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Sweetwater Union High

At a glance

735^thof 1,530 California districts▼ 6

Better than 51% of California districts

Middle 12 High 17Grades K-12

1130 Fifth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-2812·(619) 691-5500·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 52% of districts

Schools

33,517

Students

5-star school

Top rankedEastlake High113^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Chula Vista Middle up 183 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Palomar High 13.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Sweetwater Union High includes 28 schools—17 high schools and 11 middle schools—with programs serving middle- and high-school grades, as well as some wider-grade-span or alternative programs. Results vary substantially from school to school: among regular high schools, the gap between the highest and lowest results is 38 points in ELA, 44 in math and 49 in science; among middle schools, it is 38, 37 and 34 points, respectively. The most important takeaway is that a family’s academic picture can look very different depending on the school and subject.

Eastlake High is the clearest regular high-school standout, with 82% proficiency in ELA, 56% in math and 72% in science—33, 18 and 36 points above the state rates. Its ELA result is 7 points above the next-highest regular high school, Otay Ranch Senior High; its science result leads Bonita Vista Senior High by 22 points. At the lower end, San Ysidro High has the lowest regular-high-school ELA and science results, at 44% and 22%; Chula Vista Senior High has the lowest math result, at 12%. Among middle schools, Rancho del Rey Middle leads in ELA at 68%, while Eastlake Middle leads in math and science at 52% and 46%. Castle Park Middle has the lowest ELA and science results; Mar Vista Academy has the lowest math result.

