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Major General Raymond Murray High

Public Grades 10-12
2084th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,135 California High Schools
Better than 2% of California high schools
Summary

Major General Raymond Murray High is a 146-student high school serving grades 10–12 in Vista, within Vista Unified. In 2025–26, just 7% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 2% in math and 0% in science; graduation was 40%, while chronic absenteeism was 87%. The most serious concern is the combination of very low proficiency and graduation with exceptionally high reported chronic absenteeism.

Results are low against the state, district and nearby schools, although math is the most consistent relative bright spot—not a strong result in absolute terms. ELA proficiency was 42 percentage points below the state and 38 below the district; math was 36 and 32 points lower, respectively; science was 36 and 34 points lower. Compared with the eight nearby schools with results, proficiency averaged 61% in ELA, 38% in math and 41% in science, leaving this school 54, 36 and 41 points behind. It ranked second-lowest of the nine schools in ELA, ahead of Alta Vista High (Continuation), and lowest in math and science. Graduation was 40%, versus 75% in the district and 88% statewide. Its 4% dropout rate, however, was below the district’s 20% and the state’s 8%.

The longer-term picture is concerning: ELA proficiency fell from 18% in 2022–23 to 7% in 2025–26 as the state’s rate rose from 47% to 49%, widening the state gap from 29 to 42 points. Math and ELA improved from their 2024–25 results, but the school’s SchoolDigger statewide standing declined from the 12th percentile in 2023–24 to the 6th in 2024–25 and the 2nd in 2025–26; its current rating is 0 stars, the lowest among nearby schools with rankings. Resources differ from these outcomes: the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 10.3, and spending was $48,252 per student, compared with a nearby-school average of $29,165. In 2024–25, 90% were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking also changed sharply, from 872nd of 1,216 schools (28th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–24 to 1,226th of 1,235 (1st percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–26, indicating a much lower relative ranking for this group.

146
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$48,252
Per pupil spending ?
89.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 215 North Melrose Dr.
       Vista, CA  92084-5720

(760) 631-2502

District: Vista Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.4%
White:
6.2%
African American:
1.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Graduation rate below the California average (40% vs 88%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school3%
District avg39%
California avg42%
2,084th of 2,135
California public high schools ?
Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 6High Schools in the Vista Unified
823rd of 1,530Vista 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.52084 of 21352.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.52042 of 21625.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.61908 of 215911.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.51899 of 217012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202212.71889 of 212311.0%★☆☆☆☆
20219.41197 of 12907.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.81997 of 21336.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.81891 of 20176.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.61985 of 20211.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.32026 of 20390.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.41881 of 19945.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201320.41631 of 242632.8%★★☆☆☆
201221.91545 of 235434.4%★★☆☆☆
201118.21706 of 236727.9%★☆☆☆☆
201023.71472 of 228135.5%★★☆☆☆
200938.91062 of 223852.5%★★★☆☆
20084.81953 of 21177.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202235.6673 of 116142.0%★★☆☆☆
201921.6986 of 111711.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202427.8891 of 108517.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20265.31859 of 18640.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.71888 of 19060.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.21777 of 19157.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.11810 of 19155.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.51815 of 18582.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.51709 of 18336.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.51691 of 17603.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20266.31864 of 18800.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.01767 of 19007.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.21709 of 190210.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.51671 of 191712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202213.51632 of 186112.3%★☆☆☆☆
201911.31662 of 18148.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.21655 of 17425.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20268.11928 of 19973.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.11870 of 20137.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.21799 of 202611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.61803 of 203011.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.71714 of 194311.8%★☆☆☆☆
20218.31069 of 11265.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.51782 of 19378.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.21735 of 18626.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.81845 of 19304.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.81789 of 19427.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.11693 of 194813.1%★☆☆☆☆
202315.11656 of 196315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.41651 of 191613.8%★☆☆☆☆
20216.21115 of 11220.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.11783 of 18805.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.21681 of 18348.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202614.11226 of 12350.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.1872 of 121628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61047 of 119712.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+31 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy7%-42 vs state
Mathematics2%-36 vs state
Science0%-36 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 146 students attended Major General Raymond Murray High.

Students at Major General Raymond Murray High are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Major General Raymond Murray High ranks in the bottom 2.4% of California high schools.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


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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