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Enrollment
1,216
High
DISTRICT 1,402 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER UNION HIGH·NCES 063864006486
Mar Vista Senior High
505 Elm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 · (619) 628-5700 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,216 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
935 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 330 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 317 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 279 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 290 | 24% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +26.8pp since 2014
Math
18.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.1% | 29.7% | 19.5% | 23.7% |
| Math | 5.0% | 13.4% | 21.8% | 59.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 14.6% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 16.2% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 19.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.0% | 13.8% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 20.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.5% | 15.8% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mar Vista Senior High
Mar Vista Senior High's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar Vista Senior High this school | 1,216 | 76.9% | 37.3% |
| Ocean View High Huntington Beach | 1,154 | 78.2% | 31.5% |
| Woodland Senior High Woodland | 1,155 | 76.6% | 30.9% |
| Hanford West High Hanford | 1,331 | 77.6% | 32.4% |
| Mt. Whitney High Visalia | 1,637 | 74.0% | 34.0% |
| Buhach Colony High Atwater | 1,704 | 78.5% | 30.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mar Vista Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #601 of 1,052 | #51 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #723 of 1,056 ▲ 29 | #58 of 70 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #539 of 1,056 ▼ 78 | #44 of 70 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #592 of 1,044 | #46 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,216 | #681 of 2,093 | #61 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #898 of 1,352 | #49 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #762 of 1,351 | #77 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #691 of 1,575 | #33 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #87 of 802 | #3 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,216
-253 (-17%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,882
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,216 | 54.7 | 22.2:1 | 77% (935) |
| 2023-24 | 1,266 | 56.8 | 22.3:1 | 78% (993) |
| 2022-23 | 1,376 | 61.1 | 22.5:1 | 78% (1,068) |
| 2020-21 | 1,469 | 62 | 23.7:1 | 66% (976) |
| 2017-18 | 1,649 | 66.5 | 24.8:1 | 64% (1,056) |
| 2015-16 | 1,656 | 63 | 26.3:1 | 65% (1,081) |
| 2010-11 | 1,697 | N/A | N/A | 72% (1,220) |
| 2000-01 | 2,184 | 92 | 23.7:1 | 62% (1,349) |
| 1990-91 | 1,882 | 72 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mar Vista Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,649 to 1,216); teachers down 18% (66.5 to 54.7).
About Mar Vista Senior High
Students in Imperial Beach, California, attend Mar Vista Senior High, a mid-sized high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,216 students. It has 45% more students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Sweetwater Union High has 33,517 students in 28 schools, and Mar Vista Senior High is one of those schools.
At Mar Vista Senior High, 72% of students are Hispanic. It is also 16% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of San Diego County is roughly 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mar Vista Senior High scores 45%.
Staffing at Mar Vista Senior High comes to 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.2:1. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 4.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Mar Vista Senior High counts 77% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Mar Vista Senior High lands at B-, ahead of 49% of California public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mar Vista Senior High is +2.8 points: 37.3% actual, 34.5% predicted.
The county, San Diego County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 766, with about 467,437 students.
Imperial Beach Charter is about 0.1 miles from Mar Vista Senior High, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Mar Vista Senior High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 26.2% proficiency; Mar Vista Senior High posts 37.3%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,469 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,216 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 23.7 in 2020-21 to 22.2 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
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- Central ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- SBUSD Virtual AcademyElementary · 65 students
- San Diego County Special EducationCombined · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Imperial Beach Charter0.1 mi · 724
- SBUSD Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 65
- San Diego County Special Education0.6 mi · 28
- Oneonta Elementary0.7 mi · 434
- Bayside STEAM Academy0.8 mi · 362
- Central Elementary0.9 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Mar Vista Senior HighHow many students attend Mar Vista Senior High?
Mar Vista Senior High enrolls approximately 1,216 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mar Vista Senior High serve?
Mar Vista Senior High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mar Vista Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mar Vista Senior High is approximately 22.2:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mar Vista Senior High?
At Mar Vista Senior High, the student body is approximately 16% White, 72% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mar Vista Senior High in?
Mar Vista Senior High is part of Sweetwater Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.