Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Mission Vista High School
Public · Oceanside · San Diego County · 1,673 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
28%
Higher than 69% of California high schools
+11.9 pp above peer median (16.0%)
· Ranked #2 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 18.2%
2025 · 27.9%
-2%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+5.9 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1672
5-yr projected enrollment (1 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Mission Vista High School sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #2 of 8): 28% vs. a peer median of 16%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 2 points since 2018.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 2% (418→410 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. San Diego County's senior population shrank 8% over the same window — Mission Vista High School only shrank 2%. So Mission Vista High School picked up about 6 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.0%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1672 by 2029 — about 1 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista High School | Public | 13.0% | -25% |
| Guajome Park Academy Charter | Public | — | -13% |
| Rancho Buena Vista High School | Public | 16.0% | -24% |
| Fallbrook High | Public | — | -5% |
| Coastal Academy Charter | Public | — | +497% |
| Oceanside High School | Public | 13.0% | -22% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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