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Mission Vista High

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

Mission Vista High is a comprehensive 9-12 grade public school serving about 1,670 students in Vista Unified in Oceanside, consistently ranking among the top 10% of all California high schools.

The school achieves exceptional results, with a 98.3% graduation rate and student proficiency in English nearly double the district average. It stands out dramatically within its own district, where the average graduation rate is 75.3%, and significantly outperforms nearby comprehensive high schools like Rancho Buena Vista High and Vista High in core academic subjects. Perhaps most impressively, Mission Vista maintains very low chronic absenteeism (10%) and an extremely low dropout rate (1.5%), indicating a highly engaged student body and effective support systems.

This success is notable because the school accomplishes it with moderate per-student spending and a student body where a significant portion faces economic disadvantages. The school has a proven, sustained record of excellence across all student groups, making it a standout model of effective public education in the region, far exceeding the performance of local continuation schools such as Alta Vista High and Major General Raymond Murray High.

1,670

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,114

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1306 Melrose Dr.
Oceanside, CA 92057-4649

(760) 758-6800

District: Vista Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

39.5%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg37%

California avg41%

139^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	93.3	139 of 2162	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	101 of 2159	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	83 of 2170	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	100 of 2123	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	175 of 1290	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	109 of 2133	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	77 of 2017	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	103 of 2021	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	134 of 2039	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.9	152 of 1994	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	62.8	465 of 2426	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	54.5	683 of 2354	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	56.0	640 of 2367	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	60.6	503 of 2281	77.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	28 of 523	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	97 of 585	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	123 of 573	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	17 of 591	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	115 of 581	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	54 of 582	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	18 of 581	96.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.0	216 of 1161	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	78 of 555	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	45 of 1117	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	12 of 1052	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	210 of 1906	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.1	123 of 1915	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	73 of 1915	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	108 of 1858	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	177 of 1054	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	131 of 1833	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	106 of 1760	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	124 of 1900	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	69 of 1902	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	65 of 1917	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	57 of 1861	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	81 of 1814	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	65 of 1742	96.3%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	19 of 410	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	94 of 2013	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	84 of 2026	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	45 of 2030	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	77 of 1943	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	158 of 1126	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	89 of 1937	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	72 of 1862	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	103 of 1942	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	94 of 1948	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	110 of 1963	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	88 of 1916	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	150 of 1122	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	105 of 1880	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	70 of 1834	96.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	22 of 175	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	39 of 190	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	8 of 168	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	114 of 577	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	142 of 574	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	67 of 541	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	60 of 515	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	29 of 422	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	18 of 366	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	48 of 1252	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	40 of 1216	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	149 of 1197	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	108 of 1155	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	91 of 1173	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	80 of 1193	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	81 of 1204	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	134 of 1222	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	90 of 1173	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)87th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+41 vs state

Science53%+20 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, September 30, 2017

Telling the truth, based on the school rating, I expected more. Many teachers here don't even teach the material and expect us to learn everything on our own. 70 of the questions on our tests have not been reviewed or explained in class. We don't even get to see the mistakes we make because teachers don't return our tests. I wonder how we supposed to learn? The education process at this school is more like self-study. The time spent in the class is only time-consuming because not that much is done here but testing. After a very shallow explanation of the concept, we are tested on a very deep level. You may even need a tutor to actually help yourself understand the topic so you don't flunk a class. 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 (2024)
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
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	$16,114	$1,899	$14,215
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	$19,101	$3,290	$15,811
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)									$39,689	$11,109	$28,580
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	$26,489	$779	$25,710
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	$27,870	$1,498	$26,372
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			$31,321	$5,159	$26,162
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	$24,330	$3,600	$20,730
El Camino High	Public	9-12	400 Rancho del Oro Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8000	2,463	106	23.2	67.0%	430 (17.5%)	96 (3.9%)	1,533 (62.2%)	157 (6.4%)	4 (0.2%)	51 (2.1%)	184 (7.5%)	64	713^th of 2162 public high schools	67.0%		65.3	644^th of 2159 public high schools	70.2%	69		36.5	13.6	35.6	53.6	53.6	31.9	31.9	$9,436	$493	$8,943
Bonsall High	Public	9-12	7350 West Lilac Rd.	Bonsall	92003	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 305-5700	342	21	16.0	66.7%	79 (23.1%)	6 (1.8%)	183 (53.5%)	8 (2.3%)	33 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	30 (8.8%)	46.9	1100^th of 2162 public high schools	49.1%		51.2	978^th of 2159 public high schools	54.7%	122		24.2		24.2	53.0	53.0	18.5	18.5	$21,333	$715	$20,618
Ivy High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1056 Winterhaven Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6395	69	7	9.8	87.0%	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	14	1837^th of 2162 public high schools	15.0%		14.6	1831^st of 2159 public high schools	15.2%	6		5.3		4.8	23.7	23.7	2.6	2.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Vista High

What district is Mission Vista High in?

Vista Unified

Is Mission Vista High a good school?

Yes. Mission Vista High ranks in the top 6.4% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Vista High?

Students at Mission Vista High are 40% Hispanic, 39% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Mission Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,670 students attended Mission Vista High.

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