Rancho Buena Vista High School | |
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Location | |
1601 Longhorn Drive Vista, California United States |
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Type | Public School |
Motto | Excellence through Unity! |
Established | 1988 |
School district | Vista Unified School District |
Principal | Charles Schindler (Start 2012-) |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 3,300+ (2008) |
Color(s) | Maroon and Silver |
Mascot | Longhorn |
Newspaper | The Bull's Eye |
Website | Rancho Buena Vista High School Website |
Coordinates: 33°09′50.11″N 117°14′50.57″W / 33.1639194°N 117.2473806°W
Rancho Buena Vista High School or "RBV" is a California Distinguished School and International Baccalaureate Organization World School, located in Vista, California. [1] In the 1990-1991 and 1994-1995 school years Rancho Buena Vista High School was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education [2], the highest award an American school can receive.
Rancho Buena Vista High School, often shortened locally to "RBV," "Rancho," or "The Ranch," was opened in September 1987. It is a comprehensive, public secondary school in the Vista Unified School District. It is among one of the largest schools in San Diego County with over 3,300 enrolled students. As of January 2015, Rancho Buena Vista High School is one of the 761 schools in the United States offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. It was the first school in the State of California to adopt this rigorous program of study.
The school's mascot is the Longhorn, and its colors are maroon and silver. The current principal is Charles Schindler with assistant principals Carlos Gomez, Eileen Hermansen, and Heather Golly. Shannon Garcia, a former assistant principal, recently transferred to the principal position at Bobier Elementary.