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Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Q: Is Vista Innovation and Design Academy a good school?

Vista Innovation and Design Academy ranks 1240 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Vista Innovation and Design Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Vista Innovation and Design Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Vista Innovation and Design Academy?

Students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy are 56% Hispanic, 31% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Public Grades 6-8

1240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 55% of California middle schools

Summary

Vista Innovation and Design Academy (VIDA) is a grades 6-8 middle school serving 834 students in the Vista Unified district, notable for its significant decade-long improvement from a low-ranking school to a solid, consistent performer.

The school's greatest strength is its exceptional student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.6% that beats the district and state averages and outperforms most nearby middle schools like Roosevelt Middle (25.7%) and Madison Middle (27.7%). VIDA also demonstrates highly effective support for special education students, ranking in the top third of schools statewide in this area. Academically, its English and Math scores are on par with the district average, but it achieves these results while serving a student population with a high rate of economic need, suggesting it is more effective than some comparison schools with similar demographics.

Areas for growth include science proficiency, which lags behind district and state averages, and support for English Language Learners. Compared to the nearby Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math, VIDA's academic scores are lower, but it maintains advantages in attendance and special education. Overall, VIDA represents a steadily improving school within Vista Unified that gets students to class and provides strong support systems, particularly for vulnerable populations.

834

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,748

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

740 Olive Ave.
Vista, CA 92083-3396

(760) 724-7115

District: Vista Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.2%

White:

31.4%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2013 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

California avg41%

1,240^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle 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	47.9	1240 of 2761	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	1052 of 2783	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	1291 of 2781	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1293 of 2740	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	914 of 2715	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	932 of 2480	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	1299 of 2508	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1717 of 2497	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	15.5	2172 of 2477	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	1931 of 2379	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	1821 of 2259	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	1788 of 2236	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	1637 of 2179	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	1614 of 2063	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	1614 of 2005	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	1506 of 1999	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	1352 of 1804	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.1	1149 of 1777	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	1029 of 1769	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	68.4	266 of 745	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	454 of 1531	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	343 of 1491	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	348 of 1369	74.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	1474 of 1478	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1359 of 1540	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1442 of 1442	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	1252 of 2533	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	981 of 2551	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1030 of 2531	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1101 of 2509	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	897 of 2380	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	932 of 2262	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1448 of 2395	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1104 of 2388	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	1270 of 2374	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1360 of 2359	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	813 of 2213	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	889 of 2072	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	166 of 477	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	171 of 320	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1525 of 2542	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1328 of 2579	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1335 of 2531	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1496 of 2458	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1114 of 2369	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	1399 of 2230	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	1105 of 2534	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1002 of 2552	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	1386 of 2538	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1291 of 2527	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	774 of 2407	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	841 of 2273	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	547 of 726	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	458 of 701	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	552 of 677	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	503 of 665	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	364 of 554	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	271 of 462	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	529 of 1566	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	469 of 1552	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	468 of 1531	69.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	675 of 1520	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	666 of 1537	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	822 of 1543	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	822 of 1555	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	735 of 1602	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	791 of 1496	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)70th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2019)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Fantastic school and wonderful staff, my daughter loves going here and has had a great middle school experience. Close Quote

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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)				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 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	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 Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	740 Olive Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		53.6	1052^nd of 2783 public middle schools	62.2%	188									24.3	24.3	43.3	48.0	41.1	44.3	34.3	34.8	34.9	34.7	$16,748	$2,205	$14,543
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Public	6-8	151 Civic Center Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5766	836	42	19.8	70.8%	148 (17.7%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (71.8%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%		71.9	655^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.5%	140									37.6	37.6	48.7	52.9	49.8	50.5	40.4	48.0	44.2	44.3	$17,032	$2,116	$14,916
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		31.5	1750^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	4	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	9.1	9.1	2.3	2.3	22.5	22.5	43.1	37.5	30.0	36.9	22.9	23.0	22.4	22.8	$16,667	$2,168	$14,499
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-8003	866	48	17.9	77.6%	128 (14.8%)	12 (1.4%)	639 (73.8%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.7%)	23.3	2082^nd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%		35.9	1594^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	488									19.4	19.4	36.9	27.4	22.6	28.9	20.0	18.7	18.7	19.1	$19,705	$2,780	$16,925
Calavera Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4104 Tamarack Ave.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6400	655	31	20.8	33.1%	349 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	180 (27.5%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	79 (12.1%)	77.2	537^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.6%		82.2	439^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.2%	98									65.0	65.0	55.1	63.3	69.0	62.2	47.6	38.1	47.3	44.4	$15,038	$343	$14,695
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1290 Ivey Ranch Rd.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8800	1,098	47	23.3	63.9%	210 (19.1%)	49 (4.5%)	588 (53.6%)	72 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (2.6%)	146 (13.3%)	49.4	1191^st of 2761 public middle schools	56.9%		60.2	880^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	311									26.9	26.9	45.0	43.4	42.9	43.8	34.4	36.1	38.1	36.2	$10,126	$1,001	$9,125
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	202 Oleander Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-4900	557	29	19.3	80.4%	49 (8.8%)	18 (3.2%)	409 (73.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	39 (7.0%)	42.5	1404^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.1%		30.4	1793^rd of 2783 public middle schools	35.6%	389									24.2	24.2	41.9	43.3	51.4	45.6	23.0	27.1	30.0	26.8	$10,355	$1,056	$9,299
Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1645 Magnolia Ave.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5300	807	36	22.2	36.6%	442 (54.8%)	11 (1.4%)	262 (32.5%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	73	621^st of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		78.4	518^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	103									47.5	47.5	61.6	50.6	53.8	55.4	51.9	45.9	44.9	47.6	$15,568	$379	$15,189
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	2000 California St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8900	621	30	20.6	72.3%	176 (28.3%)	12 (1.9%)	377 (60.7%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.1%)	34.5	1661^st of 2761 public middle schools	39.8%		35.8	1596^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.7%	65									30.2	30.2	33.7	26.9	40.7	33.8	23.9	24.6	28.2	25.6	$9,295	$930	$8,365
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2750	341	21	16.2	51.9%	115 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	169 (49.6%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.3%)	75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%		78.4	519^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	49									34.0	34.0	69.8	63.6	67.6	67.1	43.1	51.8	41.0	45.3	$12,656	$1,103	$11,553

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Innovation and Design Academy

How many students attend Vista Innovation and Design Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Vista Innovation and Design Academy.

What district is Vista Innovation and Design Academy in?

Vista Unified

What is the racial makeup of Vista Innovation and Design Academy?

Students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy are 56% Hispanic, 31% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Vista Innovation and Design Academy a good school?

Vista Innovation and Design Academy ranks 1240^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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