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Elementary school · Lemon Grove

Vista La Mesa Academy

Vista La Mesa Academy serves grades K–8 for 531 students in Lemon Grove.

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Next day off: Wed, Nov 11 · Veterans Day (Schools and District Closed) · All days off

Lemon Grove calendar

Key dates

  1. Closed Session Regular Governing Board MeetingTuesday · 5:00 PM · Lemon Grove Library (Community Room) - 3001 School Lane, Lemon Grove, CA - Streamed Live on YouTubeKey date
  2. Veterans Day (Schools and District Closed)Wednesday · All dayKey date
  3. Closed Session Regular Governing Board MeetingTuesday · 5:00 PM · Lemon Grove Library (Community Room) - 3001 School Lane, Lemon Grove, CA - Streamed Live on YouTubeKey date
  4. Staff Professional Development (Schools Closed)Monday · All dayKey date
  5. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Schools and District Closed)Monday · All dayKey date
  6. Lincoln's Birthday (Schools and District Closed)Monday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. Open Session Regular Governing Board MeetingTuesday · 6:00 PM · Lemon Grove Library (Community Room) - 3001 School Lane, Lemon Grove, CA - Streamed Live on YouTube
  2. Open Session Regular Governing Board MeetingTuesday · 6:00 PM · Lemon Grove Library (Community Room) - 3001 School Lane, Lemon Grove, CA - Streamed Live on YouTube
  3. Washington's Birthday (Schools and District Closed)Monday · All dayKey date
  4. Honoring Farmworkers Movement & Latino Civil Rights (Schools and District Closed)Wednesday · All dayKey date

Last checked Oct 29, 2026, 10:45 AM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

Enrollment fell from 600 in 2019–20 to 531 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 8, with 76 students. 71% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (322 free, 57 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Vista La Mesa Park (0.1 mi).

At a glance

Vista La Mesa Academy by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–8
Students531
Teachers22
Students per teacher24.1
Free or reduced-price lunch71%
School typeRegular School
DistrictLemon Grove
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Vista La Mesa Academy

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K66
  • 158
  • 256
  • 358
  • 453
  • 552
  • 659
  • 753
  • 876
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20600
  • 2020–21677
  • 2021–22612
  • 2022–23591
  • 2023–24531
Nearby

Parks near Vista La Mesa Academy

All parks
Park · 0.1 miVista La Mesa ParkPark · 0.8 miRolando ParkPark · 0.9 miSunshine Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

3900 Violet St., La Mesa 91941

(619) 825-5645

School website ↗Lemon Grove website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6038673 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 062133002556

Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.7 miHelix HighGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.1 miLa Mesa Arts AcademyGrades 4–8School · 1.7 miChrist Lutheran ElementaryGrades K–8School · 1.7 miSt Martin Of Tours AcademyGrades Pre-K–8School · 2.0 miThe Learning Choice Academy - East CountyGrades K–12School · 2.7 miJCS - ManzanitaGrades K–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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