Summary:
Vista del Lago High is a public high school located in Moreno Valley, California, serving 2,093 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Moreno Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 1248 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Vista del Lago High has consistently ranked in the lower half of California high schools, ranging from 919 to 1475 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years, and has a SchoolDigger rating of 2-3 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance compared to other California high schools. The school performs relatively better for African American and Hispanic students compared to other subgroups, but struggles with White and Asian student performance, as well as students with disabilities. Vista del Lago High's four-year graduation rate is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% to 36.6% in recent years, significantly above the state average.
Academically, Vista del Lago High's proficiency rates in English Language Arts are around 45-55%, which is below the state average of 47-56%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are only 11-13%, well below the state average of 27-36%, and in Science, the school's proficiency rates are extremely low, ranging from 8-19%, compared to the state average of 27-31%. Nearby schools, such as Canyon Springs High and Moreno Valley High, perform similarly to Vista del Lago High, while some schools in the neighboring Val Verde Unified district, like Orange Vista High and Rancho Verde High, perform significantly better across various metrics. The high proportion of economically disadvantaged students at Vista del Lago High, with 68-74% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's overall lower performance.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Moreno Valley Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1475th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,863
Feeder schools for Vista del Lago High:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.5
Number of students: 2,093
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
77.9%
African American:
11.9%
White:
3.5%
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Two or more races:
3.1%
Asian:
2.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.1%
Not Specified:
0.0%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.2%
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