Is Maryland Elementary a good school?

Maryland Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Maryland Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 413 students attended Maryland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Maryland Elementary?

Students at Maryland Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Maryland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maryland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Roosevelt Middle High : Vista High

Maryland Elementary

Summary:

Maryland Elementary is a public elementary school in Vista, California, serving 478 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Vista Unified School District, which is ranked 877 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maryland Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below average. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 50% for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students. However, it performs relatively better for special education and homeless students. Maryland Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.6% in 2018-2019 to 60.2% in 2021-2022, well above state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools within the Vista Unified School District, such as Empresa Elementary, Alamosa Park Elementary, and Breeze Hill Elementary, Maryland Elementary generally underperforms across various metrics, including statewide rankings, academic proficiency, and chronic absenteeism. This may be due to the school's high percentage of students from low-income families, with 89.96% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Detail:

Public K-5

700 North Ave.
Vista, CA 92083-2906

(760) 631-6675

District: Vista Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5009^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,157

Students who attend Maryland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Vista High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 413

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Maryland Elementary ranks worse than 85.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.15. (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 (93.7%), White (3.1%), two or more races (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Maryland Elementary is 21.7, which is the 3^rd best among 15 elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Maryland Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Maryland Elementary is $8,157. 9 elementary schools in the Vista Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Maryland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Maryland Elementary 5009^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Maryland Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Vista Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista Unified 877^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Maryland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	14.02	4711^th	5113	7.9%
2008	9.65	4935^th	5113	3.5%
2009	14.44	4765^th	5193	8.2%
2010	19.19	4641^st	5314	12.7%
2011	20.44	4653^rd	5377	13.5%
2012	16.73	4861^st	5390	9.8%
2013	13.66	5128^th	5530	7.3%
2015	22.47	4378^th	5611	22.0%
2016	21.37	4488^th	5614	20.1%
2017	14.39	5167^th	5692	9.2%
2018	23.89	4332^nd	5662	23.5%
2019	22.64	4571^st	5789	21.0%
2022	15.39	5331^st	5883	9.4%
2023	17.87	5066^th	5874	13.8%
2024	18.15	5009^th	5862	14.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.19	1754^th	3246	46.0%
2019	33.61	2234^th	3275	31.8%
2022	28.40	2725^th	3311	17.7%
2023	29.79	2552^nd	3250	21.5%
2024	28.65	2635^th	3160	16.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	31.73	1715^th	2634	34.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.05	3550^th	5084	30.2%
2019	33.25	3622^nd	5173	30.0%
2022	20.50	4615^th	5264	12.3%
2023	21.95	4546^th	5374	15.4%
2024	24.61	4400^th	5511	20.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	51.42	158^th	364	56.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.31	4353^rd	5413	19.6%
2019	16.75	4894^th	5492	10.9%
2022	16.69	5022^nd	5635	10.9%
2023	20.55	4650^th	5617	17.2%
2024	24.30	4310^th	5605	23.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	30.35	1775^th	2585	31.3%
2022	26.45	1665^th	2227	25.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.43	3989^th	5431	26.6%
2019	29.67	3819^th	5510	30.7%
2022	15.29	5187^th	5663	8.4%
2023	16.71	5017^th	5650	11.2%
2024	14.45	5195^th	5636	7.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Maryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.92	3493^rd	4830	27.7%
2019	30.55	3655^th	4963	26.4%
2022	18.30	4625^th	5084	9.0%
2023	23.79	4202^nd	5098	17.6%
2024	23.27	4250^th	5102	16.7%

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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 Maryland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2007	17	11	8	420	4	n/a	n/a	14	474
2008	26	8	8	501	4	n/a	n/a	0	547
2009	21	14	5	538	3	3	3	0	587
2010	27	10	6	540	5	5	3	0	596
2011	29	10	4	535	4	5	7	0	594
2012	28	9	7	562	6	2	7	0	621
2013	21	9	4	542	4	1	8	0	589
2014	19	7	3	568	4	2	1	0	604
2015	21	3	1	570	4	1	4	0	604
2016	16	10	2	595	0	0	5	0	628
2017	14	10	2	543	1	1	9	0	580
2018	17	7	2	518	1	1	9	0	555
2019	21	10	4	592	1	2	14	0	644
2020	19	5	2	579	0	1	14	0	620
2021	21	6	4	539	2	0	17	0	589
2022	18	6	5	484	2	0	11	0	526
2023	20	3	3	441	2	0	9	0	478
2024	13	2	3	387	1	0	7	0	413

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 Maryland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	474	23.0	20.6	89.6
2008	547	31.0	17.6	90.3
2009	587	33.6	17.0	93.9
2010	596	31.5	18.9	95
2011	594	n/a	n/a	95.3
2012	621	27.0	23.0	n/a
2013	589	26.0	22.6	94.4
2014	604	25.0	24.1	96.5
2015	604	23.0	26.2	95.9
2016	628	24.0	26.1	93.3
2017	580	22.5	25.7	93.6
2018	555	21.5	25.8	93.5
2019	644	24.5	26.2	93
2020	620	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	589	24.0	24.5	93.5
2022	526	21.0	25.0	91.3
2023	478	20.5	23.3	90
2024	413	19.0	21.7	93

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 Maryland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	474	23.0	20.6	89.6
2008	547	31.0	17.6	90.3
2009	587	33.6	17.0	93.9
2010	596	31.5	18.9	95
2011	594	n/a	n/a	95.3
2012	621	27.0	23.0	n/a
2013	589	26.0	22.6	94.4
2014	604	25.0	24.1	96.5
2015	604	23.0	26.2	95.9
2016	628	24.0	26.1	93.3
2017	580	22.5	25.7	93.6
2018	555	21.5	25.8	93.5
2019	644	24.5	26.2	93
2020	620	n/a	n/a	91.9
2021	589	24.0	24.5	93.5
2022	526	21.0	25.0	91.3
2023	478	20.5	23.3	90
2024	413	19.0	21.7	93

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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