,094	$5,780	$33,314
Donald F. Bradach Elementary	Public	K-5	15550 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-5016	408	17	24.0	77.5%	16 (3.9%)	65 (15.9%)	284 (69.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	12.4	5475^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.1	5612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.4%	137	16.5	16.5	18.3	19.4	27.9		22.1	11.3	13.4	7.6		10.6	86.2	91.4	96.6	91.4	91.4	93.1	$18,228	$1,619	$16,609
Brentwood Elementary	Public	K-6	13962 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2301	790	34	23.2	92.4%	40 (5.1%)	246 (31.1%)	456 (57.7%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.9%)	7.2	5770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.2	5723^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.5%	47	2.2	2.2	20.9	8.6	11.6	16.0	14.2	14.7	3.5	3.6	9.8	7.7	90.5	95.2	97.6	93.7	91.3	93.7	$18,484	$3,984	$14,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Verde Elementary

How many students attend Vista Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended Vista Verde Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Verde Elementary?

Students at Vista Verde Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% Asian.

Is Vista Verde Elementary a good school?

Vista Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Vista Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Quail Valley Middle
High : Serrano High

What district is Vista Verde Elementary in?

Snowline Joint Unified

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