📍 1267 Thermal Ave., San Diego, San Diego County, 92154
Mar Vista Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sophia Gray. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
Mar Vista Academy enrolls 552 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 7.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 393 | 71% |
| White | 60 | 11% |
| Asian | 41 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 552 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mar Vista Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mar Vista Academy is one of 29 schools in Sweetwater Union High, based in Chula Vista, California. The district serves 34,282 students district-wide and employs 1,560 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 552 students, Mar Vista Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,182 students per school.