📍 3900 Violet St., La Mesa, San Diego County, 91941
Vista La Mesa Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Mesa, San Diego County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Yvonne Leon. It is part of the Lemon Grove school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
Vista La Mesa Academy enrolls 591 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 338 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 98 | 17% |
| White | 60 | 10% |
| Asian | 56 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
347 of the school's 591 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vista La Mesa Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Vista La Mesa Academy is one of 8 schools in Lemon Grove, based in Lemon Grove, California. The district serves 3,053 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, Vista La Mesa Academy is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
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