Summary:
Mar Vista Senior High is a public high school located in Imperial Beach, California, serving 1,376 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, which is ranked 770 out of 1,560 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Mar Vista Senior High has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (68.6%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 14.63% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/Mathematics, compared to the Sweetwater Union High School District average of 22.55% and the California average of 27.36%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated, ranging from 80.0% in 2021-2022 to 91.3% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the nearby schools, which have graduation rates ranging from 88.4% to 95.1%.
Despite these challenges, Mar Vista Senior High's English Language Learner students consistently perform well, ranking in the top 20% of California high schools for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities, is generally lower than the nearby schools and the state average. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (77.62% free or reduced-price lunch recipients) and the relatively high chronic absenteeism rate (30.6% in 2021-2022) may be contributing to the school's academic challenges. Nearby schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District exhibit a wide range of performance, with some schools, like Hilltop Senior High and Montgomery Senior High, performing relatively well, while others, like Palomar High, struggle significantly across various metrics.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Sweetwater Union High
SchoolDigger Rank:
1106th of 2,348 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,609
Feeder schools for Mar Vista Senior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.5
Number of students: 1,376
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
68.6%
White:
18.0%
Asian:
6.0%
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Two or more races:
4.1%
African American:
2.3%
American Indian:
0.5%
Pacific Islander:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.6%
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