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Vista La Mesa Academy Primary School
3900 Violet St
La Mesa CA, 91941, San Diego County
Phone: 619-825-5645
Ranking: 
(4,218 out of 6,930, bottom 39%)*
(4,218 out of 6,930, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Lemon Grove Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 28 | 25 | NA | NA | 21 | 24 | 28 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 693 | 685 | 676 | 677 | 528 | 557 | 387 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 73 | 10.5% | 91 | 13.3% | 90 | 13.3% | 85 | 12.6% | 115 | 21.8% | 91 | 16.3% | 71 | 18.3% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 13.3% | 90 | 13.1% | 86 | 12.7% | 118 | 17.4% | 76 | 14.4% | 88 | 15.8% | 67 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 85 | 12.3% | 81 | 11.8% | 101 | 14.9% | 70 | 10.3% | 67 | 12.7% | 94 | 16.9% | 59 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 10.5% | 89 | 13.0% | 68 | 10.1% | 65 | 9.6% | 82 | 15.5% | 81 | 14.5% | 64 | 16.5% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 14.3% | 74 | 10.8% | 65 | 9.6% | 77 | 11.4% | 83 | 15.7% | 78 | 14.0% | 61 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 9.7% | 62 | 9.1% | 71 | 10.5% | 73 | 10.8% | 74 | 14.0% | 64 | 11.5% | 65 | 16.8% |
| Grade 6: | 74 | 10.7% | 74 | 10.8% | 71 | 10.5% | 61 | 9.0% | 31 | 5.9% | 61 | 11.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 70 | 10.1% | 58 | 8.5% | 63 | 9.3% | 63 | 9.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 60 | 8.7% | 66 | 9.6% | 61 | 9.0% | 65 | 9.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 333 | 48.1% | 331 | 48.3% | 309 | 45.7% | 315 | 46.5% | 253 | 47.9% | 262 | 47.0% | 201 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 360 | 51.9% | 354 | 51.7% | 367 | 54.3% | 362 | 53.5% | 275 | 52.1% | 295 | 53.0% | 182 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% |
| Asian: | 65 | 9.4% | 60 | 8.8% | 60 | 8.9% | 48 | 7.1% | 38 | 7.2% | 42 | 7.5% | 44 | 11.4% |
| Hispanic: | 367 | 53.0% | 351 | 51.2% | 349 | 51.6% | 361 | 53.3% | 239 | 45.3% | 186 | 33.4% | 139 | 35.9% |
| Black: | 132 | 19.0% | 130 | 19.0% | 129 | 19.1% | 137 | 20.2% | 110 | 20.8% | 121 | 21.7% | 110 | 28.4% |
| White: | 79 | 11.4% | 84 | 12.3% | 90 | 13.3% | 89 | 13.1% | 90 | 17.0% | 103 | 18.5% | 88 | 22.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.6% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 6.2% | 53 | 7.7% | 43 | 6.4% | 33 | 4.9% | 37 | 7.0% | 89 | 16.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 363 | 52.4% | 355 | 51.8% | NA | NA | 674 | 99.6% | 228 | 43.2% | 297 | 53.3% | 248 | 64.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 164 | 23.7% | 162 | 23.6% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 133 | 25.2% | 148 | 26.6% | 118 | 30.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 27.18 | 24.46 | 27.04 | NA | NA | 25.14 | 19.30 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 329 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 340.1 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 341.8 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.2 | 343.2 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 339.5 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.1 | 346.5 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 337.3 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.5 | 346.9 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 355.3 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 343.9 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.9 | 356 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395.2 | 378.6 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 391.7 | 374.3 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 367.3 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392.2 | 359 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.7 | 360.1 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.3 | 360.7 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.5 | 372 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 369.3 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 367.3 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 316.3 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 316.9 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.4 | 325 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 319.4 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 324.2 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.9 | 332.6 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.4 | 327.6 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 330 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 334.1 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.9 | 333.3 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 350.3 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.6 | 357.3 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.5 | 367.4 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.6 | 351 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 359.2 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.3 | 369.7 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.9 | 383.9 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.3 | 392.6 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.5 | 393.1 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 389.4 | 399.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.4 | 327.9 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 340.2 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.3 | 342.9 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 343.2 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 350 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.1 | 357.1 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.5 | 366.2 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 359.7 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 366.5 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.8 | 360.6 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 330 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 345.2 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 354.5 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 356.5 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 356.8 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.7 | 357 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.4 | 384.6 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 394.1 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.7 | 394.1 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 391.9 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 332.9 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 330 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 337.2 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.6 | 333.6 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.9 | 344.3 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 346.6 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 353.4 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.6 | 349.8 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 357.3 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.0 | 358.6 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.5 | 329.1 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 335 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 343.4 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 329.6 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 350.9 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.2 | 337.6 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350 | 355.4 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 359 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 365.9 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.1 | 373.6 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.3 | 320.2 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 320.5 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 324.9 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 330.6 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 344.6 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 339.5 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.2 | 349.8 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.9 | 344.7 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.7 | 352.9 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 349.4 | 366.9 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.7 | 342.9 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 342.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 351.7 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.3 | 357.6 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 350.6 | 363.0 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 327.9 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.1 | 334.4 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.6 | 356.5 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397.5 | 371.3 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.4 | 356.4 | 366.5 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 343.3 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 352.4 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.1 | 351.1 | 363.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 341.9 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 355.4 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.4 | 356.1 | 357.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 351.8 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 348.7 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 345.3 | 358.0 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.7 | 348.1 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.9 | 343.8 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 346.7 | 361.3 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 345.8 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 341.1 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 334.0 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.6 | 344.3 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 345.2 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.6 | 342.5 | 390.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 351.8 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 348.7 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 359.6 | 346.7 | 334.1 |
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* Vista La Mesa Academy Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.