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Vista Unified

At a glance

823^rdof 1,530 California districts▼ 5

Better than 46% of California districts

Elementary 15 Middle 4 High 6Grades K-12

1234 Arcadia Ave.
Vista, CA 92084-3404·(760) 726-2170·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 46.2% of districts

Schools

18,096

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMission Vista High117^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Mission Meadows Elementary up 682 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Major General Raymond Murray High 10.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Vista Unified includes 25 schools—15 elementary, four middle and six high schools—serving students from elementary through high school. The 2025–26 picture is mixed: average proficiency across schools is below California’s results in all three subjects, but the gaps vary by school level and individual school. For example, elementary math averages 37%, close to the state’s 38%, while high-school math averages 27%. The most important finding for families is that results differ sharply from school to school, so an area-wide average can hide very different academic experiences.

Mission Vista High stands out among high schools, leading the group in ELA, math and science at 88%, 52% and 66%; its leads over the next-highest high school are 19, 4 and 32 percentage points, respectively. Elementary leaders vary by subject: Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology leads ELA and science at 72% and 53%, while Empresa Elementary leads math at 73%. At the lower end, Major General Raymond Murray High scores 2% in math and 0% in science; Maryland Elementary scores 20% in ELA and 13% in math. Roosevelt Middle has the lowest middle-school ELA and math results, while Madison Middle has the lowest science result.

