Is Vista Verde Elementary a good school?

Vista Verde Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Vista Verde Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 726 students attended Vista Verde Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Verde Elementary?

Students at Vista Verde Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Vista Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista Verde Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Quail Valley Middle High : Serrano High

Vista Verde Elementary

Summary:

Vista Verde Elementary is a public elementary school located in Victorville, California, serving 731 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Snowline Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1012 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Vista Verde Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 47.7%, which are much higher than nearby schools like Hollyvale Elementary (39.5%) and Donald F. Bradach Elementary (46.7%). Academically, the school's performance, as measured by state assessments, is consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 26.14% of Vista Verde students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 31.55% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 25.21%, compared to 21.57% for the district and 35.54% for the state.

Vista Verde Elementary's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school performing relatively well for African American students but struggling with Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75.65% to 88.27%, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Discovery School of the Arts (71.35%). These factors, along with the school's declining performance over time, suggest the need for significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Vista Verde Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

13403 Vista Verde Dr.
Victorville, CA 92393-1218

(760) 662-5650

District: Snowline Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4607^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,146

Students who attend Vista Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Quail Valley Middle
High:	Serrano High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 726

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

African American:

15.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Vista Verde Elementary ranks worse than 78.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Snowline Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.63. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.1%), African American (15.4%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vista Verde Elementary is 23.4. 3 elementary schools in the Snowline Joint Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Vista Verde Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vista Verde Elementary is $7,146, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Snowline Joint Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vista Verde Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista Verde Elementary 4607^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Vista Verde Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Snowline Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Snowline Joint Unified 1012^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Vista Verde Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	25.52	3893^rd	5113	23.9%
2008	30.34	3563^rd	5113	30.3%
2009	24.86	4077^th	5193	21.5%
2010	22.74	4403^rd	5314	17.1%
2011	30.69	3930^th	5377	26.9%
2012	26.84	4174^th	5390	22.6%
2013	25.70	4360^th	5530	21.2%
2015	14.20	5185^th	5611	7.6%
2016	17.94	4805^th	5614	14.4%
2017	13.03	5270^th	5692	7.4%
2018	14.08	5171^st	5662	8.7%
2019	16.24	5135^th	5789	11.3%
2022	12.61	5561^st	5883	5.5%
2023	16.17	5222^nd	5874	11.1%
2024	22.63	4607^th	5862	21.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	1.80	443^rd	445	0.4%
2022	1.62	602^nd	610	1.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.21	2171^st	3246	33.1%
2019	36.66	2013^th	3275	38.5%
2022	22.71	3075^th	3311	7.1%
2023	38.22	1940^th	3250	40.3%
2024	26.84	2757^th	3160	12.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.11	2258^th	2420	6.7%
2024	26.90	2006^th	2634	23.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.42	4571^st	5084	10.1%
2019	20.70	4523^rd	5173	12.6%
2022	15.51	4941^st	5264	6.1%
2023	18.50	4814^th	5374	10.4%
2024	26.77	4247^th	5511	22.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.13	5123^rd	5413	5.4%
2019	17.15	4855^th	5492	11.6%
2022	13.34	5339^th	5635	5.3%
2023	16.63	4994^th	5617	11.1%
2024	24.85	4259^th	5605	24.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.98	1306^th	2128	38.6%
2019	22.71	2196^th	2585	15.0%
2022	21.35	1957^th	2227	12.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.50	4783^rd	5431	11.9%
2019	16.88	4904^th	5510	11.0%
2022	13.31	5354^th	5663	5.5%
2023	16.92	5004^th	5650	11.4%
2024	21.45	4571^st	5636	18.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.81	458^th	700	34.6%
2019	34.03	497^th	747	33.5%
2022	26.14	521^st	663	21.4%
2023	40.29	360^th	662	45.6%
2024	62.97	165^th	593	72.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.08	4367^th	4830	9.6%
2019	24.52	4067^th	4963	18.1%
2022	17.38	4676^th	5084	8.0%
2023	23.33	4229^th	5098	17.0%
2024	33.85	3430^th	5102	32.8%

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Rank History for White students at Vista Verde Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	8.44	2578^th	2737	5.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Vista Verde Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	146	98	21	261	1	n/a	n/a	9	536
2008	178	162	39	426	3	n/a	n/a	0	808
2009	150	146	31	411	2	6	62	0	808
2010	159	173	25	453	1	11	39	0	861
2011	133	177	20	437	1	3	31	0	802
2012	110	193	19	439	3	4	43	0	811
2013	113	196	18	424	2	3	27	0	783
2014	103	177	12	396	3	6	32	0	729
2015	118	158	10	427	6	6	40	0	765
2016	94	160	10	437	8	6	47	0	762
2017	71	169	13	435	5	7	51	0	751
2018	52	152	9	424	4	5	67	0	713
2019	34	122	10	435	4	4	64	0	673
2020	42	128	10	457	4	2	53	0	696
2021	51	112	7	412	3	4	59	0	648
2022	50	98	6	443	3	7	57	0	664
2023	50	108	7	499	2	7	58	0	731
2024	46	112	9	502	1	7	49	0	726

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vista Verde Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	536	25.0	21.4	43.6
2008	808	37.0	21.8	49.9
2009	808	34.0	22.4	60.5
2010	861	34.0	25.3	73.3
2011	802	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	811	27.0	30.0	n/a
2013	783	27.0	29.0	79.4
2014	729	24.5	29.7	71.2
2015	765	28.0	27.3	77.9
2016	762	28.0	27.2	81
2017	751	29.3	25.6	83.8
2018	713	27.0	26.4	85.4
2019	673	24.0	28.0	83.1
2020	696	n/a	n/a	81.3
2021	648	27.0	24.0	88.3
2022	664	27.0	24.5	84.5
2023	731	29.0	25.2	75.6
2024	726	31.0	23.4	76.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Vista Verde Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	536	25.0	21.4	43.6
2008	808	37.0	21.8	49.9
2009	808	34.0	22.4	60.5
2010	861	34.0	25.3	73.3
2011	802	n/a	n/a	75.4
2012	811	27.0	30.0	n/a
2013	783	27.0	29.0	79.4
2014	729	24.5	29.7	71.2
2015	765	28.0	27.3	77.9
2016	762	28.0	27.2	81
2017	751	29.3	25.6	83.8
2018	713	27.0	26.4	85.4
2019	673	24.0	28.0	83.1
2020	696	n/a	n/a	81.3
2021	648	27.0	24.0	88.3
2022	664	27.0	24.5	84.5
2023	731	29.0	25.2	75.6
2024	726	31.0	23.4	76.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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