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Vista Unified School District

1234 Arcadia Ave., Vista, CA 92084

22K Students | 882 Teachers | 28 Schools

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Alamosa Park Elementary
Alta Vista High (Continuation)
Beaumont Elementary
Bobier Elementary
Breeze Hill Elementary
California Avenue Elementary
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology
Empresa Elementary
Foothill Oak Elementary
Grapevine Elementary
Hannalei Elementary
Lake Elementary
Madison Middle
Major General Raymond Murray High
Maryland Elementary
Mission Meadows Elementary
Mission Vista High
Monte Vista Elementary
Olive Elementary
Rancho Buena Vista High
Rancho Minerva Middle
Roosevelt Middle
Temple Heights Elementary
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Vista High
Vista Innovation And Design Academy
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math
Vista Visions Academy

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.3x

White students are 2.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

4.4x

Black students are 4.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

2.3 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 2.3 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.8 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

75% Nonwhite Students

60% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

85% High School Graduation Rate

29% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

2,018 students

4% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

978 students

10% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

749 students

4% Students Enrolled in Physics

300 students

10% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

667 students

20% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,418 students

42% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,919 students

17% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,167 students

8% Students Enrolled in Calculus

570 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

24.9 Students for Every Teacher

12% Inexperienced Teachers

0% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

16.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.9 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

5 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

0 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

6 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

2 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

585 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

3% of all students in this district

263 Total In-School Suspended Students

1% of all students in this district

27 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

52 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.1Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

4 Total Arrests

4 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.1 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Steve Hargrave
(760) 726-2170
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All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alamosa Park Elementary	Oceanside	54%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	11.8x
Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Vista	93%	75%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaumont Elementary	Vista	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bobier Elementary	Vista	98%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Breeze Hill Elementary	Vista	73%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
California Avenue Elementary	Vista	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Vista	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Empresa Elementary	Oceanside	56%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	16.3x
Foothill Oak Elementary	Vista	98%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Grapevine Elementary	Vista	92%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hannalei Elementary	Vista	82%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lake Elementary	Oceanside	50%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Madison Middle	Oceanside	67%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	9x
Major General Raymond Murray High	Vista	89%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	6.3x
Maryland Elementary	Vista	97%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.8x
Mission Meadows Elementary	Oceanside	67%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mission Vista High	Oceanside	50%	24%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Monte Vista Elementary	Vista	68%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olive Elementary	Vista	94%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista	72%	48%	92%	1.6x	2.5x
Rancho Minerva Middle	Vista	94%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside	71%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.8x
Temple Heights Elementary	Oceanside	83%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Vista	93%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista High	Vista	81%	62%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Innovation And Design Academy	Vista	77%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Vista	69%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Visions Academy	Vista	65%	41%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alamosa Park Elementary	Oceanside	54%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Vista	93%	75%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaumont Elementary	Vista	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Bobier Elementary	Vista	98%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Breeze Hill Elementary	Vista	73%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
California Avenue Elementary	Vista	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Vista	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Empresa Elementary	Oceanside	56%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Oak Elementary	Vista	98%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Grapevine Elementary	Vista	92%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hannalei Elementary	Vista	82%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Lake Elementary	Oceanside	50%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Madison Middle	Oceanside	67%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Major General Raymond Murray High	Vista	89%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maryland Elementary	Vista	97%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Mission Meadows Elementary	Oceanside	67%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mission Vista High	Oceanside	50%	24%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Monte Vista Elementary	Vista	68%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olive Elementary	Vista	94%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista	72%	48%	92%	2x	0 Not available
Rancho Minerva Middle	Vista	94%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside	71%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Temple Heights Elementary	Oceanside	83%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Vista	93%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Vista High	Vista	81%	62%	91%	1.9x	0 Not available
Vista Innovation And Design Academy	Vista	77%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Vista	69%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
Vista Visions Academy	Vista	65%	41%	Greater than 50%	.5 No Hispanic students enrolled	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alamosa Park Elementary	Oceanside	54%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Vista	93%	75%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaumont Elementary	Vista	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bobier Elementary	Vista	98%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Breeze Hill Elementary	Vista	73%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
California Avenue Elementary	Vista	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Vista	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Empresa Elementary	Oceanside	56%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Oak Elementary	Vista	98%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Grapevine Elementary	Vista	92%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hannalei Elementary	Vista	82%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lake Elementary	Oceanside	50%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Madison Middle	Oceanside	67%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Major General Raymond Murray High	Vista	89%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maryland Elementary	Vista	97%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mission Meadows Elementary	Oceanside	67%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mission Vista High	Oceanside	50%	24%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Monte Vista Elementary	Vista	68%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olive Elementary	Vista	94%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista	72%	48%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Minerva Middle	Vista	94%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside	71%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Temple Heights Elementary	Oceanside	83%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Vista	93%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista High	Vista	81%	62%	91%	0 Not available	3.5x
Vista Innovation And Design Academy	Vista	77%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Vista	69%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8.6x
Vista Visions Academy	Vista	65%	41%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alamosa Park Elementary	Oceanside	54%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Vista	93%	75%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaumont Elementary	Vista	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bobier Elementary	Vista	98%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Breeze Hill Elementary	Vista	73%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
California Avenue Elementary	Vista	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Vista	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Empresa Elementary	Oceanside	56%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Foothill Oak Elementary	Vista	98%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Grapevine Elementary	Vista	92%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hannalei Elementary	Vista	82%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lake Elementary	Oceanside	50%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Madison Middle	Oceanside	67%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Major General Raymond Murray High	Vista	89%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maryland Elementary	Vista	97%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mission Meadows Elementary	Oceanside	67%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mission Vista High	Oceanside	50%	24%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Monte Vista Elementary	Vista	68%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olive Elementary	Vista	94%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista	72%	48%	92%	0 Not available	6.4x
Rancho Minerva Middle	Vista	94%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside	71%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Temple Heights Elementary	Oceanside	83%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Vista	93%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista High	Vista	81%	62%	91%	0 Not available	10.5x
Vista Innovation And Design Academy	Vista	77%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Vista	69%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Visions Academy	Vista	65%	41%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alamosa Park Elementary	Oceanside	54%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Vista	93%	75%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaumont Elementary	Vista	89%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bobier Elementary	Vista	98%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Breeze Hill Elementary	Vista	73%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
California Avenue Elementary	Vista	75%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Vista	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Empresa Elementary	Oceanside	56%	31%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Oak Elementary	Vista	98%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Grapevine Elementary	Vista	92%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hannalei Elementary	Vista	82%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lake Elementary	Oceanside	50%	27%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Madison Middle	Oceanside	67%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
Major General Raymond Murray High	Vista	89%	71%	Between 30% and 34%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maryland Elementary	Vista	97%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8x
Mission Meadows Elementary	Oceanside	67%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mission Vista High	Oceanside	50%	24%	Greater than 99%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Monte Vista Elementary	Vista	68%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olive Elementary	Vista	94%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista	72%	48%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Minerva Middle	Vista	94%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Roosevelt Middle	Oceanside	71%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Temple Heights Elementary	Oceanside	83%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts	Vista	93%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista High	Vista	81%	62%	91%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Innovation And Design Academy	Vista	77%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology Science and Math	Vista	69%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.5x
Vista Visions Academy	Vista	65%	41%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →