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Vista Visions Academy

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Vista Visions Academy ranks 241 st of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Vista Visions Academy is a 68-student school in Vista, California, serving grades 6–12 in Vista Unified. Its 2025–26 test results were strong in English language arts and math, but its graduation rate was 75%, compared with 88% statewide. The most urgent concern is attendance: 57% of students were chronically absent, 39 percentage points above the state and 37 points above the district.

English language arts is a standout: the school’s 2025–26 proficiency rate was 70%, 20 points above the state and 24 points above the district. It ranked second among nearby schools with results, behind Mission Vista High and ahead of Rancho Buena Vista High. Math was also above state and district levels: 48% proficient, 9 points above the state and 14 above the district; it ranked behind those same two nearby schools. Science was the exception: 27% proficient, 9 points below the state and 7 below the district, roughly in line with the nearby-school average.

ELA and math have improved substantially since 2022–23, rising from 49% to 70% and from 20% to 48%, respectively; science changed little, slipping from 28% to 27%. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from the 20th percentile in 2023–24 to the 89th in 2025–26, with 4 stars. Its statewide subgroup rankings also show notable gains: the Hispanic Students ranking rose from the 29th percentile in 2018–19 to the 76th in 2021–22, and the Low Socio Economic Status Students ranking reached the 98th percentile in 2024–25, compared with the school’s overall 84th percentile. These are SchoolDigger measures of how well the school serves those groups. In 2024–25, its student-teacher ratio was 15.5, below the nearby-school average of 16.8; 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the peer average of 73%. Grade 6–8 test results are unavailable, so grade-11 comparisons do not show how students in the middle grades are doing.

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,066

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1575 Bonair Dr.
Vista, CA 92084-3572

(760) 724-4785

District: Vista Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

23.5%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the California average (75% vs 88%)

!Dropout rate above the California average (15% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg39%

California avg42%

241^st of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 46 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Vista Unified

823^rd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.6	1261 of 2740	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	1826 of 2715	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.2	950 of 2497	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.8	1076 of 2477	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	1244 of 2509	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.1	702 of 2359	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.5	860 of 2458	65.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	241 of 2135	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	347 of 2162	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	18.2	1734 of 2159	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.7	760 of 2123	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	1229 of 2133	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	794 of 1858	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1267 of 1833	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.0	454 of 1861	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	1295 of 1814	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	41 of 2013	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.1	577 of 1943	70.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2022)41st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2022)30th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)27th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2022)16th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)70th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)65th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2022)50th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2022)76th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2022)57th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy70%+20 vs state

Mathematics48%+9 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th 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
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%)	8.4	2026^th of 2135 public high schools	5.1%		22.6	1636^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%	390			4.4		4.0				0.0	0.0				3.9	3.9	$45,191	$4,354	$40,837
Vista Visions Academy	Public	6-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-4785	68	4	15.5	72.1%	16 (23.5%)	2 (2.9%)	43 (63.2%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	3 (4.4%)	88.1	241^st of 2135 public high schools	88.7%		83.5	347^th of 2162 public high schools	84.0%	106					26.7				81.8	69.6				45.5	47.8	$16,066	$963	$15,103
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%)	48.1	1073^rd of 2135 public high schools	49.7%		39.1	1287^th of 2162 public high schools	40.5%	214			32.8	10.0	31.7				56.3	56.3				15.2	15.2	$21,510	$1,941	$19,569
North County Trade Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	1132 N Melrose Drive Ste. 501	Vista	92085	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%)	30.2	1475^th of 2135 public high schools	30.9%		28.2	1521^st of 2162 public high schools	29.6%	46		22.9			26.1				38.2	38.2				8.8	8.8	$22,167	$1,495	$20,672
Major General Raymond Murray High	Public	10-12	215 North Melrose Dr.	Vista	92084	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%)	7.5	2084^th of 2135 public high schools	2.4%		9.5	2042^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.6%	42			0.0		0.0				7.3	7.3				2.0	2.0	$31,276	$2,404	$28,872
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	1683^rd of 2135 public high schools	21.2%		18.2	1723^rd of 2162 public high schools	20.3%	40				21.3	20.3				23.7	23.7				2.0	2.0	$18,251	$444	$17,807
Mission Vista High	Public	9-12	1306 Melrose Dr.	Oceanside	92084	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%)	93.9	117^th of 2135 public high schools	94.5%		93.3	139^th of 2162 public high schools	93.6%	22			66.5		66.5				88.1	88.1				51.9	51.9	$17,330	$1,038	$16,292
Rancho Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	1601 Longhorn Dr.	Vista	92084	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%)	68.8	644^th of 2135 public high schools	69.8%		68.2	632^nd of 2162 public high schools	70.8%	12			34.6		34.5				62.7	62.7				41.4	41.4	$19,975	$1,663	$18,312
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%)	9.5	1977^th of 2135 public high schools	7.4%		11.2	1956^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%	21			3.9		4.8				10.7	10.7				3.5	3.5	$29,282	$1,960	$27,322
Foothills High	Public	6-12	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%)								(n/a)										38.5					15.4	$15,042	$576	$14,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Visions Academy

What is the racial makeup of Vista Visions Academy?

Students at Vista Visions Academy are 63% Hispanic, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

How many students attend Vista Visions Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 68 students attended Vista Visions Academy.

Is Vista Visions Academy a good school?

Vista Visions Academy ranks 241^st of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Vista Visions Academy in?

Vista Unified

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 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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