Enrollment
31
Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 040035102148 Charter school
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School — Mesa, AZ
Federal NCES profile for Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 15/100.
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School earns an F Resource Investment Index (15/100) on federal resource data.
- F
- Resource Index · 15/100
- 77.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 31
- students enrolled
School address
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Free-lunch eligible
77.4%
vs 48.3% Arizona avg
+60% vs state
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School reports 31 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 77.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 60% above the Arizona average and 49% above the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 100.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Vista Grove Prepar (79871) spends $16,862 per pupil district-wide, above the Arizona average of $13,145 and above the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 70.7% from the state, and 29.3% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (F), calculated from 2 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Arizona state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Arizona | Arizona avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 77.4% | ▲ 60% | 48.3% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 31 | top 9% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
31 larger than 4% of 95,891 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
77.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 60% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
100.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,862
per pupil, district-wide
— above Arizona avg of $13,145
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 31 Top 9% in Arizona — larger than 91% of 2,186 state schools
Teachers (FTE) —
Students per teacher —
Free-lunch eligible 77.4% +60% vs state
NCES ID 040035102148
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 100.0%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Vista Grove Prepar (79871), which includes Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School.
$16,862
Per student
+28%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
State 70.7%
Federal 29.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools in Mesa
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Desert Ridge High
Standard public school
2,103 students 23.3:1 students per teacher
Gateway Polytechnic Academy
Standard public school
1,003 students 19.1:1 students per teacher
Canyon Rim Elementary
Standard public school
905 students 15.7:1 students per teacher
Basis Mesa
Standard public school
894 students
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary
Standard public school
889 students 18.7:1 students per teacher
Augusta Ranch Elementary
Standard public school
855 students 17:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School
How many students attend Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School?
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School has 31 students enrolled. It is a other school in MESA, AZ.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School?
77.4% of students at Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School?
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (F) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School a good school?
Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School earns an F Resource Investment Index (15/100) on federal resource data. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating. Limited indicators were available for this school, so the picture is partial.
Related tools
Compare schools
Side-by-side comparison tool
Schools in Arizona
All public schools in Arizona
Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Vista Grove Prepar (79871)
All schools in this district
Schools in Mesa
All schools in this city
School districts
Ranked by enrollment & spending
Rankings
Best schools by state & type