Mission Vista High School is located in a suburban community approximately 25 miles north of San Diego and is part of the Vista Unified School District, which consists of three comprehensive high schools, an independent study program, and two continuation schools. As a school of choice, Mission Vista serves stakeholders from throughout the District boundaries, as well as some students who choose to attend the school on inter- district transfer agreements from neighboring communities. The school serves a commu- nity that has a wide range of social, cultural, ethnic, economic, and educational diversity.

Mission Vista High School is a public, comprehensive, dual-magnet high school; the school opened in 2009 and currently serves 1,725 students. MVHS operates on a “4x4” block schedule, in which students are enrolled in eight classes per school year. The year is split into two terms (Fall and Spring), and students take four classes per term. Every term-long class is the equivalent to a year-long class at schools operating on a traditional bell schedule.