New Vista Middle

Summary:

New Vista Middle is a public middle school located in Lancaster, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 883 students. The school is part of the Lancaster Elementary School District, which is ranked 1436 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Vista Middle faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 41.4% in 2022-2023 to 49.0% in 2021-2022, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Endeavour Middle (39.9%) and Amargosa Creek Middle (40.2%). Academically, the school's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is significantly lower than the state and local district averages, with only 14.14% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 5.25% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 22.8% and 13.7% in the Lancaster Elementary district and 47.04% and 35.54% statewide, respectively.

The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of California middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, New Vista Middle has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.48% to 94.71% in recent years, significantly higher than the rates at nearby schools. While New Vista Middle struggles academically, some nearby schools in the same district, such as Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering, perform significantly better, ranking in the top 20% of California middle schools in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 753 East Avenue K-2
       Lancaster, CA  93535-4797


(661) 726-4271

District: Lancaster Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2686th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,469 Help


Feeder schools for New Vista Middle:

Elementary:    Jack Northrop Elementary
    Joshua Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  938

Racial breakdown:

African American:
38.0%
White:
27.8%
Hispanic:
26.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.7% Help


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Compare Details New Vista Middle ranks worse than 96.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked middle schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.06. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at New Vista Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (38%), White (27.8%), Hispanic (26%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New Vista Middle is 21.4. 2 middle schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at New Vista Middle is $8,469, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

New Vista Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks New Vista Middle 2686th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See New Vista Middle in the ranking list.)

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Lancaster Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lancaster Elementary 1436th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for New Vista Middle

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Rank History for all students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.74 1422nd 1769 19.6%
2005 20.20 1443rd 1777 18.8%
2006 20.99 1455th 1804 19.3%
2007 18.17 1692nd 1999 15.4%
2008 16.30 1766th 2005 11.9%
2009 14.58 1844th 2063 10.6%
2010 17.07 1919th 2179 11.9%
2011 24.40 1786th 2236 20.1%
2012 27.42 1722nd 2259 23.8%
2013 20.56 1988th 2379 16.4%
2015 19.21 2040th 2477 17.6%
2016 14.18 2226th 2497 10.9%
2017 13.71 2258th 2508 10.0%
2018 10.83 2330th 2480 6.0%
2019 9.55 2564th 2715 5.6%
2022 12.26 2564th 2740 6.4%
2023 9.65 2712th 2802 3.2%
2024 9.06 2686th 2777 3.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 4.27 537th 554 3.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.76 859th 1364 37.0%
2019 32.78 978th 1442 32.2%
2022 23.03 1520th 1540 1.3%
2023 27.63 1385th 1529 9.4%
2024 45.62 553rd 1477 62.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.20 1474th 1538 4.2%
2024 20.71 1436th 1550 7.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.86 2071st 2230 7.1%
2019 12.04 2224th 2369 6.1%
2022 15.28 2267th 2458 7.8%
2023 11.68 2442nd 2549 4.2%
2024 10.53 2479th 2575 3.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.99 320th 336 4.8%
2023 16.28 305th 321 5.0%
2024 18.87 362nd 394 8.1%
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Rank History for Female students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.64 2132nd 2262 5.7%
2019 8.48 2301st 2380 3.3%
2022 13.45 2326th 2509 7.3%
2023 10.84 2456th 2547 3.6%
2024 9.13 2486th 2546 2.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.06 1246th 1369 9.0%
2019 21.79 1338th 1491 10.3%
2022 19.43 1462nd 1531 4.5%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.78 1st 4 75.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 23.45 147th 193 23.8%
2023 11.62 184th 197 6.6%
2024 10.58 177th 191 7.3%
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Rank History for Male students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.80 2158th 2273 5.1%
2019 10.41 2290th 2407 4.9%
2022 12.15 2403rd 2527 4.9%
2023 9.28 2497th 2558 2.4%
2024 9.39 2485th 2547 2.4%
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Rank History for African American students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.47 537th 600 10.5%
2019 14.74 608th 643 5.4%
2022 18.58 568th 637 10.8%
2023 16.01 580th 614 5.5%
2024 14.49 602nd 626 3.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.16 1812th 2072 12.5%
2019 15.26 2016th 2213 8.9%
2022 17.89 2100th 2359 11.0%
2023 14.66 2207th 2391 7.7%
2024 12.63 2252nd 2383 5.5%
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Rank History for White students at New Vista Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.59 1434th 1496 4.1%
2019 6.19 1545th 1602 3.6%
2022 15.23 1360th 1555 12.5%
2023 3.56 1533rd 1552 1.2%
2024 4.05 1509th 1535 1.7%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for New Vista Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 548 250 44 242 8 n/a n/a 0 1092
1998 530 260 46 257 6 n/a n/a 0 1099
1999 468 279 58 256 10 n/a n/a 11 1082
2000 452 286 57 280 7 n/a n/a 7 1089
2001 478 313 48 307 9 n/a n/a 5 1160
2002 443 404 49 364 14 n/a n/a 0 1274
2003 443 404 49 364 14 n/a n/a 0 1274
2004 412 445 33 388 7 n/a n/a 0 1285
2005 343 415 27 449 5 n/a n/a 0 1239
2006 285 441 32 511 4 n/a n/a 7 1280
2007 217 457 37 561 3 n/a n/a 6 1281
2008 185 403 24 582 4 n/a n/a 0 1198
2009 162 421 23 567 7 7 11 0 1198
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 107 411 32 537 6 3 3 0 1099
2012 87 377 28 471 2 4 4 0 973
2013 86 395 24 481 3 2 11 0 1002
2014 80 380 19 502 3 2 10 0 996
2015 72 337 15 426 9 1 9 0 869
2016 82 342 16 473 7 1 12 0 933
2017 64 358 14 486 4 1 19 0 946
2018 71 361 9 488 3 3 26 0 961
2019 58 312 10 502 5 3 39 0 929
2020 55 312 12 519 5 5 39 0 947
2021 48 307 14 480 5 2 33 0 889
2022 51 279 15 464 4 2 28 0 843
2023 43 325 11 478 3 1 22 0 883
2024 261 356 16 244 15 5 41 0 938

