Vista Condor Global Academy, Santa Ana CA

Original Research by School Decision on Vista Condor Global Academy

Vista Condor Global Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Santa Ana. It is located in a densely urban, industrial part of Orange County that is home to the county seat and has a large Mexican-American population. The school sits in the West Fifth Street area, in a shared campus with a sister middle-grades charter school that recently underwent a substantial facility expansion.

The school's state test results in English language arts and math are well below proficiency benchmarks. Across tested grades, about a quarter of students meet proficiency in English language arts, with fifth grade performing strongest. In math, proficiency rates are lower, ranging from about a tenth to a quarter of students across third through fifth grade. A science assessment in fifth grade showed proficiency near that level. When compared against the other districts in Orange County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, both to understand what support structures are in place for students working toward grade-level standards and what the school sees as underlying factors.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school does not report enrollment data for English learners or students with individualized education plans, so a parent seeking information about those populations should ask the school directly.

The school is small for its grade band, with roughly even distribution across the six grades. The surrounding housing market in the 92703 zip code is moderately priced for Orange County, with home values and rents both stable or rising slightly year-over-year. Santa Ana itself is in an active redevelopment phase with large mixed-use and housing projects underway throughout the city, particularly downtown. The neighborhood around the school is industrial and working-class, not primarily residential.

The recent campus expansion materially improved the physical learning environment. The shared facility now includes a gymnasium, an art and maker space, a cafeteria, and collaborative learning areas, along with a newly netted outdoor play field at an adjacent central office and community garden. These additions extend the range of instructional and recreational offerings available to students.

The school's design framing of "global" academy is not clarified in available public data, so a parent should ask directly about curriculum or program priorities around global learning, language instruction, or international perspectives. The school is part of the Vista Charter Public Schools network, a single-school-district charter operator.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 323%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 412%

School 12% · district not reported

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Grade 516%

School 16% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · district not reported

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.