At the start of the 2011 school year, Vista Grande had an estimated 2,000 students enrolled and is continuing to expand.

Vista Grande's primary sport is football, by having the most support in means of staff, students, and accessible money.

In 2010, the Spartans' varsity football team won the Arizona state independent championship over Campo Verde High School.

Vista Grande is now part of Arizona's football Division 5A and can now compete for an actual state title.

Also in 2016 the Vista Grande basketball team went to the sectional tournament and lost, led by Andrew Spignor, Jeremy Zepeda, Brendan Ethinton, and the late addition of Skyler Collins among others.