Mission Bay High School (MBHS) is a public secondary school in San Diego, California, adjacent to Mission Bay in the community of Pacific Beach. It is a magnet school with emphasis on academic studies.
Academics The school's jazz program is home to the Award-winning and touring Mission Bay Preservationists, as well as the Mission Bay Mambo Orchestra, the only youth-Latin big band in California. The music program also includes a concert band, string orchestra, full-size symphonic orchestra, swing and concert choirs, and the aforementioned 2 jazz-bands. It has been taught by Jean-Paul Balmat since 2006, who became Mission Bay High's music educator after a two-year hiatus from 2004 to 2006.
In 2006, Mission Bay introduced International Baccalaureate courses that students could take to help them achieve their I.B. diploma.
Demographics For the 2024–25 school year, Mission Bay High School had a total enrollment of 1,240 students. The racial and ethnic makeup of the student body was: American Indian/Alaska Native – 1 (0.1%), Asian – 58 (4.7%), Black – 35 (2.8%), Hispanic – 456 (36.8%), White – 545 (44.0%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 4 (0.3%), and Two or More Races – 140 (11.3%).
Notable alumni
Name Grad Class Category Best Known For Adia Barnes Sports Basketball player and coach, national high school record-holder for blocks, all-time scoring and rebounding record-holder for the University of Arizona, now head coach of the Arizona Wildcats Jean Marc Barr Entertainment French-American actor Dillon Baxter Sports USC football player Christina Burkenroad Sports Professional soccer player for Rayadas Matt Bush Sports Baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers, No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft Ron Bushy Music Drummer for the band Iron Butterfly Amir Derakh Music Guitarist with bands Rough Cutt, Orgy, Dead by Sunrise, and Julien-K Boogie Ellis Sports Basketball player with the Sacramento Kings Arian Foster Sports Collegiate football star for the Tennessee Volunteers, NFL running back for the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins Skip Frye Sports Surfer Mike Fuentes Music Drummer of Pierce the Veil Vic Fuentes Music Singer and guitarist of Pierce the Veil Rosie Hamlin Music Singer, Rosie and the Originals Mike Houghton Sports Selected in the 2002 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, attended San Diego State University Charles Jock Sports Track and Field Olympian, 2012 NCAA D1 Champion (800m) Tawny Kitaen Entertainment Actress (attended, but did not graduate) Shawn Kerri Arts Artist Jeanne Lenhart Sports Senior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner Matt Maslowski Sports Former NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears Casey Nicholaw Entertainment Broadway director, choreographer, and actor Jason Parker Sports UFL player for the California Redwoods Kevin Reese Sports Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees Betsy Russell Entertainment Film and television actress Mike Schaefer Politics Political activist, San Diego City Councilman (1965–71), State Board of Equalization member (2018–2026), oldest constitutional officer in California history Richard R. Schrock Science Chemist and Nobel laureate Pat Shea Sports Former AFL player Joel Skinner Sports Major League Baseball player and coach of the Cleveland Indians Marcus Smith Sports Former NFL player Karen Hantze Susman Sports Wimbledon champion Brock Ungricht Sports College baseball coach Tom Warren Sports 1979 Ironman champion, businessman Frank Zappa Music Musician (attended, but did not graduate. Graduated from Antelope Valley High School )
Notable faculty Tony Corbin, former professional football player.
See also Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California
References
Mission Bay Jazz Band Website
External links Mission Bay High School