📍 1306 Melrose Dr., Oceanside, San Diego County, 92057
Mission Vista High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Oceanside, San Diego County. The school has 1,640 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeremy Walden. It is part of the Vista Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
Mission Vista High enrolls 1,640 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 655 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 652 | 40% |
| Asian | 151 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 132 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
602 of the school's 1,640 students (37%) 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.
Mission Vista High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Mission Vista High is one of 28 schools in Vista Unified, based in Vista, California. The district serves 18,112 students district-wide and employs 885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,640 students, Mission Vista High is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.