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Vista Colorado Elementary

Regular School · Needles, CA

Vista Colorado Elementary is a regular school school in Needles, California, serving grades KG–05 with 319 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
319
Teachers (FTE)
15.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 153 48%
Hispanic/Latino 116 36%
Black or African American 20 6%
Two or more races 16 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 11 3%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 319 161M / 158F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9%
Reading Proficiency . 48.7%
Science Proficiency 20-29% 52

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.65 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 319 100%

Contact & Location

1900 Erin Dr.

Needles, CA 92363

Phone: (760)326-2167

http://www.needlesusd.org/

District

Needles Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,860

District enrollment: 955

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

062676004059

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD