Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy
San Pablo · CA · West Contra Costa Unified · Public · K-12 combined
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Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy → Middle College High → John Henry High → Summit Public School: Tamalpais → Invictus Academy of Richmond → Summit Public School K2 → John Swett High → Greenwood Academy →At a glance
- 1 AP courses offered — Moderate
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 87% in 2019 (Bottom 39% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy, Middle College High, John Henry High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 37% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 39% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 420 students:
≈ 75 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $22,995 per student in district revenue, the 75 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,724,625/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy Richmond |
Public · charter | 0.6 | 310 | -0.6% |
| Middle College High San Pablo |
Public | 0.7 | 294 | +0.0% |
| John Henry High Richmond |
Public · charter | 4.2 | 333 | -2.1% |
| Summit Public School: Tamalpais Richmond |
Public · charter | 0.6 | 397 | +3.4% |
| Invictus Academy of Richmond El Cerrito |
Public · charter | 3.9 | 273 | +84.5% |
| Summit Public School K2 El Cerrito |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 374 | +1.9% |
| John Swett High Crockett |
Public | 8.1 | 351 | -6.4% |
| Greenwood Academy Richmond |
Public | 3.2 | 200 | -3.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantVista Independent Study / Virtual Academy is a public high school in San Pablo, CA, enrolling 420 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 33% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 37% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 87% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 1,050 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy offer? Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy offers 1 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 37% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy's graduation rate? Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 87% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy? Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy is a public high school in San Pablo, CA, enrolling 420 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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