School averages rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by about 2 percentage points in ELA, 1 point in math and 2 points in science. ELA improved faster than the state, while science improved more slowly; math changes were nearly the same. Gains were school-specific: Vista Visions Academy gained 18 points in ELA and 15 in math, but lost 8 in science. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking for Vista Visions also rose from 20th to 89th over three years, while Grapevine Elementary and Roosevelt fell. Context measures do not predict results neatly: Casita’s student–teacher ratio is 26.5 and 42% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2024–25, yet it leads elementary ELA and science; Vista Visions has high ELA and math results alongside 57% chronic absenteeism. California Avenue Elementary has no test scores in the data.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)						CSA Spanish Listening (2026)						CSA Spanish Writing (2026)						CSA Spanish Reading (2026)						CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 West California Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-4870	42	4	11.6	73.8%	6 (14.3%)	1 (2.4%)	29 (69.0%)	4 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Breeze Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Melrose Way	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-2373	742	30	25.1	65.0%	171 (23.0%)	14 (1.9%)	470 (63.3%)	32 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.6%)	59.6	2094^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.0%		56.9	2217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.1%	123																									36.2				36.2	54.8	42.6	54.0					50.6	51.9	50.0	39.4					46.6	≥ 99%		$16,836	$1,172	$15,664
Mission Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Spur Ave.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-7884	473	22	22.0	63.6%	133 (28.1%)	5 (1.1%)	265 (56.0%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	45 (9.5%)	53.2	2423^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	58.3%		41.6	3105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.0%	682																									38.5				38.5	43.5	38.7	55.1					46.2	45.7	38.7	42.3					41.7	97%	0%	$20,049	$1,169	$18,880
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	26.9	1955^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.6%		32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%	201				7.9	5.0	6.4				5.3	25.0	15.4				2.6	15.0	9.0				5.3	5.0	5.1		20.4			20.4				30.9	38.7	32.5		34.0				15.9	26.8	25.4		22.7			$18,437	$1,193	$17,244
Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-3775	90	9	9.6	94.4%	4 (4.4%)	1 (1.1%)	80 (88.9%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	8.4	2026^th of 2135 public high schools	5.1%		22.6	1636^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%	390																											4.4		4.0							0.0	0.0							3.9	3.9			$45,191	$4,354	$40,837
Bobier Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Beaumont Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8501	563	25	22.9	90.8%	21 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	525 (93.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	15.9	5142^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	11.6%		12	5510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%	368																									18.3				18.3	17.9	12.4	32.1					20.2	26.2	7.1	26.8					19.3	89%	0%	$21,113	$1,319	$19,794
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Public	K-5	260 Cedar Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8442	744	28	26.5	42.3%	274 (36.8%)	8 (1.1%)	354 (47.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	87.3	787^th of 5817 public elementary schools	86.5%		85.9	887^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%	100																									52.8				52.8	71.8	74.0	71.1					72.3	75.2	68.3	49.6					64.1	≥ 99%		$17,114	$996	$16,118
Grapevine Elementary	Public	K-5	630 Grapevine Rd.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8329	730	31	23.8	81.0%	52 (7.1%)	8 (1.1%)	617 (84.5%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)	18.1	4972^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	14.5%		22.3	4647^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%	325	2.8	9.4	4.0			5.2	22.2	17.2	31.6			24.1	11.1	23.4	7.9			13.7	0.0	9.4	2.6			3.8	19.2				19.2	18.8	27.9	33.3					27.4	20.8	19.5	16.9					18.9	≥ 99%		$17,712	$1,225	$16,487
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Monte Vista Rd.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-0410	556	23	24.1	55.6%	185 (33.3%)	11 (2.0%)	300 (54.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.5%)	37.6	3394^th of 5817 public elementary schools	41.7%		49.7	2608^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.5%	786																									24.0				24.0	44.9	33.7	33.3					37.2	48.7	35.7	25.3					36.7	94%	1%	$19,295	$1,341	$17,954
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-5	600 North Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 941-0880	740	30	24.6	81.6%	92 (12.4%)	16 (2.2%)	592 (80.0%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.5%)	24	4469^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.2%		30.8	3897^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%	572																									25.6				25.6	27.9	26.6	36.5					30.6	28.7	23.4	19.7					23.8	96%	0%	$20,394	$1,436	$18,958
Vista Adult Transition Center	Public	12	325 East Bobier Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 758-3400	107	9	12.5	69.2%	29 (27.1%)	3 (2.8%)	71 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Vista High	Public	9-12	1 Panther Way	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5611	1,746	105	16.5	84.7%	148 (8.5%)	21 (1.2%)	1,491 (85.4%)	24 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	47 (2.7%)	48.1	1073^rd of 2135 public high schools	49.7%		39.1	1287^th of 2162 public high schools	40.5%	214																											32.8	10.0	31.7							56.3	56.3							15.2	15.2			$21,510	$1,941	$19,569
Vista Innovation and Design Academy	Public	6-8	2245 Foothill Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-7115	834	44	19.0	58.2%	262 (31.4%)	15 (1.8%)	469 (56.2%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (7.8%)	58.6	965^th of 2740 public middle schools	64.8%		47.9	1240^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%	275																										40.0			40.0				56.6	42.9	51.3		50.4				48.4	34.0	34.9		39.5			$17,501	$1,194	$16,307
