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Vista Unified Schools
Vista Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (Vista). SchoolGrade grades 28 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Vista Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Vista Unified
10 of 28 schools in Vista Unified carry a SchoolGrade (18 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 1C: 1D: 3F: 3
Best schools in Vista Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Mission Vista High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Vista Visions Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Rancho Buena Vista High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Vista High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Hannalei Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Mission Meadows Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ The Leadership Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Alta Vista High Continuation (High school, underperforms expectations)
- F Major General Raymond Murray High (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
- F Madison Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Vista Unified
High schools (5)
- F Alta Vista High Continuation, Vista
- F Major General Raymond Murray High, Vista
- A- Mission Vista High, Oceanside
- B+ Rancho Buena Vista High, Vista
- C Vista High, Vista
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- F Madison Middle, Oceanside
- Rancho Minerva Middle, Vista
- Roosevelt Middle, Oceanside
- Vista Magnet Middle School Of Technology Science And Math, Vista
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- Alamosa Park Elementary, Oceanside
- Beaumont Elementary, Vista
- Bobier Elementary, Vista
- Breeze Hill Elementary, Vista
- California Avenue Elementary, Vista
- Empresa Elementary, Oceanside
- Foothill Oak Elementary, Vista
- Grapevine Elementary, Vista
- D+ Hannalei Elementary, Vista
- Lake Elementary, Oceanside
- Maryland Elementary, Vista
- D+ Mission Meadows Elementary, Oceanside
- Monte Vista Elementary, Vista
Other schools and academies (6)
- Casita Center For Sciencemathtechnology, Vista
- D+ The Leadership Academy, Oceanside
- Vista Academy Of Visual And Performing Arts, Vista
- Vista Adult Transition Center, Vista
- Vista Innovation And Design Academy, Vista
- A- Vista Visions Academy, Vista
Where Vista Unified schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Diego County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,469 students with 867 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,936 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0641190
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- San Marcos Unified (19 schools, 5 mi)
- Carlsbad Unified (16 schools, 7 mi)
- Oceanside Unified (24 schools, 8 mi)
- Bonsall Unified (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Escondido Union (24 schools, 10 mi)
- Encinitas Union Elementary (9 schools, 10 mi)
- Escondido Union High (5 schools, 12 mi)
- San Dieguito Union High (10 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Vista Unified
How many schools are in Vista Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 28 public schools in Vista Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Vista Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Vista, Oceanside.
How good are the schools in Vista Unified?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.5%. 60% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Vista Unified?
18,469 students were enrolled in Vista Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Vista Unified?
Vista Unified is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in Vista. Its boundary covers about 38.6 sq mi.