Mar Vista Senior High School - Imperial Beach, California/CA

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Mar Vista Senior High School

505 Elm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA, 91932-2027 -

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Definition of Terms

Mar Vista Senior High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

San Diego County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2198 students

% Male / % Female

55% / 45%

Total Classroom Teachers

95 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 569 students

Grade 10 - 531 students

Grade 11 - 538 students

Grade 12 - 534 students

Grade Not Listed - 26 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	8%	8%
% Hispanic	65%	39%
% Black	4%	9%
% White	22%	36%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

32%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

14%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Sweetwater Union High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	29	7
Number of Students Managed	41,865 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$377,164,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$433,534,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,009	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$10,356	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Mar Vista Senior High (MVH), in Imperial Beach, California, United States, is a high school established in 1951. Part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, the school serves students living in Imperial Beach, and San Diego, California. The current enrollment of the school is approximately 2,300 students, many of whom are of Hispanic descent.
Mar Vista has an award-winning Marine Science Academy called the Poseidon Academy. Students spend grades 9-12 in the academy. It is frequently called "a school within a school."
Principal: Glenda Golobay
Charter school: No
Coeducational: Yes
Block Scheduling: Yes
Enrollment: 2,300
Grade levels: 9–12
Magnet school: Yes (NJROTC)
Mascot: Marty the Mariner, Mariners
Newspaper name: Sea Breeze, 'Mar Vista Times'

Nickname: Mariners

School colors: Green, Gold and White

School district: Sweetwater Union High School District

Year opened: 1951

Year-round schedule: Yes

Yearbook name: The Log

Rival School: Southwest High School and Hilltop High School

Notable alumni
Brian Bilbray,1969
Charlie Jackson, 1967
Dr. Eleanor Connie Mariano, 1973
Matthew Modine,1977
John Frusciante,1980
Mark Spatny, 1983
Esteban Loaiza, 1990
Fernando Arce, Soccer player currently playing for Santos Laguna
Hieronymus Corvus ´´Crow The Artist´´ , 2003
Alma Mater
Hail, Hail Mar Vista High!
All Hail To Our Old Green and Gold!
Hail, Hail Mar Vista High!
Thy Spirit's a Legend Bold.
Ever Grateful, Ever True,
Thus We Raise Our Song To you;
Courage That Will Never Die,
All Hail Mar Vista High!
External links
School website
Alumni Website

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