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Vista Verde

Public Grades K-8

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vista Verde is a top-performing K-8 school serving 837 students in the highly-regarded Irvine Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 4% of all California elementary schools for the past decade.

The school's excellence is defined by remarkable consistency and strength across diverse student groups. It achieves exceptional academic results, with over 80% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science, while also demonstrating outstanding effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and economically disadvantaged students. Furthermore, Vista Verde maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.2%, significantly better than many nearby schools like Culverdale Elementary (15.9%) and University Park Elementary (18.7%).

Notably, Vista Verde delivers these outstanding outcomes very efficiently, spending less per student than several comparison schools. It achieves this with a student-teacher ratio higher than some neighbors, indicating highly effective teaching practices. Within its own district, it stands alongside other elite schools like Bonita Canyon Elementary and Turtle Rock Elementary, and its K-8 structure may contribute to its strong performance in the middle grades. The school's stable, high performance through challenging times solidifies its reputation as a model of consistent educational excellence.

837

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,837

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Federation Way
Irvine, CA 92603-0100

(949) 936-6350

District: Irvine Unified

Students who attend Vista Verde usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High:	University High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.9%

Asian:

36.6%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Irvine Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg71%

California avg41%

Elementary school

228^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

58^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Irvine Unified

114^th of 1,543Irvine 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	228 of 5857	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	192 of 5869	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	211 of 5859	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	167 of 5883	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	201 of 5789	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	179 of 5662	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	182 of 5692	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	89 of 5614	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	71 of 5611	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	178 of 5530	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.0	220 of 5390	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	93.6	205 of 5377	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	94.5	164 of 5314	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	93.5	253 of 5193	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.1	309 of 5113	94.0%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	373 of 5113	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	335 of 4818	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	95.6	185 of 4822	96.2%	★★★★★
2004	97.1	123 of 4809	97.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	331 of 1203	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	381 of 1205	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	237 of 1190	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	147 of 1154	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	189 of 1149	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	292 of 1071	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	100.0	3 of 3311	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	4 of 3275	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	10 of 3246	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	207 of 5597	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	165 of 5612	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	190 of 5609	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	168 of 5635	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	448 of 5492	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	336 of 5413	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	29 of 5107	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	135 of 5107	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	449 of 5460	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	67 of 5517	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	6 of 5363	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	60 of 5173	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	252 of 5628	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	219 of 5643	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	225 of 5638	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	158 of 5663	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	98 of 5510	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	88 of 5431	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	109 of 718	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	36 of 670	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	106 of 669	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	194 of 610	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	156 of 445	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	57 of 339	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	492 of 2598	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	366 of 2651	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	417 of 2661	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	295 of 2726	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	449 of 2834	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	337 of 2737	87.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	58 of 2761	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	23 of 2783	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	26 of 2781	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	14 of 2740	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	20 of 2715	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	13 of 2480	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	13 of 2508	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.3	13 of 2497	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	9 of 2477	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.9	16 of 2379	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	92.2	40 of 2259	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	96.3	12 of 2236	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	94.8	20 of 2179	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	95.4	14 of 2063	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	95.9	17 of 2005	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	97.3	13 of 1999	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	96.2	20 of 1804	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	94.5	54 of 1777	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	98.6	12 of 1769	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	219 of 739	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	60 of 743	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	40 of 715	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	16 of 733	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	77 of 745	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	52 of 700	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	57 of 2533	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	17 of 2551	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	41 of 2531	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	33 of 2509	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	58 of 2380	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	11 of 2262	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	66 of 2534	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	51 of 2552	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	24 of 2538	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	15 of 2527	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	14 of 2407	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	19 of 2273	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	28 of 726	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	1 of 677	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	51 of 554	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	28 of 462	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	41 of 1520	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	98 of 1537	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	47 of 1543	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	25 of 1555	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	19 of 1602	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	13 of 1496	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)100th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)70th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+44 vs state

Science81%+48 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Vista Verde school has a gender discrimination policy. Many girls are very upset and deeply affected by the fact that every year they were denied the opportunity to be enrolled in science and engineering classes. It is very frustrating for girls to learn from school that “All students are equal at Vista Verde school, but some boys are more equal than others.” Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Knowledgeable nice stuff, kind atmosphere. Amazing school. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Love this school! We have been very happy with the teachers, staff and academics at this school. Our kids are happy and we feel very lucky to be able to come to this school even though we are not in our our neighborhood school which is Turtle Rock Elementary. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

