Public school · Vista Unified

Vista High

Vista · 9–12 · 1,746 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
43 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

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In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (416 of 456); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 456
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).
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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
12%
Met standard
29%
Below standard
59%

41% met or exceeded · 407 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaVista Unified
Exceeded12%27%25%
Met29%30%30%
Nearly met24%20%20%
Not met35%23%25%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard
1%
Met standard
11%
Below standard
88%

12% met or exceeded · 410 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaVista Unified
Exceeded1%14%11%
Met11%16%14%
Nearly met24%21%21%
Not met64%49%54%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school41%
California57%

Tested: 407 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school41%
Vista Unified55%

Tested: 407 here · 1,770 in Vista Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 10 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaVista Unified
Exceeded12%27%25%
Met29%30%30%
Nearly met24%20%20%
Not met35%23%25%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school12%
California30%

Tested: 410 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school12%
Vista Unified25%

Tested: 410 here · 1,748 in Vista Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaVista Unified
Exceeded1%14%11%
Met11%16%14%
Nearly met24%21%21%
Not met64%49%54%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201957%513 tested
→
202541%407 tested

Vista

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201917%503 tested
→
202512%410 tested

Vista

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data
English met or exceeded, grade 11
VistaCalifornia
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
VistaCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 57% in 2019 to 41% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 17% in 2019 to 12% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearVistaCalifornia
201957%
513 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202250%
402 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202356%
417 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202440%
414 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202541%
407 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearVistaCalifornia
201917%
503 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202213%
399 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202322%
413 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202417%
418 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202512%
410 tested		30%
431,903 tested

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (57% to 41%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

91%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 416 of 456 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.

College / career Prepared

38%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

36%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

49% enrolled in college within 12 months · 383 high-school completers

  • University of California16 · 4%
  • California State University38 · 10%
  • California community college108 · 28%
  • In-state private11 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year13 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
  • Not enrolled195 · 51%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
69
Admitted
51
Enrolled
29

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 69 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2024Applied 99 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2023Applied 57 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2022Applied 66 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2021Applied 86 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2020Applied 59 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2019Applied 58 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2018Applied 55 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2017Applied 80 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2016Applied 80 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2015Applied 88 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2014Applied 75 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2013Applied 78 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2012Applied 70 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2011Applied 66 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2010Applied 70 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2009Applied 70 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2008Applied 69 · Admitted 64 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 2007Applied 58 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2006Applied 61 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2005Applied 95 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2004Applied 93 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2003Applied 102 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2002Applied 88 · Admitted 73 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2001Applied 97 · Admitted 86 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2000Applied 74 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 1999Applied 73 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 1998Applied 70 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 1997Applied 52 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 1996Applied 65 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 1995Applied 48 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 1994Applied 57 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 34

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 29 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled Masked
  • DavisApplied 17 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 5
  • IrvineApplied 44 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled Masked
  • Los AngelesApplied 40 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled Masked
  • MercedApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled Masked
  • RiversideApplied 31 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 5
  • San DiegoApplied 59 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 10
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 26 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled Masked
  • Santa CruzApplied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 3
  • Calculus AB
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 4
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 7
  • European History
  • Human Geography
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing

International Baccalaureate

  • Diploma Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
112 of 172 Prepared students · 65.1%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 456 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.

Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers
27 students

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered.

Ask before choosing courses

Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

23 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
24in 100 at the average Vista Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

422 of 1,818 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school23 in 100
at the average Vista Unified school24 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
4.5%of students were suspended at least once (83 of 1,857), 2024–25
2.7%at the average Vista Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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Teacher & staff voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

