Summary
Bobier Elementary is a K–5 school in Vista, California, serving 563 students in Vista Unified. Its most important concern is academic proficiency: in 2025–26, Bobier’s results were below state and district averages in English language arts, math, and science.
Bobier’s results are low compared with nearby K–5 schools as well, though science is closer to the local peer average than the other subjects. About 20% of Bobier students were proficient in ELA, compared with 49% statewide, 45% in the district, and a 36% average among nearby schools with scores. In math, about 19% were proficient, versus 38% statewide, 34% in the district, and a 30% nearby-school average. Science proficiency was about 18%, versus 36% statewide, 34% in the district, and a 24% nearby-school average. Within Bobier, fourth grade stands out as a particular challenge: grade-4 proficiency was 12% in ELA and 7% in math, compared with 32% and 27% in grade 5. Among the nearby schools in the comparison, Bobier’s grade-4 math result was lowest; its grade-4 ELA result was also lowest.
Math and science have improved since 2022–23, but ELA has not kept pace with the state. Bobier’s math proficiency rose 6 points and science rose 7 points, while ELA increased by 1 point and its gap with the state widened. SchoolDigger ranks Bobier in the 12th percentile statewide, with 1 star, up from the 6th percentile and 0 stars the prior year; only Maryland Elementary ranks lower among nearby schools with reported results. The district is at the 45th percentile with 2 stars. Bobier’s student–teacher ratio was 22.9 in 2024–25, lower than seven of the 10 nearby schools with ratios reported. That year, 91% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with a nearby-school average of 64%; these are contextual observations, not explanations for results. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Bobier serves Special Education Students was at the 22nd percentile in 2025–26, down from the 49th percentile in 2023–24. Its English Language Learner Students’ standing fell from the 24th percentile in 2021–22 to the 3rd percentile in 2023–24.
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