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Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts

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Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts ranks 3897 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts is a public elementary school serving 718 students in grades K-5 in Vista, California, which is part of the Vista Unified School District. While the school offers a focus on visual and performing arts, its academic performance consistently lags behind the district and state averages.

According to the data, Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts has struggled with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts (36.48%) and Mathematics (28.87%) compared to the district (44.24% and 33.86%) and the state of California (48.81% and 37.3%). The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.3% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.06% to 78.35% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Vista Academy to nearby schools within the same district, some interesting patterns emerge. For instance, T.H.E Leadership Academy and Breeze Hill Elementary consistently outperform Vista Academy in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math. These schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Bella Mente Montessori Academy, a public charter school in the area, outperforms Vista Academy in both ELA and Math assessments, even though it serves a similar demographic of students.

740

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,456

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 North Santa Fe Ave.
Vista, CA 92083-3631

(760) 941-0880

District: Vista Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

White:

12.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg37%

California avg41%

3,897^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Vista Unified

818^th of 1,543Vista 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	30.8	3897 of 5857	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	4054 of 5869	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3836 of 5859	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3796 of 5883	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4343 of 5789	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4313 of 5662	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	4219 of 5692	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	4684 of 5614	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	3894 of 5611	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.2	4331 of 5530	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	3928 of 5390	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	4398 of 5377	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	3674 of 5314	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.0	3311 of 5193	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.6	3026 of 5113	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	2912 of 5113	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.8	2204 of 4818	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.7	2107 of 4822	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.3	2143 of 4809	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.8	1044 of 2227	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	1303 of 2585	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	959 of 2128	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	2854 of 3162	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	2149 of 3245	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	2978 of 3311	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1461 of 3275	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	1974 of 3246	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	3925 of 5597	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4250 of 5612	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4046 of 5609	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3751 of 5635	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3730 of 5492	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3722 of 5413	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3593 of 5107	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3704 of 5107	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3690 of 5087	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3448 of 5084	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3618 of 4963	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3505 of 4830	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	121 of 429	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	3278 of 5460	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3803 of 5517	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3739 of 5363	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3615 of 5264	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3611 of 5173	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3825 of 5084	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	3571 of 5628	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3578 of 5643	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3414 of 5638	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3537 of 5663	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4755 of 5510	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	4667 of 5431	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	900 of 2847	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	1121 of 2635	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1110 of 2420	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1775 of 2598	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1731 of 2651	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	1387 of 2661	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1907 of 2726	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)72nd percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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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)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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 Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-5	600 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 941-0880	740	30	24.6	81.6%	92 (12.4%)	16 (2.2%)	592 (80.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.5%)	30.8	3897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		28.7	4054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.9%	157																	17.2		17.2	41.6	32.8	35.8				36.5	44.3	26.1	18.7				28.9	98.3	98.3		98.3		98.3	$27,456	$26,020	$1,436
California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 West California Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-4870	42	4	11.6	73.8%	6 (14.3%)	1 (2.4%)	29 (69.0%)	4 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Maryland Elementary	Public	K-5	700 North Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6675	466	20	23.3	94.4%	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	426 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	19.1	4917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.2	5016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.5%	99																	19.5		19.5	28.8	19.5	28.6				25.4	32.0	12.9	17.1				20.3							$25,391	$24,296	$1,095
Bobier Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Beaumont Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8501	563	25	22.9	90.8%	21 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	525 (93.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	12	5510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		17	5121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	389																	9.0		9.0	10.1	25.6	24.2				19.9	10.9	21.5	12.4				14.3	92.9	94.1			92.9	95.3	$29,011	$27,692	$1,319
Foothill Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1370 Oak Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-3458	556	22	25.2	89.6%	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	507 (91.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	10.1	5630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.5	5589^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.8%	41																	8.3		8.3	16.7	17.3	18.8				17.6	19.5	15.7	7.2				13.9	97.3				97.3		$26,075	$24,654	$1,421
T.H.E Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	1550 Temple Heights Dr.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6242	584	25	23.3	71.9%	81 (13.9%)	11 (1.9%)	435 (74.5%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.2%)	56.1	2249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.8	2464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.0%	215																	37.9		37.9	46.7	44.2	59.3				50.0	45.2	36.8	41.4				41.2	90.3	95.7	94.6	92.5	95.7	94.6	$27,106	$25,594	$1,512
Breeze Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Melrose Way	Vista	92081	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-2373	742	30	25.1	65.0%	171 (23.0%)	14 (1.9%)	470 (63.3%)	32 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	56.9	2217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%		60	2064^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	153																	35.2		35.2	56.0	38.6	52.4				48.7	58.6	36.8	39.8				44.6	96.2	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$20,604	$19,432	$1,172
Grapevine Elementary	Public	K-5	630 Grapevine Rd.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8329	730	31	23.8	81.0%	52 (7.1%)	8 (1.1%)	617 (84.5%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)	22.3	4647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		31.1	3852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	34.4%	795	16.2	14.5	6.9	12.9	42.7	15.8	29.3	28.7	22.1	23.7	6.9	18.3	5.9	14.7	1.7	8.0	16.4		16.4	31.9	31.0	32.5				31.7	24.6	24.2	16.5				21.9							$22,303	$21,078	$1,225
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Monte Vista Rd.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-0410	556	23	24.1	55.6%	185 (33.3%)	11 (2.0%)	300 (54.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.5%)	49.7	2608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%		37	3371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.6%	763																	28.9		28.9	52.4	39.2	40.5				44.1	51.9	42.3	33.3				42.4	95.9						$25,353	$24,012	$1,341
Bella Mente Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 West Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	424	22	19.2	60.1%	102 (24.1%)	12 (2.8%)	267 (63.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	54.5	2340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.0%		38.7	3255^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.5%	915																	26.8	22.2	24.7	60.0	34.6	51.2	55.9	62.5	52.8	54.1	57.8	30.8	34.2	29.4	30.8	25.0	35.8	82.5	87.5	90.0	86.3	88.8	90.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts

Is Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts a good school?

Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts ranks 3897^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts.

What district is Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts in?

Vista Unified

What is the racial makeup of Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts?

Students at Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts are 80% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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