346 English · 349 math tested

English41% / 49%
Math11% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

358 English · 360 math tested

English41% / 49%
Math12% / 19%

English learners

71 tested per subject

English6% / 8%
Math1% / 6%

Students with disabilities

75 English · 78 math tested

English8% / 18%
Math0% / 6%

Homeless

45 English · 46 math tested

English13% / 36%
Math4% / 13%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs Vista Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 346 tested in English, 349 in math
English41%−1253%−849%
Math11%−1223%−1021%
Hispanic or Latino · 358 tested in English, 360 in math
English41%−1051%−849%
Math12%−921%−719%
English learners · 71 tested
English6%−28%−28%
Math1%−34%−56%
Students with disabilities · 75 tested in English, 78 in math
English8%−1523%−1018%
Math0%−66%−66%
Homeless · 45 tested in English, 46 in math
English13%−2134%−2336%
Math4%−1115%−913%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Vista Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students and students with disabilities did worse than the same groups statewide. Homeless students did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Vista High in Vista, 41.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 52.6% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Vista High’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 11.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (11.5% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (40.8% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 35.4 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 347 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 86%2. White: 8%3. Two or more races: 3%4. Black or African American: 1%5. Filipino: <1%6. Asian: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino86%
  2. White8%
  3. Two or more races3%
  4. Black or African American1%
  5. Filipino<1%
  6. Asian<1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino86%
White8%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American1%
Filipino<1%
Asian<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (85%, 1,478 of 1,746). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers110
Average experience15 years
First-year teachers0%
88% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 88.35%: 96.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 109.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryMission Meadows ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleRoosevelt MiddleHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  3. High schoolVista HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Mission Meadows Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    54th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Alamosa Park Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    76th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Empresa Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    77th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Maryland Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    7th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Breeze Hill Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    50th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Bobier Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    11th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    80th percentile · Strong · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Grapevine Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    21st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Monte Vista Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    44th percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    18th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Lake Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    68th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • T.H.E Leadership Academy

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    59th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Hannalei Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    22nd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Foothill Oak Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    9th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Roosevelt Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    11th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2025

    97% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Vista Innovation and Design Academy

    Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16

    43rd percentile · Developing · middle · 2025

    48% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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1 Panther Way, Vista 92084

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. English is lower than in 2019 here (57% to 41%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?
  2. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

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Other options

Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile
  • North Monterey County HighNorth Monterey County Unified · 1,250 enrolled · 84.5% meal eligibility18thNeeds Support
  • Seaside HighMonterey Peninsula Unified · 1,073 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility29thDeveloping
  • Jurupa Hills HighFontana Unified · 1,739 enrolled · 84.9% meal eligibility48thDeveloping
  • Lakeside HighLake Elsinore Unified · 1,687 enrolled · 84.9% meal eligibility20thNeeds Support
  • Calexico HighCalexico Unified · 2,746 enrolled · 84.9% meal eligibility27thDeveloping
  • Southwest Senior HighSweetwater Union High · 1,563 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility34thDeveloping
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 76.7–92.7% meal eligibility and 873–3,492 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Vista High a good high school?
Vista High is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 43 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 91% of the class graduated in four years (416 of 456); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Vista High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 41% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 12% the math standard; 12% and 1% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 407 students were tested in English and 410 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Vista High rank in California?
Vista High is in the 13th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). Vista High ranks #1,299 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Vista High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 23.2% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 422 chronically absent of 1,818 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 4.5%; 83 unduplicated suspended students of 1,857 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 23.5%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 4.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Vista High compare to other schools in Vista?
Vista High is in the 13th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,746 students. Use the schools in Vista page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Vista High?
At Vista High in Vista, 41.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 52.6% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. Vista High’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 11.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (11.5% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (40.8% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 35.4 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 347 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What AP courses are offered at Vista High?
Vista High had own-school AP authorizations for 20 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: 2-D Art and Design, 3-D Art and Design, Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Drawing, English Language and Composition, European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics 1, Physics 2, Precalculus, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from Vista High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 29 Vista High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.
Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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Vista High is ranked #1,299 statewide · #4 of 5 in Vista Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate91.2%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard6.6%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared37.7%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded26.7%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism23.5%22.7%5%
Suspension rate4.5%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)10.9%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↓ vs CA 92.9% · index 55 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 40 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 46 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 43 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 22.7% · index 55 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.9pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 46 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 0.6pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 41 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1140712%29%24%35%41%−8

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 114101%11%24%64%12%−11

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA41439.9%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math41816.5%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA41755.6%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math41321.8%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA40250.0%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math39912.8%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA51356.9%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math50317.3%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide8133%18%68%12%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged34741.0%−12−8
Hispanic/Latino35940.8%−10−8
Students with Disabilities768.0%−15−10
Nearest high schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
Vista High ←—4313th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20256.6%26.7%4.5%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%43.8%3.3%
North County Trade Tech Highscored within its class, not statewide1.2 mi3782nd percentile · Strong · within class · 20255.9%20.6%8.3%
Alta Vista High (Continuation)scored within its class, not statewide1.3 mi1719th percentile · Needs Support · within class · 20250.0%0.0%4.2%
SIATechscored within its class, not statewide1.8 mi1323rd percentile · Needs Support · within class · 20253.5%13.5%0.2%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

District salary records
Teacher salary schedule$57,722 – $120,983
Average elementary principal salary$161,808
Average middle school principal salary$163,858
Average high school principal salary$178,935
Superintendent salary$320,000

