Vista Verde School is a year-round, K-8 school

School

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 located in the Turtle Ridge neighborhood of Irvine, California

Irvine, California

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. Its former location was in the University Park

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 neighborhood of Irvine; the Turtle Ridge campus opened in 2006. Vista Verde belongs to the Irvine Unified School District

Irvine Unified School District

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 but is not a neighborhood school; rather, it is open to all Irvine residents with a preference for Turtle Ridge residents, and is one of four year-round schools in the Irvine district. Vista Verde is a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.