Recent changes differ by grade group: regular high-school averages fell 1 point in ELA, rose 1 in math and 7 in science from the prior year, while middle-school averages rose 1, 2 and 3 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s own ratings also vary: Eastlake High received 5 stars in 2025–26, compared with 1 star for Palomar High. Results can also differ by subject within a school: Mar Vista Senior High had 62% ELA proficiency but 17% in math. It falls within a group of regular high schools where 76.9%–84.4% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, a useful context measure but not an explanation for scores. Alternative programs also have distinct profiles: Launch Virtual Academy had 50% ELA and 41% math proficiency, alongside 70% chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eastlake High	Public	9-12	1120 Eastlake Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-3800	2,557	107	23.9	22.5%	486 (19.0%)	101 (3.9%)	1,315 (51.4%)	458 (17.9%)	11 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	176 (6.9%)	94.3	113^th of 2135 public high schools	94.7%		93.7	129^th of 2162 public high schools	94.0%	16			72.6	16.7	71.5			82.4	82.4			56.4	56.4	$2,955	$760	$2,195
Bonita Vista Middle	Public	7-8	650 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2200	972	40	24.3	39.4%	106 (10.9%)	27 (2.8%)	705 (72.5%)	84 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	44 (4.5%)	64.1	830^th of 2740 public middle schools	69.7%		58.1	948^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.7%	118	39.7				39.7	58.0	50.2		54.1	43.8	41.3		42.5	$2,833	$885	$1,948
Bonita Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	751 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2000	1,960	90	21.7	37.1%	342 (17.4%)	56 (2.9%)	1,266 (64.6%)	190 (9.7%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	87 (4.4%)	80.7	390^th of 2135 public high schools	81.7%		72.3	556^th of 2162 public high schools	74.3%	166			50.6	30.8	50.0			73.8	73.8			38.6	38.6	$3,878	$741	$3,137
Castle Park Middle	Public	7-8	160 Quintard St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 691-5490	703	36	19.5	63.3%	15 (2.1%)	7 (1.0%)	651 (92.6%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	18.6	2280^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.8%		15.4	2416^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.5%	136	12.0				12.0	32.1	27.5		29.5	16.7	20.2		18.7	$5,916	$1,602	$4,314
Castle Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1395 Hilltop Dr.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 585-2000	1,363	62	22.1	82.3%	79 (5.8%)	21 (1.5%)	1,186 (87.0%)	58 (4.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	44.1	1167^th of 2135 public high schools	45.3%		47.9	1075^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%	92			30.2	17.4	29.2			49.3	49.3			17.3	17.3	$4,692	$1,326	$3,366
Chula Vista Middle	Public	7-8	415 Fifth Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-6800	678	32	21.0	59.3%	44 (6.5%)	16 (2.4%)	592 (87.3%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.5%)	32.3	1744^th of 2740 public middle schools	36.4%		27	1927^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%	183	29.9				29.9	36.0	32.5		34.3	31.5	20.0		25.7	$5,327	$1,730	$3,597
Chula Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	820 Fourth Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-5824	1,864	91	20.5	80.1%	142 (7.6%)	38 (2.0%)	1,600 (85.8%)	48 (2.6%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	23 (1.2%)	41.2	1243^rd of 2135 public high schools	41.8%		39.7	1264^th of 2162 public high schools	41.5%	21				24.4	24.4			45.7	45.7			12.4	12.4	$4,038	$1,059	$2,979
Granger Junior High	Public	7-9	2101 Granger Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 472-6000	724	33	21.9	76.4%	26 (3.6%)	12 (1.7%)	514 (71.0%)	146 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.3%)	44.1	1361^st of 2740 public middle schools	50.3%		43	1390^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.7%	29	32.7				32.7	41.1	43.9		42.4	26.5	39.7		32.5	$4,197	$1,405	$2,792
Hilltop Middle	Public	7-8	44 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-2700	866	39	22.3	52.2%	62 (7.2%)	12 (1.4%)	738 (85.2%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.1%)	31.9	1761^st of 2740 public middle schools	35.7%		29.2	1853^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%	92	24.2				24.2	41.3	37.7		39.6	25.2	21.7		23.4	$3,698	$1,192	$2,506
Hilltop Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Claire Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-4200	1,771	81	21.9	77.4%	237 (13.4%)	30 (1.7%)	1,396 (78.8%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.6%)	49.7	1040^th of 2135 public high schools	51.3%		52.9	970^th of 2162 public high schools	55.1%	70			28.5	17.7	28.1			52.1	52.1			25.1	25.1	$4,179	$1,257	$2,922
Mar Vista Academy	Public	7-8	1267 Thermal Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5100	462	26	18.0	59.5%	24 (5.2%)	13 (2.8%)	374 (81.0%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	21	2174^th of 2740 public middle schools	20.7%		27.9	1902^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%	272	25.1				25.1	30.2	30.1		30.1	13.2	16.3		14.8	$6,281	$1,671	$4,610
