How does Mar Vista Senior High compare to other high schools in Imperial Beach?

Mar Vista Senior High has a Scope Score of 57.7/100, ranked #717 among California high schools. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 475 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mar Vista Senior High?

16.1% of students at Mar Vista Senior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 37.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mar Vista Senior High?

20.1% of students at Mar Vista Senior High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Mar Vista Senior High

High School

Sweetwater Union High Imperial BeachSan Diego County91932

📍 505 Elm Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,266 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

56 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

88.6%

AP Exam Prepared

77.1%

A-G Completion

49.4%

College-Going Rate

72.2%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

10.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 278 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic69.1%

White18.6%

Asian0.6%

Black2.5%

Other9.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mar Vista Senior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.1%
Met Standard	21.5%
Below Standard	62.4%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 88.6%

1.2pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓Exceeded standard: 16.1%

0.4pp above state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

✓College readiness: 77.1%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 37.6%

2.8pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 20.1%

14.2pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 37.6%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

✓Suspension rate: 3.5%

0.6pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Mar Vista Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.1% of students exceeded standard while 21.5% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.7%. That's near the Sweetwater Union High district average of 17.1%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.5 points higher (vs 9.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 88.6%. 49.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 72.2% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

16.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

37.6%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

20.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

475

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	236	27.1%	29.7%	19.5%	23.7%	56.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	239	5.0%	13.4%	21.8%	59.8%	18.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

Mar Vista Academy

No score# in state

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High School

Mar Vista Senior High

57.7# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.