# Vista Unified

Vista Unified is a unified district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 44.2%, +1.4 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 33.9%, +2.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/vista-unified |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 30 |
| Students | 22,128 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,694 |
| Low-Income Students | 12,175 (67.2%) |
| English Learners | 2,810 (15.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 42.9% | 9,192 |
| 2024 | 42.7% | 9,088 |
| 2025 | 44.2% | 8,868 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.7% | 9,208 |
| 2024 | 33.0% | 9,133 |
| 2025 | 33.9% | 8,905 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.2% | 61.0% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | 60.3% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | 64.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.0% | 50.1% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | 50.6% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | 54.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.5% | 51.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 51.1% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | 51.9% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.0% | 40.7% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | 42.1% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | 42.3% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cipriano Vargas | Board Vice President | ciprianovargas@vistausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Martha Alvarado | Board Clerk | marthaalvarado@vistausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Mike Markov | Board President | michaelmarkov@vistausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Rena Marrocco | Board Member | renamarrocco@vistausd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Sue Martin | Board Member | susanmartin@vistausd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Mission Vista High | Oceanside | 89.4% | 48.0% | 68.7% | +2.5 | -3.7 |
| 2 | Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology | Vista | 64.1% | 67.3% | 65.7% | -1.7 | -3.9 |
| 3 | Empresa Elementary | Oceanside | 64.2% | 67.1% | 65.6% | +1.9 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Alamosa Park Elementary | Oceanside | 54.5% | 57.0% | 55.8% | +2.5 | +1.7 |
| 5 | Lake Elementary | Oceanside | 56.4% | 51.2% | 53.8% | +0.7 | +5.9 |
| 6 | Rancho Buena Vista High | Vista | 62.3% | 39.1% | 50.7% | +0.3 | +13.3 |
| 7 | Vista Magnet Middle School of Technology, Science, | Vista | 50.5% | 44.3% | 47.4% | -3.4 | -3.3 |
| 8 | Breeze Hill Elementary | Vista | 48.7% | 44.6% | 46.6% | -10.5 | -3.0 |
| 9 | T.H.E Leadership Academy | Oceanside | 50.0% | 41.2% | 45.6% | +3.6 | +5.5 |
| 10 | Bella Mente Montessori Academy | Vista | 54.0% | 35.8% | 44.9% | +13.2 | +11.5 |
| 11 | Monte Vista Elementary | Vista | 44.1% | 42.4% | 43.2% | +0.9 | +1.8 |
| 12 | Vista Visions Academy | Vista | 51.4% | 33.3% | 42.4% | +2.4 | +13.3 |
| 13 | Guajome Learning Center | Vista | 61.8% | 20.6% | 41.2% | +20.1 | +7.1 |
| 14 | Vista Innovation and Design Academy | Vista | 44.3% | 34.6% | 39.5% | +2.8 | +6.9 |
| 15 | Mission Meadows Elementary | Oceanside | 42.1% | 33.6% | 37.9% | -4.0 | -2.1 |
| 16 | Guajome Park Academy Charter | Vista | 48.6% | 25.9% | 37.3% | +1.5 | -3.0 |
| 17 | Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts | Vista | 36.5% | 28.9% | 32.7% | +1.5 | +4.2 |
| 18 | Madison Middle | Oceanside | 36.9% | 22.8% | 29.8% | +1.6 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Grapevine Elementary | Vista | 31.7% | 21.9% | 26.8% | +2.4 | -2.8 |
| 20 | Vista High | Vista | 41.0% | 12.4% | 26.7% | -14.6 | -9.4 |
| 21 | Roosevelt Middle | Oceanside | 28.9% | 19.1% | 24.0% | +3.0 | -2.6 |
| 22 | Hannalei Elementary | Vista | 28.0% | 19.4% | 23.7% | -0.8 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Maryland Elementary | Vista | 25.4% | 20.3% | 22.8% | +3.8 | +0.9 |
| 24 | Beaumont Elementary | Vista | 27.9% | 17.4% | 22.7% | +5.3 | +4.1 |
| 25 | North County Trade Tech High | Vista | 29.4% | 11.8% | 20.6% | +3.6 | +5.3 |
| 26 | Olive Elementary | Vista | 23.5% | 16.3% | 19.9% | -1.5 | +3.3 |
| 27 | Bobier Elementary | Vista | 19.9% | 14.3% | 17.1% | +0.2 | +0.9 |
| 28 | Foothill Oak Elementary | Vista | 17.6% | 13.9% | 15.7% | -1.3 | +4.2 |
| 29 | SIATech | Oceanside | 24.8% | 2.3% | 13.5% | +2.8 | -2.8 |
| 30 | Rancho Minerva Middle | Vista | 12.1% | 6.1% | 9.1% | -2.7 | +0.7 |