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Alta Vista High (Continuation)

Public Grades 9-12

1636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Alta Vista High (Continuation) is a small, 90-student alternative high school serving grades 9-12 in the Vista Unified School District, designed for students who have not succeeded in traditional settings.

The school faces significant challenges, with an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 93.2% and very low academic proficiency, including 0% in English Language Arts. Its graduation rate is 52.7%, which is much lower than the district average and far below nearby comprehensive high schools like Mission Vista High (98.3%) and Vista High (91.2%). Even compared to other alternative schools in the area, such as Twin Oaks High or Foothills High, Alta Vista's performance metrics are among the most concerning.

Despite these outcomes, the school is allocated substantial resources, spending $31,321 per student—the highest among nearby schools—and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1. There are some recent positive signs, like a notable decrease in the dropout rate. However, the school's role as a critical safety net highlights the complex task of re-engaging students who have previously struggled, suggesting that improving attendance may be a necessary first step before academic progress can be made.

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$74,132

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1575 Bonair Dr.
Vista, CA 92084-3572

(760) 724-3775

District: Vista Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

White:

4.4%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (53% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg39%

California avg44%

1,636^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Vista Unified

818^th of 1,543Vista 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	22.6	1636 of 2162	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1738 of 2159	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1831 of 2170	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1956 of 2123	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1251 of 1290	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1730 of 2133	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1815 of 2017	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1821 of 2021	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	1664 of 2039	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	1705 of 1994	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	1681 of 2426	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	11.1	1975 of 2354	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	1621 of 2367	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.0	1228 of 2281	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.2	1257 of 2238	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1441 of 2117	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	1043 of 2063	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.7	1161 of 1968	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.6	1033 of 1901	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	14.4	1496 of 1653	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.7	1902 of 1915	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1683 of 1915	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1684 of 1858	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1482 of 1833	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1348 of 1900	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1573 of 1902	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1654 of 1917	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1700 of 1861	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1505 of 1814	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1518 of 1742	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	285 of 328	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1465 of 2013	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1618 of 2026	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1659 of 2030	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1736 of 1943	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1104 of 1126	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1530 of 1937	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1704 of 1862	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	1458 of 1948	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1617 of 1963	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1808 of 1916	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1049 of 1122	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1677 of 1880	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1551 of 1834	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)25th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science9%-24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

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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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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%)	22.6	1636^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%		17.9	1738^th of 2159 public high schools	19.5%	102			14.3	8.7	0.0	0.0			$74,132	$69,778	$4,354
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%)	39.1	1287^th of 2162 public high schools	40.5%		47.7	1060^th of 2159 public high schools	50.9%	227		16.0	24.6	20.3	41.0	41.0	12.4	12.4	$29,183	$27,242	$1,941
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)
North County Trade Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	1132 N Melrose Drive Ste. 501	Vista	92083	San Diego County	North County Trade Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 598-0782	145	13	11.3	69.0%	30 (20.7%)	2 (1.4%)	95 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.7%)	28.2	1521^st of 2162 public high schools	29.6%		37	1314^th of 2159 public high schools	39.1%	207	20.7			18.8	29.4	29.4	11.8	11.8
Major General Raymond Murray High	Public	10-12	215 North Melrose Dr.	Vista	92083	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%)	9.5	2042^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.6%		12.6	1908^th of 2159 public high schools	11.6%	134		2.4	6.3	3.5	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	$48,252	$45,848	$2,404
SIATech	Public, Charter	10-12	2611 Temple Heights Dr. Ste. A	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	SIATech District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	1,174	44	26.4	92.7%	88 (7.5%)	154 (13.1%)	807 (68.7%)	12 (1.0%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	87 (7.4%)	18.2	1723^rd of 2162 public high schools	20.3%		18.7	1725^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	2			20.4	20.4	24.8	24.8	2.3	2.3
Mission Vista High	Public	9-12	1306 Melrose Dr.	Oceanside	92057	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%)	93.3	139^th of 2162 public high schools	93.6%		95.5	101^st of 2159 public high schools	95.3%	38		53.2	52.4	52.8	89.4	89.4	48.0	48.0	$21,726	$20,688	$1,038
Rancho Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	1601 Longhorn Dr.	Vista	92081	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%)	68.2	632^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.8%		73.6	513^th of 2159 public high schools	76.2%	119		31.5	3.5	29.6	62.3	62.3	39.1	39.1	$26,391	$24,728	$1,663
Twin Oaks High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2555	192	19	10.0	56.3%	45 (23.4%)	6 (3.1%)	120 (62.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	11.2	1956^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%		11.2	1990^th of 2159 public high schools	7.8%	34		8.3	0.0	6.9	9.7	9.7	1.4	1.4	$46,876	$44,916	$1,960
Foothills High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2544	101	5	20.2	57.4%	32 (31.7%)	2 (2.0%)	61 (60.4%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	28.3	1516^th of 2162 public high schools	29.9%		30.9	1468^th of 2159 public high schools	32.0%	48		6.3		9.8	44.1	42.6	11.8	8.7	$19,780	$19,204	$576

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Alta Vista High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 24.3% of California high schools.

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Vista Unified

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In the 2024-25 school year, 90 students attended Alta Vista High (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista High (Continuation)?

Students at Alta Vista High (Continuation) are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Not Specified.

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