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Schools in Vista Santa Rosa · Coachella Valley Unified School District

Vista Santa Rosa’s public schools score below 76% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Vista Santa Rosa’s districts is 13%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vista Santa Rosa, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 20 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 20 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 7 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.1K
▲ 14% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.2
CA 21.6
Schools in town
3
5,695 students on the public path
In brief

Vista Santa Rosa’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 482 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vista Santa Rosa’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,120 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Imagine Schools Riverside County is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Vista Santa Rosa’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 24% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (482)Better than 10%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 8,694 test results and a graduating class of 1,311 could put Vista Santa Rosa anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Vista Santa Rosa’s students in the tested grades sat them (8,744 in math, 8,644 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vista Santa Rosa, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Westside ElementaryCoachella Valley Unified School DistrictD
7–8Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior HighCoachella Valley Unified School DistrictC+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Vista Santa Rosa’s public schools are run by Coachella Valley Unified School District, which also serves Coachella and La Quinta. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Coachella Valley Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 21 schools · 15,817 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 21.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$24,120CA $21,206 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 46.7% · 8644 students tested
Math13%
State average 33.1% · 8744 students tested

Vista Santa Rosa vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Vista Santa Rosa’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vista Santa RosaC−Coachella Valley Unified
CoachellaC+Coachella Valley Unified K–12 · Desert Sands Unified K–12
La QuintaC+Desert Sands Unified K–12 · Coachella Valley Unified K–12
IndioBDesert Sands Unified

2 of the 3 neighbors share Coachella Valley Unified with Vista Santa Rosa, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Vista Santa Rosa

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Vista Santa Rosaby address
Westside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Thermal
D
349 students19:1Rate it →
Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Coachella
C+
668 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Vista Santa Rosain other towns
West Shores High
High · Grades 7–12 · Salton City
D
503 students16:1Rate it →
Coachella Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thermal
C+
2,300 students21:1Rate it →
Desert Mirage High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thermal
B−
1,875 students22:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Imagine Schools Riverside County
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Coachella
C−
Charter
1,454 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Vista Santa Rosa’s schools

Are Vista Santa Rosa’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vista Santa Rosa children attend score below 76% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Vista Santa Rosa in?

Coachella Valley Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 15,817 students in 21 schools (2024–25).

Where do Vista Santa Rosa kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Coachella Valley High, Desert Mirage High and West Shores High.

What is Vista Santa Rosa’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in Coachella Valley Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Vista Santa Rosa spend per student?

$24,120 in Coachella Valley Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.