Vista Grande High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Casa Grande, Arizona
Vista Grande High School in Casa Grande, Arizona enrolled 1,943 students in 2024-25 with 86.5 full-time teachers, 22.5 students per teacher against the Arizona high-school median of 18.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 76% (Arizona: 77.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
1,790 students in 2022-23, 1,932 students in 2023-24, 1,943 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 81.4 to 86.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,790 | 81.4 | 22.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,932 | 81.2 | 23.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,943 | 86.5 | 22.5 |
22.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Arizona high schools
Among the 419 Arizona high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 327 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vista Grande High School enrolled 1,633 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 143 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 327 of the 1,633 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions143
- Chronically absent52.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.2% of students were Hispanic, 17.4% White, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic67.2%
- White17.4%
- Two or more races6.8%
- Black4.5%
- American Indian2.8%
- Asian1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Vista Grande High School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 32% | 35% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 32% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
76% of the 359 students in Vista Grande High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 76% | 73% | 77.8% |
| Students in the class | 359 | 823 | 93,470 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Casa Grande
9 public high schools in Casa Grande report 2024-25 enrollment; Vista Grande High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Grande High School | 1,943 | 22.5 | 45.0% |
| Casa Grande Union High School | 1,912 | 22.0 | 44.0% |
| Mission Heights Preparatory High School | 551 | 13.8 | 42.8% |
| ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School | 284 | 21.8 | not reported |
| Leona Connected High School | 266 | 38.0 | not reported |
| PPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Center | 101 | 14.8 | 63.3% |
| Inova | 80 | 40.0 | not reported |
| Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande | 26 | 1.2 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vista Grande High School
- CAVIT - Vista GrandeThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Mission Heights Preparatory High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 551 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Vista Grande High School with CAVIT - Vista GrandeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Casa Grande Union High School District spends per student$11,543 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,543
- The largest public schools in ArizonaVista Grande High School is the number 58 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#58 of 580
- Arizona schools by students per teacher22.5 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.7 for high schools.22.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Vista Grande High School
How many students attend Vista Grande High School?
1,943 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,790 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Casa Grande, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Grande High School?
22.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for high schools is 18.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Vista Grande High School a Title I school?
Vista Grande High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Vista Grande High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Vista Grande High School scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Vista Grande High School?
76% of the 359 students in Vista Grande High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Vista Grande High School in?
Casa Grande Union High School District, NCES district ID 0401740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040174002909 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.