CDE 2024–25 Form J-90, Table 1. These are district-wide reported amounts, not this school's staff salaries. Teacher figures are the district minimum and maximum schedule; principal figures are separate average annual salaries by school level, not career steps. Superintendent salary is the district's reported annual amount. Zero-valued source salary fields are treated as unavailable and omitted.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 43/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 37.7% · numerator 172 students classified Prepared · denominator 456 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 65.1% · AP-pathway numerator 112 · denominator 172 (CCI Prepared students).This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 172 of 456 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201952/10043#847California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202249/10040#945California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202354/10055#723California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202450/10043#920California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 25.2% → 2025 · 23.2% · −2.0pp
Suspension rate2024 · 3.9% → 2025 · 4.5% · +0.6pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA40711.8%41.0%
2025 · Math4101.5%12.4%
2024 · ELA41412.6%39.9%
2024 · Math4184.3%16.5%
2023 · ELA41723.5%55.6%
2023 · Math4135.6%21.8%
2022 · ELA40212.4%50.0%
2022 · Math3992.3%12.8%
2019 · ELA51317.9%56.9%
2019 · Math5032.2%17.3%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate
91.2%
AP pathway among Prepared
65.1%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
36.5%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
49.1%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A-G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
201910.1%37.1%15.1%7.8%
20227.3%31.4%44.9%6.1%
202314.5%38.7%35.2%6.6%
20248.4%28.2%25.4%3.9%
20256.6%26.7%23.5%4.5%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female13.9%25.6%+11.7pp
Male15.6%20.8%+5.2pp
Asian6.7%16.7%+10.0pp
Black/African American23.4%21.7%-1.7pp
Filipino11.1%15.4%+4.3pp
Hispanic/Latino14.6%23.1%+8.5pp
American Indian/Alaska Native35.7%——
Pacific Islander42.9%——
Two or More Races12.7%31.4%+18.7pp
White13.3%22.2%+8.9pp
Students with Disabilities25.5%32.8%+7.3pp
English Learners22.4%31.9%+9.5pp
Homeless29.1%32.0%+2.9pp
Military-Connected16.6%24.0%+7.4pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged16.6%24.0%+7.4pp
All Students14.8%23.2%+8.4pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20256951293.833.974.05
20249961223.753.964.08
20235738163.874.054.11
20226643293.864.064.13
20218650203.763.933.98
20205937223.814.034.13
20195836163.904.114.19
20185528143.633.853.96
20178045293.653.933.89
20168050213.683.853.91
20158853293.864.064.17
20147548243.784.044.04

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025295masked
Berkeley20244194
Berkeley2023287masked
Berkeley20222744
Berkeley2021395masked
Davis202517105
Davis2024155masked
Davis20232210masked
Davis2022146masked
Davis2021279masked
Irvine2025447masked
Irvine2024655masked
Irvine2023414masked
Irvine2022335masked
Irvine20215463
Los Angeles2025405masked
Los Angeles20246573
Los Angeles2023465masked
Los Angeles202236maskedmasked
Los Angeles2021524masked
Merced20251515masked
Merced202465masked
Merced202388masked
Merced2022109masked
Merced202198masked
Riverside202531285
Riverside20244428masked
Riverside202396masked
Riverside2022107masked
Riverside202127193
San Diego2025592010
San Diego2024873812
San Diego202349228
San Diego2022532711
San Diego202172309
Santa Barbara20252611masked
Santa Barbara20242915masked
Santa Barbara202328133
Santa Barbara202219147
Santa Barbara20213415masked
Santa Cruz202521173
Santa Cruz20241711masked
Santa Cruz2023169masked
Santa Cruz20221612masked
Santa Cruz2021148masked
Universitywide2025695129
Universitywide2024996122
Universitywide2023573816
Universitywide2022664329
Universitywide2021865020

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
European Historythis school
Human Geographythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count16
AP enrollment255
IB participationoffered · 180 enrolled
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections7
Total enrollment (CRDC)2,294

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California164.2%
California State University389.9%
California community college10828.2%
In-state private112.9%
Out-of-state, 4-year133.4%
Out-of-state, 2-year20.5%
Not enrolled19550.9%

383 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 49% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,817 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,722 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,481 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,746

Central federal expenditures attributed here$460 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,746

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,783 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 64%Instruction support 12%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,817 per pupil
2020$13,241 per pupil
2019$14,041 per pupil
2018$11,234 per pupil
2017$10,657 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92084
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92084
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$98,577
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28.50%
ZCTA population49,727
Median age36.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · IB World Schools directory (name-matched, 0.90 gate) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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