Vista Meridian Global Academy

Santa Ana · CA · Vista Meridian Global Academy District · Public charter

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Vista Meridian Global Academy compares for families

What families should know about Vista Meridian Global Academy.

  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Lorin Griset Academy, Nova Academy Early College High, Cesar E. Chavez High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

99.2%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

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.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 173 in 2023 to 260 in 2024 — over 1 years.
+50.3%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +50.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 260 students:

2025
391
2027
883
2029
1,993

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Lorin Griset Academy
Santa Ana
Public 0.6 283 +1.8%
Nova Academy Early College High
Santa Ana
Public · charter 1.4 288 -11.1%
Cesar E. Chavez High
Santa Ana
Public 1.3 350 +20.3%
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana
Santa Ana
Public · charter 1.6 188 +11.2%
Marie L. Hare High
Garden Grove
Public 6.5 218 -2.2%
Orange County Special Education
Costa Mesa
Public 3.9 185 -6.6%
Orange County Workforce Innovation High
Anaheim
Public · charter 8.1 210 +1.9%
ACCESS Juvenile Hall
Costa Mesa
Public 3.8 169 -5.6%

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