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Vista High

Public Grades 9-12

1794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 17% of California high schools

Summary

Vista High is a small public high school serving 186 students in grades 9-12 within the Lynwood Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English (7%) and math (0%) far below other district schools like Lynwood High and Marco Antonio Firebaugh High. It also struggles with an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 83% and a graduation rate of 72%, which is lower than both the district and state averages. Despite having smaller class sizes and higher per-student spending than nearby schools, these resources have not translated into stronger student outcomes, and the school has shown minimal improvement over the past decade.

The school's small size and these specific challenges suggest it may serve a specialized population. While it shows relative effectiveness with English Learner students, its overall performance lags dramatically behind other options in the area. For comparison, schools with similar student demographics just a short distance away, such as the International Studies Learning Center in the Los Angeles Unified district, demonstrate significantly higher graduation rates and lower absenteeism, indicating that the challenges at Vista High may be specific to the school's structure or programs rather than inevitable given its community.

186

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,300

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11300 Wright Rd.
Lynwood, CA 90262-3126

(310) 603-1516

District: Lynwood Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

African American:

4.8%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2013 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (72% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg26%

California avg41%

1,794^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Lynwood Unified

1168^th of 1,543Lynwood Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1794 of 2162	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1839 of 2159	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1839 of 2170	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1907 of 2123	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1920 of 2133	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1992 of 2017	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1864 of 2021	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1934 of 2039	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1884 of 1994	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	2189 of 2426	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	2086 of 2354	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	2001 of 2367	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	1717 of 2281	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	1658 of 2238	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	1764 of 2117	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	1798 of 2063	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1639 of 1968	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	1571 of 1901	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1511 of 1653	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	701 of 1085	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	897 of 1044	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	770 of 941	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1628 of 1906	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1692 of 1915	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1718 of 1833	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1745 of 1760	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1540 of 1900	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1587 of 1902	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1595 of 1917	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1623 of 1861	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1570 of 1814	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1635 of 2013	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1694 of 2026	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1709 of 2030	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1698 of 1943	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1715 of 1937	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1837 of 1862	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1638 of 1942	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1659 of 1948	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1632 of 1963	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1811 of 1916	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1681 of 1880	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science7%-25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, March 8, 2010

I'm a graduate from Vista High and also have a child whom I have custody of attending this school. Vista High is a better school than Lynwood High and Firebaugh High combine. The teachers are magnificent; they dedicate more of their time to the students than the teacher I had at Lynwood High. My sister is attending Firebaugh; well there is nothing special about it besides the controversy. Nevertheless, Vista is a great school. If your child is ever sent to attend this school, it the thing that could ever happen because they will have a 95% of graduating. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		14.3	1839^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	45			7.4	7.4				7.0	7.0				0.0	0.0	$32,300	$29,516	$2,784
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	5246 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5200	1,633	67	24.3	94.8%	10 (0.6%)	48 (2.9%)	1,572 (96.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1045^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		35.3	1359^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	314			15.0	15.0				52.1	52.1				24.4	24.4	$17,957	$15,126	$2,831
International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex	Public	6-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7521	867	44	19.8	86.2%	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	855 (98.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	78.8	432^nd of 2162 public high schools	80.0%		66.7	623^rd of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	191	19.3	41.2	0.0	26.3	46.5	47.3	45.0	79.1	51.7	26.1	30.7	33.6	39.5	31.7	$28,625	$26,940	$1,685
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7531	411	23	17.6	90.0%	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1076^th of 2162 public high schools	50.2%		31.9	1451^st of 2159 public high schools	32.8%	375		30.3		30.4				52.0	52.0				14.3	14.3	$32,766	$31,296	$1,470
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7540	524	29	18.0	85.7%	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	76.2	475^th of 2162 public high schools	78.0%		73.2	521^st of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	46		41.7		41.7				69.5	69.5				34.1	34.1	$34,511	$30,024	$4,487
Lynwood High	Public	9-12	12124 Bullis Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1582	1,858	83	22.4	96.3%	12 (0.6%)	129 (6.9%)	1,706 (91.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	37.6	1318^th of 2162 public high schools	39.0%		31.6	1455^th of 2159 public high schools	32.6%	137			10.5	10.5				43.0	43.0				18.5	18.5	$19,312	$16,402	$2,910
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	7285 East Quill Dr.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 803-6648	225	22	10.3	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	74 (32.9%)	143 (63.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	12.7	1891^st of 2162 public high schools	12.5%		10.2	2062^nd of 2159 public high schools	4.5%	171			0.0	0.0				11.8	9.5				5.9	5.0	$20,226	$17,366	$2,860
Paramount Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	14507 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8084	14	1	10.1	100.0%	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$96,936	$95,882	$1,054
Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Public	9-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	263	15	17.3	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.3%)	211 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	11.9	1922^nd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%		10.6	2034^th of 2159 public high schools	5.8%	112		3.3	3.3	3.3				7.6	7.6				6.7	6.7	$23,376	$19,602	$3,774
Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,582	72	21.9	91.5%	3 (0.2%)	170 (10.7%)	1,393 (88.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	46.4	1106^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%		52.3	941^st of 2159 public high schools	56.4%	165		14.5	0.0	14.1				55.5	55.5				25.5	25.5	$20,680	$16,680	$4,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista High

How many students attend Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Vista High.

What district is Vista High in?

Lynwood Unified

What is the racial makeup of Vista High?

Students at Vista High are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

Is Vista High a good school?

Vista High ranks in the bottom 17.0% of California high schools.

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