Vista Unified
Public school district based in Vista, California. NCES district ID 0641190; state ID CA-3768452.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
26
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
18,096
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
876.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
20.7
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,808 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,270 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,300 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,395 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,447 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,409 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,240 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,222 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,243 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,365 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,393 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,352 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,652 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 3.2% | |
| Black or African American | 1.5% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 65.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.5% | |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | |
| White | 22.5% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.5% | |
| Male | 52.3% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 26.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Buena Vista High Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 1,949 | 102.8 | 19 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista High Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 1,746 | 105.2 | 16.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Mission Vista High Oceanside | 9–12 | Alternative | 1,670 | 76.2 | 21.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Madison Middle Oceanside | 6–8 | Regular | 1,158 | 60.6 | 19.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Roosevelt Middle Oceanside | 6–8 | Regular | 866 | 48.1 | 18 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math Vista | 6–8 | Regular | 836 | 42.2 | 19.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista Innovation and Design Academy Vista | 6–8 | Regular | 834 | 43.7 | 19.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology Vista | K–5 | Regular | 744 | 28.0 | 26.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Breeze Hill Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 742 | 29.5 | 25.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Vista | K–5 | Regular | 740 | 30.0 | 24.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Grapevine Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 730 | 30.7 | 23.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Empresa Elementary Oceanside | K–5 | Regular | 705 | 28.5 | 24.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Elementary Oceanside | K–5 | Regular | 696 | 29.0 | 24 | Suburb: Large |
| T.H.E Leadership Academy Oceanside | K–5 | Regular | 584 | 25.0 | 23.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Bobier Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 563 | 24.5 | 23 | Suburb: Large |
| Monte Vista Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 556 | 23.0 | 24.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Foothill Oak Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 556 | 22.0 | 25.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Alamosa Park Elementary Oceanside | K–5 | Regular | 549 | 23.7 | 23.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Hannalei Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 480 | 22.0 | 21.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Mission Meadows Elementary Oceanside | K–5 | Regular | 473 | 21.5 | 22 | Suburb: Large |
| Maryland Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 466 | 20.0 | 23.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Major General Raymond Murray High Vista | 10–12 | Alternative | 146 | 14.1 | 10.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista Adult Transition Center Vista | 12 | Special Education | 107 | 8.5 | 12.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Alta Vista High (Continuation) Vista | 9–12 | Alternative | 90 | 9.3 | 9.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Vista Visions Academy Vista | K–12 | Alternative | 68 | 4.4 | 15.6 | Suburb: Large |
| California Avenue Elementary Vista | K–5 | Special Education | 42 | 3.6 | 11.7 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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