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High Schools / California / Imperial Beach / Mar Vista Senior High School / School Stats

Mar Vista Senior High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 2,133 students

505 Elm Ave, Imperial Beach CA 91932 (map) | 619-691-5500
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 475
  10th Grade: 491
  11th Grade: 532
  12th Grade: 635

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Mar Vista Senior High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Algebra I

School
15%
  State
23%
  County
31%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 266 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

Algebra I

School
21%
  State
13%
  County
23%
  District
51%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 76.

Biology

School
46%
  State
58%
  County
67%
  District
62%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 222 students tested - State percentile rank: 28.

Chemistry

School
54%
  State
47%
  County
60%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 49.

Earth Science

School
29%
  State
36%
  County
34%
  District
23%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 35 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

English Language Arts

School
26%
  State
18%
  County
25%
  District
29%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 73.

English Language Arts

School
51%
  State
55%
  County
61%
  District
59%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 380 students tested - State percentile rank: 46.

Geometry

School
41%
  State
48%
  County
49%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 111 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

Algebra I

School
16%
  State
13%
  County
15%
  District
26%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 99 students tested - State percentile rank: 69.

Biology

School
45%
  State
41%
  County
43%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 225 students tested - State percentile rank: 61.

Chemistry

School
32%
  State
46%
  County
51%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 78 students tested - State percentile rank: 27.

English Language Arts

School
48%
  State
48%
  County
53%
  District
54%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 363 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Geometry

School
31%
  State
17%
  County
19%
  District
20%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 251 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

Science

School
29%
  State
18%
  County
22%
  District
22%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 35 students tested - State percentile rank: 80.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
48%
  State
50%
  County
53%
  District
54%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 363 students tested - State percentile rank: 55.

World History

School
42%
  State
45%
  County
50%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 366 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

Algebra I

School
3%
  State
10%
  County
10%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 35 students tested - State percentile rank: 5.

Algebra I

School
7%
  State
11%
  County
19%
  District
25%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 15 students tested - State percentile rank: 21.

Algebra II

School
16%
  State
16%
  County
16%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 37 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Biology

School
33%
  State
49%
  County
54%
  District
46%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 57 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

Chemistry

School
22%
  State
29%
  County
27%
  District
26%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 189 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

Earth Science

School
22%
  State
35%
  County
34%
  District
34%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 23 students tested - State percentile rank: 31.

English Language Arts

School
45%
  State
45%
  County
49%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 360 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Geometry

School
11%
  State
9%
  County
8%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 173 students tested - State percentile rank: 64.

Physics

School
57%
  State
56%
  County
58%
  District
66%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 44 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
24%
  State
50%
  County
49%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 94 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

U.S. History

School
44%
  State
48%
  County
51%
  District
48%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 387 students tested - State percentile rank: 52.

End of Course Exams California End of Course Exams Explained

Algebra I

School
14%
  State
33%
  County
40%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 400 students tested - State percentile rank: 21.

Algebra I

School
14%
  State
12%
  County
20%
  District
37%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 36 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Algebra II

School
17%
  State
33%
  County
34%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 42 students tested - State percentile rank: 25.

Biology

School
44%
  State
49%
  County
55%
  District
54%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 504 students tested - State percentile rank: 49.

Chemistry

School
26%
  State
38%
  County
39%
  District
34%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 280 students tested - State percentile rank: 33.

Earth Science

School
24%
  State
35%
  County
35%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 63 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

Geometry

School
26%
  State
30%
  County
33%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 535 students tested - State percentile rank: 44.

Physics

School
58%
  State
52%
  County
52%
  District
67%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 48 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
25%
  State
54%
  County
53%
  District
51%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 95 students tested - State percentile rank: 15.

World History

School
42%
  State
44%
  County
49%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 382 students tested - State percentile rank: 56.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 373
Black: 86
Hispanic: 1525
Asian: 112
Hawaiian: 13
American Indian: 14
Multi-Ethnic: 10

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 47%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 15%

Other Schools Nearby

Mar Vista Senior High School (0.00 mi.)
505 Elm Ave, Imperial Beach CA 91932

Imperial Beach Elementary School (0.29 mi.)
650 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach CA 91932

St James Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten (0.48 mi.)
866 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach CA 91932

West View Elementary School (0.55 mi.)
525 Third St, Imperial Beach CA 91932

Bayside Elementary School (0.74 mi.)
490 Emory St, Imperial Beach CA 91932

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $36,025 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $172,000 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 9,627 (Occupied: 95.2% - Stave Avg: 119,485.5%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1968 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 5% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 91932)
*NR - Not reported

20:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(2,133 students - 90 teachers)

Mar Vista Senior High School has 20 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 24:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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