Rancho Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	1601 Longhorn Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 727-7284	1,949	103	18.9	70.1%	414 (21.2%)	32 (1.6%)	1,300 (66.7%)	79 (4.1%)	8 (0.4%)	10 (0.5%)	101 (5.2%)	68.8	644^th of 2135 public high schools	69.8%		68.2	632^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.8%	12																											34.6		34.5							62.7	62.7							41.4	41.4			$19,975	$1,663	$18,312
Alamosa Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5130 Alamosa Park Dr.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0700	549	24	23.1	48.5%	184 (33.5%)	4 (0.7%)	265 (48.3%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	63 (11.5%)	67.6	1710^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.6%		70.9	1558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.4%	152	8.3	13.9	9.5			11.1	37.5	16.7	33.3			27.2	8.3	22.2	9.5			14.8	4.2	11.1	0.0			6.2	46.6				46.6	36.0	52.9	64.8					52.0	52.0	50.6	55.7					52.8	91%	0%	$18,710	$1,015	$17,695
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	850 Sagewood Dr.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-8003	866	48	17.9	77.6%	128 (14.8%)	12 (1.4%)	639 (73.8%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	49 (5.7%)	23.8	2051^st of 2740 public middle schools	25.1%		23.3	2082^nd of 2761 public middle schools	24.6%	31				5.9		5.9				11.8		11.8				11.8		11.8				11.8		11.8		25.8			25.8				31.5	38.7	29.9		33.2				15.0	19.4	16.4		16.9			$21,770	$1,500	$20,270
Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4950 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-5300	696	29	24.0	36.2%	394 (56.6%)	10 (1.4%)	221 (31.8%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	67.4	1720^th of 5817 public elementary schools	70.4%		70.6	1576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%	144																									43.2				43.2	49.5	60.2	59.2					56.7	52.1	52.4	40.8					47.8	97%	0%	$17,418	$1,116	$16,302
Empresa Elementary	Public	K-5	4850 Avenida Empresa	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-8454	705	29	24.7	41.3%	293 (41.6%)	11 (1.6%)	270 (38.3%)	29 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (14.0%)	85.2	907^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.4%		83.3	1001^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%	94																									45.8				45.8	69.3	67.1	57.3					64.6	74.3	77.3	66.7					72.6	93%	0%	$18,124	$934	$17,190
T.H.E Leadership Academy	Public	K-5	1550 Temple Heights Dr.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6242	584	25	23.3	71.9%	81 (13.9%)	11 (1.9%)	435 (74.5%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.2%)	51.5	2523^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.1	2249^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%	274																									31.5				31.5	33.7	58.4	58.0					50.2	46.6	41.6	28.1					38.7	98%	0%	$20,257	$1,512	$18,745
Hannalei Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Hannalei Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6248	480	22	21.8	73.5%	55 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	402 (83.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.5%)	23.9	4475^th of 5817 public elementary schools	23.1%		17.3	5069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	594	2.1					2.1	14.6					14.6	8.5					8.5	0.0					0.0	20.3				20.3	22.2	32.3	40.6					31.3	22.2	29.2	21.9					24.4	97%	0%	$20,513	$1,732	$18,781
Foothill Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1370 Oak Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-3458	556	22	25.2	89.6%	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	507 (91.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	17.1	5058^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.0%		10.1	5630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%	572																									8.9				8.9	31.8	24.7	22.8					26.5	34.1	17.1	8.9					20.5	98%	0%	$19,696	$1,421	$18,275
Maryland Elementary	Public	K-5	700 North Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6675	466	20	23.3	94.4%	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	426 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	10.4	5579^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.1%		19.1	4917^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.0%	662																									9.0				9.0	22.2	17.6	20.5					20.0	23.4	14.7	3.9					13.4	≥ 98%		$19,191	$1,095	$18,096
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Public	6-8	151 Civic Center Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5766	836	42	19.8	70.8%	148 (17.7%)	10 (1.2%)	600 (71.8%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)	57.1	996^th of 2740 public middle schools	63.6%		64.6	795^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.2%	201																										34.4			34.4				40.7	50.0	51.7		47.5				40.4	48.3	38.8		42.5			$17,523	$1,049	$16,474
Major General Raymond Murray High	Public	10-12	215 North Melrose Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-2502	146	14	10.3	89.7%	9 (6.2%)	2 (1.4%)	132 (90.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7.5	2084^th of 2135 public high schools	2.4%		9.5	2042^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.6%	42																											0.0		0.0							7.3	7.3							2.0	2.0			$31,276	$2,404	$28,872
Mission Vista High	Public	9-12	1306 Melrose Dr.	Oceanside	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 758-6800	1,670	76	21.9	44.1%	659 (39.5%)	37 (2.2%)	673 (40.3%)	126 (7.5%)	6 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	147 (8.8%)	93.9	117^th of 2135 public high schools	94.5%		93.3	139^th of 2162 public high schools	93.6%	22																											66.5		66.5							88.1	88.1							51.9	51.9			$17,330	$1,038	$16,292
Vista Visions Academy	Public	6-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-4785	68	4	15.5	72.1%	16 (23.5%)	2 (2.9%)	43 (63.2%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	3 (4.4%)	88.1	241^st of 2135 public high schools	88.7%		83.5	347^th of 2162 public high schools	84.0%	106																													26.7							81.8	69.6							45.5	47.8			$16,066	$963	$15,103

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North County Trade Technical High District	0.58 mi	1	1131^st
Vista Springs Charter District	1.16 mi	1
SIATech District	1.43 mi	1	1334^th
Guajome Park Academy Charter District	1.51 mi	1
Guajome Learning Centers District	1.51 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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