📍 700 Bailey Ave., Needles, San Bernardino County, 92363
Vista Colorado Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Needles, San Bernardino County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marie Armijo. It is part of the Needles Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Vista Colorado Elementary enrolls 321 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 37% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 321 students (83%) 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 Colorado Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Vista Colorado Elementary is one of 7 schools in Needles Unified, based in Needles, California. The district serves 921 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Vista Colorado Elementary is larger than the district average of about 132 students per school.
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