Vistamar Today

Overview

Founded: 2005
Type of School: Coed college preparatory day school
Grades: 9-12
Faculty: 80% hold advanced degrees, including 8 Ph.D.s.
Student: Faculty Ratio: 7:1
Average Class Size: 14
Approximate Enrollment: 240
Location: 737 Hawaii Street, El Segundo CA (Vistamar is located at the intersection of four cities: Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hawthorne and El Segundo)

Finances

Tuition (2023-2024): $45,468
Moderated Tuition: approximately 33% of Vistamar’s families participate in our Moderated Tuition program

Curriculum Features

Vistamar draws from the best practices worldwide to create a rigorous and innovative curriculum with a global perspective. Our curriculum fosters: critical thinking, collaborative and independent problem solving, self-reflection and leadership, advanced writing, language and technological fluency.

Some specific program features include:

• Modular science curriculum
• Integrated mathematics curriculum (VistaMath)
• Mandarin or Spanish language proficiency requirement
• Senior capstone project
• Four year Life planning/College planning process
• 18 College Board advanced placement courses/10 Honors courses

Student Leadership

Honor Council
Student Events and Activities Council
VistaCrew
Vistamar Ambassadors
Affinity and alliance groups