Vista Heights Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Moreno Valley, California
Vista Heights Middle in Moreno Valley, California enrolled 1,419 students in 2024-25 with 66.1 full-time teachers, 21.5 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
1,382 students in 2022-23, 1,454 students in 2023-24, 1,419 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 63.2 to 66.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,382 | 63.2 | 21.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,454 | 62.1 | 23.4 |
| 2024-25 | 1,419 | 66.1 | 21.5 |
21.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 California middle schools
Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 446 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vista Heights Middle enrolled 1,339 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 138 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 446 of the 1,339 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions138
- Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.8% of students were Hispanic, 12.9% Black, 7.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic70.8%
- Black12.9%
- White7.6%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian3.9%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Heights Middle scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 38% | 29% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 17% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
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.
Middle schools in Moreno Valley
8 public middle schools in Moreno Valley report 2024-25 enrollment; Vista Heights Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Heights Middle | 1,419 | 21.5 | 58.9% |
| Sunnymead Middle | 1,185 | 20.7 | 81.9% |
| Mountain View Middle | 1,114 | 21.6 | 69.2% |
| Badger Springs Middle | 1,058 | 22.4 | 77.8% |
| Palm Middle | 999 | 20.0 | 64.6% |
| Vista Verde Middle | 900 | 22.9 | 65.1% |
| Landmark Middle | 849 | 19.7 | 70.9% |
| March Middle | 686 | 18.0 | 70.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vista Heights Middle
- Sunnymead MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 1,185 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Palm MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 999 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Vista Heights Middle with Sunnymead MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Moreno Valley Unified spends per student$18,481 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,481
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaVista Heights Middle is the number 30 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher21.5 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.21.5:1
- 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 Heights Middle
How many students attend Vista Heights Middle?
1,419 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,382 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Moreno Valley, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Heights Middle?
21.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Vista Heights Middle a Title I school?
Vista Heights Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Vista Heights Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Vista Heights Middle scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California'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 district is Vista Heights Middle in?
Moreno Valley Unified, NCES district ID 0625800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062580009159 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
- 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.