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 New Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 1092 42.2 25.9 45.3
1998 1099 46.0 23.9 47.3
1999 1082 44.0 24.6 45.8
2000 1089 45.0 24.2 49.2
2001 1160 48.0 24.2 54.4
2002 1274 53.2 23.9 50
2003 1274 53.2 23.9 50
2004 1285 54.0 23.8 53.9
2005 1239 54.6 22.7 62.2
2006 1280 55.6 23.0 62.5
2007 1281 52.0 24.6 64.5
2008 1198 59.0 20.3 63.6
2009 1198 52.0 21.8 70.7
2010 0 51.0 0.0 n/a
2011 1099 n/a n/a 76.9
2012 973 43.3 22.4 n/a
2013 1002 43.5 22.9 86.2
2014 996 43.4 22.9 80.1
2015 869 39.0 22.2 82.5
2016 933 42.0 22.2 85.9
2017 946 42.7 22.1 88.4
2018 961 44.5 21.5 90.5
2019 929 44.5 20.8 95.5
2020 947 n/a n/a 92.6
2021 889 44.1 20.1 94.7
2022 843 41.8 20.1 93.5
2023 883 41.7 21.1 93.7
2024 938 43.6 21.4 89.7

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 New Vista Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 1092 42.2 25.9 45.3
1998 1099 46.0 23.9 47.3
1999 1082 44.0 24.6 45.8
2000 1089 45.0 24.2 49.2
2001 1160 48.0 24.2 54.4
2002 1274 53.2 23.9 50
2003 1274 53.2 23.9 50
2004 1285 54.0 23.8 53.9
2005 1239 54.6 22.7 62.2
2006 1280 55.6 23.0 62.5
2007 1281 52.0 24.6 64.5
2008 1198 59.0 20.3 63.6
2009 1198 52.0 21.8 70.7
2010 0 51.0 0.0 n/a
2011 1099 n/a n/a 76.9
2012 973 43.3 22.4 n/a
2013 1002 43.5 22.9 86.2
2014 996 43.4 22.9 80.1
2015 869 39.0 22.2 82.5
2016 933 42.0 22.2 85.9
2017 946 42.7 22.1 88.4
2018 961 44.5 21.5 90.5
2019 929 44.5 20.8 95.5
2020 947 n/a n/a 92.6
2021 889 44.1 20.1 94.7
2022 843 41.8 20.1 93.5
2023 883 41.7 21.1 93.7
2024 938 43.6 21.4 89.7

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for New Vista Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,469

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on New Vista Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2564th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2712th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (New Vista Middle)16.616.7
 0.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lancaster Elementary)30.223.9
 6.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (New Vista Middle)8.44.8
 3.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Elementary)16.611.6
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (New Vista Middle)22.110.8
 11.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lancaster Elementary)34.224.9
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (New Vista Middle)7.34.8
 2.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Elementary)1811.6
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (New Vista Middle)23.315.7
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lancaster Elementary)33.225.4
 7.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (New Vista Middle)8.25
 3.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Elementary)15.69.1
 6.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (New Vista Middle)7.26.7
 0.5%
   8th Grade Science (Lancaster Elementary)13.212.5
 0.7%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students929883
 5%
African American312325
 4.2%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian1011
 10%
Hispanic502478
 4.8%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White5843
 25.9%
Two or More Races3922
 43.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.5%93.7%
 1.8%


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New Vista Middle ranks in the bottom 3.3% of California middle schools.

Students at New Vista Middle are 38% African American, 28% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 938 students attended New Vista Middle.


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