Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Vista High School
Public · Vista · San Diego County · 1,635 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
13%
Higher than 32% of California high schools
-3.0 pp vs. peer median (16.0%)
· Ranked #5 of 8 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 13.0%
2025 · 13.0%
-25%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-17.6 pp
vs. San Diego County baseline (-8%)
~1391
5-yr projected enrollment (244 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Vista High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #5 of 8): 13% vs. a peer median of 16%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 8 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Vista High School is admitting at roughly +7 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.873) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 25% (566→422 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -9%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-5.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1391 by 2029 — about 244 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Vista High School | Public | 27.9% | -2% |
| Guajome Park Academy Charter | Public | — | -13% |
| Rancho Buena Vista High School | Public | 16.0% | -24% |
| Coastal Academy Charter | Public | — | +497% |
| Oceanside High School | Public | 13.0% | -22% |
| Fallbrook High | Public | — | -5% |
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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