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Vista La Mesa Academy

PublicRegular
La Mesa, California · Lemon Grove
Teachers22.0FTE
Ratio24.1:1students per teacher
Students531enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students531
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher24.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch71%
Title INo
SectorPublic
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Pupil : Teacher Ratio
24.7:1
(2024)
2.5%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
21
(2024)
4.5%vs prior yr
Enrollment
518
(2024)
2.4%vs prior yr
Years of Data
5
2020–2024

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.6:116.9:119.3:121.6:124.0:126.3:12020202120222023202423.3:125.5:124.6:124.1:124.7:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1Vista La Mesa AcademyUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

505542579616653690202224262830202020212022202320246776125915315182924242221EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment677612591531518
Teacher FTE2924242221
Pupil : Teacher ratio23.3:125.5:124.6:124.1:124.7:115.4:1

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.