Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Summary:

Vista Innovation and Design Academy is a public middle school located in Vista, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 814 students. It is part of the Vista Unified School District, which is ranked 877 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vista Innovation and Design Academy consistently performs better than the Vista Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had 45.08% of students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy End of Course, compared to 42.72% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also performs better than the district and state in CAST Science assessments. Additionally, the school has strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as Asian students, White students, and students with disabilities. However, the school struggles with the performance of English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Vista Innovation and Design Academy generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Vista Unified School District, such as Roosevelt Middle and Rancho Minerva Middle, it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Carlsbad Unified School District, such as Valley Middle and Calavera Hills Middle, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in the state. However, the school has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 26.2% in 2021-2022 to 15.6% in 2022-2023, indicating the school's efforts to improve student attendance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 740 Olive Ave.
       Vista, CA  92083-3396


(760) 724-7115

District: Vista Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1049th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,854 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  19.2 Help
Number of students:  804

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.2%
White:
32.2%
Two or more races:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53% Help


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Compare Details Vista Innovation and Design Academy ranks better than 62.2% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Vista Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.59. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.2%), White (32.2%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Vista Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vista Innovation and Design Academy is 19.2. 2 middle schools in the Vista Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vista Innovation and Design Academy is $7,854. 3 middle schools in the Vista Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vista Innovation and Design Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Vista Innovation and Design Academy 1049th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Vista Innovation and Design Academy in the ranking list.)

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Vista Unified:

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


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Rank History for Vista Innovation and Design Academy

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Rank History for all students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 37.29 1029th 1769 41.8%
2005 33.08 1149th 1777 35.3%
2006 25.61 1352nd 1804 25.1%
2007 25.72 1506th 1999 24.7%
2008 22.64 1614th 2005 19.5%
2009 24.55 1614th 2063 21.8%
2010 27.86 1637th 2179 24.9%
2011 24.33 1788th 2236 20.0%
2012 23.71 1821st 2259 19.4%
2013 22.59 1931st 2379 18.8%
2015 15.52 2172nd 2477 12.3%
2016 28.21 1717th 2497 31.2%
2017 43.30 1299th 2508 48.2%
2018 56.55 932nd 2480 62.4%
2019 60.19 914th 2715 66.3%
2022 45.46 1293rd 2740 52.8%
2023 45.56 1295th 2802 53.8%
2024 53.59 1049th 2777 62.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.06 271st 462 41.3%
2019 39.14 364th 554 34.3%
2022 25.44 503rd 665 24.4%
2023 20.36 553rd 678 18.4%
2024 34.84 457th 699 34.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.17 1442nd 1442 0.0%
2022 27.36 1359th 1540 11.8%
2024 21.00 1473rd 1477 0.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.90 469th 1538 69.5%
2024 55.75 468th 1550 69.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.55 1399th 2230 37.3%
2019 46.77 1114th 2369 53.0%
2022 35.42 1496th 2458 39.1%
2023 39.86 1343rd 2549 47.3%
2024 41.31 1325th 2575 48.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 40.24 172nd 321 46.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.06 932nd 2262 58.8%
2019 56.80 897th 2380 62.3%
2022 48.32 1101st 2509 56.1%
2023 51.11 1032nd 2547 59.5%
2024 53.26 978th 2546 61.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.29 348th 1369 74.6%
2019 64.70 343rd 1491 77.0%
2022 56.34 454th 1531 70.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.99 841st 2273 63.0%
2019 61.27 774th 2407 67.8%
2022 41.69 1291st 2527 48.9%
2023 38.32 1393rd 2558 45.5%
2024 51.98 999th 2547 60.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.44 266th 745 64.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.97 889th 2072 57.1%
2019 54.91 813th 2213 63.3%
2022 37.99 1360th 2359 42.3%
2023 40.00 1276th 2391 46.6%
2024 45.95 1101st 2383 53.8%
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Rank History for White students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.21 791st 1496 47.1%
2019 53.18 735th 1602 54.1%
2022 45.72 822nd 1555 47.1%
2023 45.39 825th 1552 46.8%
2024 55.25 665th 1535 56.7%
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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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by a parent
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Open Quote Fantastic school and wonderful staff, my daughter loves going here and has had a great middle school experience. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Vista Innovation and Design Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1026 75 71 265 15 n/a n/a 0 1452
1989 966 96 83 293 12 n/a n/a 0 1450
1990 876 106 85 299 10 n/a n/a 0 1376
1991 797 98 104 282 11 n/a n/a 0 1292
1992 830 119 111 431 12 n/a n/a 0 1503
1993 801 127 126 502 10 n/a n/a 0 1566
1994 805 140 129 549 12 n/a n/a 0 1635
1995 533 112 104 536 8 n/a n/a 0 1293
1996 533 112 104 536 8 n/a n/a 0 1293
1997 426 99 103 552 10 n/a n/a 0 1190
1998 437 95 110 683 10 n/a n/a 0 1335
1999 516 100 85 718 8 n/a n/a 0 1427
2000 548 0 84 783 9 n/a n/a 118 1542
2001 485 119 98 808 13 n/a n/a 10 1533
2002 349 60 87 914 10 n/a n/a 15 1435
2003 349 60 87 914 10 n/a n/a 15 1435
2004 265 46 56 942 5 n/a n/a 19 1333
2005 226 51 43 899 4 n/a n/a 15 1238
2006 150 47 36 841 4 n/a n/a 18 1096
2007 117 48 34 840 4 n/a n/a 25 1068
2008 52 35 27 758 6 n/a n/a 0 878
2009 51 39 21 437 3 11 240 0 802
2010 48 32 21 599 3 13 4 0 720
2011 56 28 9 577 3 16 6 0 695
2012 49 24 12 569 2 11 2 0 669
2013 45 15 14 547 2 5 6 0 634
2014 34 13 14 654 0 4 7 0 726
2015 67 5 16 568 3 6 15 0 680
2016 161 7 22 461 7 4 29 0 691
2017 273 8 32 385 6 1 34 0 739
2018 310 13 34 348 4 1 41 0 751
2019 307 17 35 399 0 3 46 0 807
2020 277 15 23 442 0 4 48 0 809
2021 262 12 20 463 0 3 47 1 808
2022 262 11 20 456 1 2 41 1 794
2023 262 11 23 459 1 4 53 1 814
2024 259 13 26 444 2 3 57 0 804

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

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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 Innovation and Design Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1452 63.2 22.9 n/a
1989 1450 60.5 23.9 n/a
1990 1376 60.7 22.6 n/a
1991 1292 59.7 21.6 n/a
1992 1503 60.7 24.7 30.6
1993 1566 65.6 23.9 40.2
1994 1635 67.8 24.1 50.2
1995 1293 57.9 22.3 50.3
1996 1293 57.9 22.3 50.3
1997 1190 53.8 22.1 54.5
1998 1335 57.9 23.1 57.8
1999 1427 59.0 24.2 56.3
2000 1542 62.2 24.8 61.9
2001 1533 60.4 25.4 65.9
2002 1435 61.4 23.4 65.6
2003 1435 61.4 23.4 65.6
2004 1333 58.4 22.8 69.5
2005 1238 56.2 22.0 69.7
2006 1096 49.5 22.1 68.8
2007 1068 47.0 22.7 76.7
2008 878 50.1 17.5 81.8
2009 802 41.7 16.9 83.7
2010 720 39.9 18.0 87.1
2011 695 n/a n/a 87.6
2012 669 32.3 20.6 n/a
2013 634 33.3 19.0 86.6
2014 726 33.6 21.6 93.1
2015 680 35.0 19.4 85.3
2016 691 32.0 21.5 62.8
2017 739 35.6 20.7 47.9
2018 751 36.7 20.4 39.7
2019 807 38.8 20.7 43
2020 809 n/a n/a 46.5
2021 808 39.3 20.5 58
2022 794 39.5 20.0 55.3
2023 814 40.8 19.9 57.2
2024 804 41.6 19.2 53

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 Innovation and Design Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1452 63.2 22.9 n/a
1989 1450 60.5 23.9 n/a
1990 1376 60.7 22.6 n/a
1991 1292 59.7 21.6 n/a
1992 1503 60.7 24.7 30.6
1993 1566 65.6 23.9 40.2
1994 1635 67.8 24.1 50.2
1995 1293 57.9 22.3 50.3
1996 1293 57.9 22.3 50.3
1997 1190 53.8 22.1 54.5
1998 1335 57.9 23.1 57.8
1999 1427 59.0 24.2 56.3
2000 1542 62.2 24.8 61.9
2001 1533 60.4 25.4 65.9
2002 1435 61.4 23.4 65.6
2003 1435 61.4 23.4 65.6
2004 1333 58.4 22.8 69.5
2005 1238 56.2 22.0 69.7
2006 1096 49.5 22.1 68.8
2007 1068 47.0 22.7 76.7
2008 878 50.1 17.5 81.8
2009 802 41.7 16.9 83.7
2010 720 39.9 18.0 87.1
2011 695 n/a n/a 87.6
2012 669 32.3 20.6 n/a
2013 634 33.3 19.0 86.6
2014 726 33.6 21.6 93.1
2015 680 35.0 19.4 85.3
2016 691 32.0 21.5 62.8
2017 739 35.6 20.7 47.9
2018 751 36.7 20.4 39.7
2019 807 38.8 20.7 43
2020 809 n/a n/a 46.5
2021 808 39.3 20.5 58
2022 794 39.5 20.0 55.3
2023 814 40.8 19.9 57.2
2024 804 41.6 19.2 53

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 Vista Innovation and Design Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,854

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Vista Innovation and Design Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 914th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1295th of 2802 Middle schools
 12.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Innovation and Design Academy)52.937.4
 15.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Unified)44.334.8
 9.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Vista Innovation and Design Academy)41.729.3
 12.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Vista Unified)35.826.2
 9.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Innovation and Design Academy)53.442.1
 11.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Unified)44.535.9
 8.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Vista Innovation and Design Academy)37.530.7
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Vista Unified)32.529.3
 3.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Innovation and Design Academy)60.345.7
 14.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Vista Unified)46.237.5
 8.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Vista Innovation and Design Academy)4122.3
 18.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Vista Unified)31.324.5
 6.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Vista Innovation and Design Academy)29.125.2
 3.9%
   8th Grade Science (Vista Unified)24.625.6
 0.9%
   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 Students807814
 0.9%
African American1711
 35.3%
American Indian01
Asian3523
 34.3%
Hispanic399459
 15%
Pacific Islander34
 33.3%
White307262
 14.7%
Two or More Races4653
 15.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients43%57.2%
 14.2%


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Vista Innovation and Design Academy ranks 1049th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 804 students attended Vista Innovation and Design Academy.

Students at Vista Innovation and Design Academy are 55% Hispanic, 32% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.


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