Mission Statement
Mission Statement:
Our mission as a Vista Grande TEAM, consisting of students, staff, and families is to provide a creative and challenging educational environment that enables all students to reach a high level of academic achievement as determined by state and national standards. We commit to a comprehensive system of support to develop each student’s confidence and potential to successfully function in a global society and continue a life-long commitment to learning. Our student-centered classrooms view students as thinkers. It is this spirit that allows Vista Grande Falcons to Soar Higher and Takes Pride in Excellence. The number one focus in all decisions made at Vista Grande is “students come first.”
School Profile:
Vista Grande, a TK-5th Grade Elementary school established in 1960, is located in central Danville and serves the area adjacent to Diablo Road and Camino Tassajara, as a neighborhood school in Contra Costa County. Surrounded by the beauty of Mt. Diablo, Vista Grande is in close proximity to major universities and major corporations with whom we have developed professional partnerships. At Vista Grande, (with approximately 530 students) we have listened and responded carefully to the wishes of our community to achieve a program of educational excellence. In 2023, Vista Grande was recognized for the fifth time as a California Distinguished school and in 2015 Vista Grande was recognized by the State of California as a Gold Ribbon School. We have also been acknowledged as a Digital Citizenship and a No Place for Hate School. Staff, parents/families, and students work together to develop an environment that is safe, nurturing, and caring. The TEAM approach at Vista Grande means that “Together Everyone Achieves More.”
