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Rancho Buena Vista High

Q: Is Rancho Buena Vista High a good school?

Rancho Buena Vista High ranks 632 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 71% of California high schools

Summary

Rancho Buena Vista High is a large, 4-star public high school serving about 1,950 students in grades 9-12 within the Vista Unified School District, consistently ranking above average statewide despite serving a community with significant economic need.

The school is a clear academic leader within its own district, with proficiency rates in English and math that are substantially higher than those at Vista High and the district's continuation schools like Alta Vista High (Continuation). RBV excels at getting students to graduation, with a strong 90.3% rate, and maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the district average, suggesting a positive and engaging school environment. It achieves these solid outcomes efficiently, often with larger class sizes than other schools in Vista Unified.

When compared to high schools in neighboring, wealthier districts like Carlsbad Unified—such as Sage Creek High—RBV's test scores are lower, but it's important to consider the different student populations served. Areas for the school to focus on include improving mathematics proficiency and providing more consistent support for English Learners, whose performance has varied recently. Overall, Rancho Buena Vista High stands out as a reliable and effective school within its community context.

1,949

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,391

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Longhorn Dr.
Vista, CA 92081-5423

(760) 727-7284

District: Vista Unified

Feeder schools for Rancho Buena Vista High:

Elementary:	Breeze Hill Elementary
	Grapevine Elementary
	Hannalei Elementary
	Lake Elementary
Middle:	Madison Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

21.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg37%

California avg41%

632^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	68.2	632 of 2162	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	513 of 2159	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	546 of 2170	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	553 of 2123	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	309 of 1290	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	527 of 2133	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	342 of 2017	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	362 of 2021	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.7	575 of 2039	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	560 of 1994	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	56.4	619 of 2426	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	62.2	483 of 2354	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	62.6	452 of 2367	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	59.0	538 of 2281	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	56.7	554 of 2238	75.2%	★★★★☆
2008	63.0	418 of 2117	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	58.0	497 of 2063	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	59.6	479 of 1968	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	48.8	613 of 1901	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.8	444 of 1653	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	61.9	168 of 521	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	122 of 522	76.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	291 of 585	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	280 of 573	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	440 of 581	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.0	207 of 1161	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	174 of 555	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	404 of 1117	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	183 of 1052	82.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	890 of 1085	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.2	202 of 1064	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	324 of 1044	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.3	36 of 467	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	69.8	118 of 941	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	311 of 938	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	543 of 1906	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	484 of 1915	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	517 of 1915	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	560 of 1858	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	329 of 1054	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	561 of 1833	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.2	350 of 1760	80.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	705 of 1900	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	390 of 1902	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	399 of 1917	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	429 of 1861	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	441 of 1814	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	226 of 1742	87.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	100 of 410	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	73 of 328	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	683 of 2013	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	403 of 2026	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	344 of 2030	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	396 of 1943	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	218 of 1126	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	471 of 1937	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	254 of 1862	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	599 of 1942	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	512 of 1948	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	543 of 1963	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	476 of 1916	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	250 of 1122	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	482 of 1880	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	322 of 1834	82.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	161 of 190	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	130 of 168	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	264 of 577	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	240 of 574	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	337 of 541	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	236 of 515	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	266 of 422	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.5	98 of 366	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	523 of 1252	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	541 of 1216	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	326 of 1197	72.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	171 of 1155	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	314 of 1173	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	372 of 1193	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	388 of 1204	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	383 of 1222	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.1	142 of 1173	87.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)85th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)76th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

African American (2023)68th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile-58 vs school

Military Connected (2023)15th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science30%-3 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
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
Sage Creek High	Public	9-12	3900 Bobcat Blvd.	Carlsbad	92010	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6600	1,289	52	24.7	29.8%	622 (48.3%)	15 (1.2%)	330 (25.6%)	173 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (11.1%)	94.7	101^st of 2162 public high schools	95.3%		97	69^th of 2159 public high schools	96.8%	32			59.8	59.8	76.9	76.9	59.5	59.5	$20,985	$20,546	$439
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
San Marcos High	Public	9-12	1615 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2200	3,067	121	25.3	32.0%	1,281 (41.8%)	40 (1.3%)	1,288 (42.0%)	231 (7.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	214 (7.0%)	62.8	745^th of 2162 public high schools	65.5%		70.3	564^th of 2159 public high schools	73.9%	181		39.2	26.3	38.9	49.0	49.0	30.7	30.7	$20,753	$20,122	$631
High Technical High North County	Public, Charter	9-12	1420 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical High North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2700	409	21	19.4	41.6%	126 (30.8%)	10 (2.4%)	210 (51.3%)	41 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.4%)	84	332^nd of 2162 public high schools	84.6%		85.2	324^th of 2159 public high schools	85.0%	8			37.5	37.5	81.3	81.3	36.5	36.5	$29,921	$28,830	$1,091
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
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
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%)	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Buena Vista High

Is Rancho Buena Vista High a good school?

Rancho Buena Vista High ranks 632^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Rancho Buena Vista High?

Rancho Buena Vista High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Breeze Hill Elementary
Elementary : Grapevine Elementary
Elementary : Hannalei Elementary
Elementary : Lake Elementary
Middle : Madison Middle

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Buena Vista High?

Students at Rancho Buena Vista High are 67% Hispanic, 21% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Rancho Buena Vista High in?

Vista Unified

How many students attend Rancho Buena Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,949 students attended Rancho Buena Vista High.

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