Vista Verde Middle School

Welcome to Mary Chapa Academy a Turnaround Arts School. Our strong collaborative team of teachers and staff work closely with stakeholders to consistently grow academic opportunities and social experiences for all children. Rigorous instruction and strong character building, surrounded by music and art is our goal. Mary Chapa is laser-focused on a strategic response to intervention (RTI) program that ensures all students are gleaning the necessary foundational reading skills to become successful. Every classroom provides rigorous Common Core-aligned instruction that best prepares students for the challenges of the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium state test. Together we have built a positive learning climate where everyone on campus is happy and committed to building a culture of excellence.

Covid19 really opened my eyes to how poorly my children have been educated at this school. Hopefully, next year school can open up like normal and the administration and teachers take time to figure out how to catch kids up. I don't have much hope. I would love to be wrong.

This school is a work in progress. Teachers do their best with the limited resources they have. Classroom are over-crowded, but the school environment created by their principle is great. Teachers are dedicated and passionate.

Great school with excellent staff. Only concern is physical education twice a week instead of daily which significantly affects childhood obesity. Monterey county has a 44.6% overweight or obese rate that is significantly impacted by diet and exercise. One hour of exercise helps promote learning and retain information. I urge the Greenfield school district to reconsider 1 hour of daily exercise to all students in our schools.