Breeze Hill Elementary

As a sizable primary school in Vista, California, Breeze Hill Elementary enrolls 742 students from grades K through 5, run under Vista Unified. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Vista Unified comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 18,969 students; Breeze Hill Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Breeze Hill Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Breeze Hill Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Breeze Hill Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Breeze Hill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.8%, the actual is 46.1%, a residual of +5.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Diego County) records that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Breeze Hill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Madison Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Breeze Hill Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Breeze Hill Elementary has decreased 6%, going from 790 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 63% across the same window.

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