Mission Bay High School, is a public school located in the San Diego, California community of Pacific Beach. It is a magnet school with emphasis on Academic Studies. In Fall 2006, Mission Bay introduced International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme courses.Mission Bay also has a nationally recognized Jazz program, directed by Jean-Paul "J.P." Balmat . This program consists of three groups: the Concert Jazz Ensemble, the Intermediate Jazz Ensemble, and the Preservationists .The racial make-up of Mission Bay High is American Indian - 13, Asian - 174, Black - 242 Hispanic - 876, White - 369 . Approximately 83% of the school is bused from other parts of San Diego such as Logan Heights, Sherman, Shell Town, Mount Hope, Lincoln Park, Valencia Park, Encanto, Skyline, Paradise Hills, City Heights, and Scripps Ranch.