This school was given a 100% approval rating by parents, yet there isn't any written reviews. My children have attended this school. If your child is a gifted student, and good grades come easy, than this is your school. If your child is a normal, average student who works hard to get good grades but struggles, this is NOT a school for normal kids. The teachers only give extra help to students that perform well. After all these are the students that bring the high state tests scores for the school. The teaching staff uses the attitude, if the student doesn't want to try, or doesn't ask for help, then they aren't going to help the student. The principal Dr. Mylen is not to be trusted. She will tell you one thing, and do another. She caters to the parents that write big checks, and she does not discipline students that need it. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista Verde	Public	K-8	6 Federation Way	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6350	837	30	27.6	10.3%	351 (41.9%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.7%)	306 (36.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (12.3%)	96.2	228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.7	192^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.7%	36	82.0	79.5	80.9	73.3	79.0	88.0	77.2	81.4	85.9	80.7	81.1	73.2	80.0	79.2	85.3	91.0	81.3						$15,837	$15,588	$249
Bonita Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	1 Sundance	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5450	395	15	26.3	14.2%	170 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	132 (33.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.4%)	96.9	159^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		97.1	157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	2	77.4		77.4	73.5	82.7	88.5	87.7			83.5	76.0	78.9	86.8	79.1			80.2	88.4	90.7		90.7	93.0	$16,876	$16,498	$378
Turtle Rock Elementary	Public	K-6	5151 Amalfi Dr.	Irvine	92603	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6250	881	29	30.7	21.3%	201 (22.8%)	20 (2.3%)	112 (12.7%)	473 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.5%)	97.3	132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.3	242^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.9%	110	74.0		74.0	77.8	86.7	86.8	84.2			84.4	79.5	81.2	76.8	83.7			80.2	96.3		97.3		98.2	$14,954	$14,216	$738
Newport Coast Elementary	Public	K-6	6655 Ridge Park Rd.	Newport Beach	92657	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6975	429	22	19.4	19.1%	237 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	101 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.8%)	96.2	224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.6	202^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	65.4		65.4	83.0	80.8	84.6	83.3			82.8	72.2	79.7	80.8	79.0			78.1						$24,788	$23,494	$1,294
Roy O. Andersen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Port Seabourne Way	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6935	353	16	21.7	9.3%	232 (65.7%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	35 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.9%)	96.5	194^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.5	208^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.5%	14	73.9		73.9	74.0	68.2	88.9	92.3			80.3	86.0	81.8	82.6	87.2			84.4						$24,169	$22,932	$1,237
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	4572 Sandburg Way	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6300	509	19	27.3	35.4%	137 (26.9%)	20 (3.9%)	112 (22.0%)	179 (35.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.2%)	79.5	1177^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.9%		77.7	1258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	81	49.3		49.3	53.2	45.0	67.2	68.2			59.5	74.2	50.8	56.5	62.2			61.1						$16,084	$15,124	$960
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3101 Pacific View Dr.	Corona Del Mar	92625	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6955	336	24	14.2	35.1%	178 (53.0%)	6 (1.8%)	55 (16.4%)	60 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.4%)	86.2	869^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.2%		90.1	695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	174	43.8		43.8	55.6	75.0	77.1	80.9			72.3	55.6	70.5	63.3	75.0			66.1	94.1			94.1		$26,969	$25,406	$1,563
Harbor View Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Goldenrod Ave.	Corona Del Mar	92625	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6940	344	18	19.5	12.2%	235 (68.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.0%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	94.9	342^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.2%		94	432^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.6%	90	56.5		56.5	73.9	85.4	76.1	91.3			81.6	73.9	87.8	71.7	80.0			78.1	93.2		93.2			$27,348	$25,980	$1,368
Meadow Park Elementary	Public	K-6	50 Blue Lake South	Irvine	92614	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5900	592	21	28.2	21.1%	223 (37.7%)	12 (2.0%)	79 (13.3%)	196 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (13.7%)	89.4	698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.1%		94.5	384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.5%	314	69.4		69.4	63.6	61.8	78.8	76.9			70.1	62.3	69.6	70.6	61.0			66.1						$15,152	$14,240	$912
Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-5920	364	19	19.6	39.3%	219 (60.2%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.0%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.3%)	80.7	1132^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.7%		77.1	1281^st of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	149	55.1		55.1	51.1	52.1	75.0	77.1			63.9	64.0	47.2	57.1	75.5			60.7						$23,297	$21,952	$1,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Verde

What schools do graduates of Vista Verde attend?

Students who attend Vista Verde usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho San Joaquin Middle
High : University High

What district is Vista Verde in?

Irvine Unified

How many students attend Vista Verde?

In the 2024-25 school year, 837 students attended Vista Verde.

Is Vista Verde a good school?

Yes! Vista Verde is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 228^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Verde?

Students at Vista Verde are 42% White, 37% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

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