Mar Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	505 Elm Ave.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5700	1,216	55	22.2	76.9%	193 (15.9%)	30 (2.5%)	876 (72.0%)	67 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	42 (3.5%)	50.2	1027^th of 2135 public high schools	51.9%		45.6	1127^th of 2162 public high schools	47.9%	100			29.9		29.9			61.8	61.8			16.6	16.6	$4,362	$1,389	$2,973
Montgomery Middle	Public	7-8	1051 Picador Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-4000	734	34	21.4	63.5%	11 (1.5%)	18 (2.5%)	648 (88.3%)	45 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	21.7	2147^th of 2740 public middle schools	21.6%		24.8	2011^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.2%	136	18.2				18.2	31.1	29.9		30.5	18.6	21.3		20.0	$4,251	$1,350	$2,901
Montgomery Senior High	Public	9-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3800	1,568	72	21.8	80.7%	119 (7.6%)	40 (2.6%)	1,259 (80.3%)	89 (5.7%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	47 (3.0%)	41.1	1244^th of 2135 public high schools	41.7%		51.4	1009^th of 2162 public high schools	53.3%	235			24.2		23.5			54.4	54.4			13.7	13.7	$4,575	$1,377	$3,198
National City Middle	Public	7-8	1701 D Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-2600	709	28	25.5	79.4%	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	628 (88.6%)	48 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	32.8	1723^rd of 2740 public middle schools	37.1%		37	1578^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%	145	24.3				24.3	29.9	42.7		37.0	22.4	29.7		26.4	$3,431	$1,408	$2,023
Palomar High	Public	7-12	480 Palomar St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 407-4800	269	20	13.3	80.3%	34 (12.6%)	11 (4.1%)	208 (77.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (3.0%)	11.7	1861^st of 2135 public high schools	12.8%		13.2	1873^rd of 2162 public high schools	13.4%	12				6.6	6.6			12.0	12.0			0.0	0.0	$6,083	$1,801	$4,282
Southwest Middle	Public	7-8	2710 Iris St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-4000	515	25	20.2	86.4%	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	490 (95.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	23.3	2075^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.3%		22.4	2138^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.6%	63	16.9				16.9	35.2	29.6		32.4	25.7	16.9		21.3	$4,300	$1,868	$2,432
Southwest Senior High	Public	9-12	1685 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3023	1,563	72	21.7	84.4%	105 (6.7%)	23 (1.5%)	1,371 (87.7%)	37 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.3%)	44	1169^th of 2135 public high schools	45.2%		39.7	1265^th of 2162 public high schools	41.5%	96			25.6		25.0			52.6	52.6			18.8	18.8	$3,948	$1,257	$2,691
Sweetwater High	Public	9-12	2900 Highland Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 474-9700	2,290	90	25.3	89.2%	150 (6.6%)	34 (1.5%)	1,762 (76.9%)	297 (13.0%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	31 (1.4%)	39.1	1302^nd of 2135 public high schools	39.0%		39.4	1280^th of 2162 public high schools	40.8%	22		26.0		15.8	25.7			46.8	46.8			13.4	13.4	$3,685	$1,294	$2,391
Rancho del Rey Middle	Public	7-8	1174 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2500	1,705	73	23.4	27.8%	140 (8.2%)	125 (7.3%)	843 (49.4%)	457 (26.8%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.6%)	127 (7.4%)	79.7	481^st of 2740 public middle schools	82.4%		83.4	400^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%	81	45.1				45.1	73.3	62.5		67.8	54.4	46.7		50.5	$2,636	$484	$2,152
Options Secondary	Public	7-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 796-7320	69	10	6.9	59.4%	19 (27.5%)	2 (2.9%)	41 (59.4%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)														$5,652	$1,158	$4,494
Sweetwater Community Day	Public	7-9	1355 Second Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-6000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alta Vista Academy	Public	7-12	730 Medical Center Ct.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5160	27	7	3.7	81.5%	5 (18.5%)	2 (7.4%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)									0.0				0.0	$64,522	$395	$64,127
San Ysidro High	Public	9-12	5353 Airway Rd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 710-2300	1,941	84	23.2	78.3%	64 (3.3%)	42 (2.2%)	1,736 (89.4%)	57 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)	41.6	1231^st of 2135 public high schools	42.3%		40.8	1242^nd of 2162 public high schools	42.6%	11			23.5	0.0	22.4			44.2	44.2			24.6	24.6	$4,025	$1,394	$2,631
Otay Ranch Senior High	Public	9-12	1250 Olympic Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-5000	2,440	104	23.4	32.5%	294 (12.0%)	153 (6.3%)	1,215 (49.8%)	603 (24.7%)	7 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	157 (6.4%)	80.5	397^th of 2135 public high schools	81.4%		83.7	342^nd of 2162 public high schools	84.2%	55		47.7	51.2	38.6	44.9			75.5	75.5			36.7	36.7	$2,791	$779	$2,012
Eastlake Middle	Public	7-8	900 Duncan Ranch Rd.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-4000	1,613	62	26.0	25.4%	198 (12.3%)	112 (6.9%)	880 (54.6%)	313 (19.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	79.5	487^th of 2740 public middle schools	82.2%		80.2	469^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.0%	18	46.1				46.1	67.5	62.7		65.1	55.8	47.6		51.6	$2,462	$548	$1,914
Olympian High	Public	9-12	1925 Magdalena Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2400	2,289	95	24.0	27.6%	288 (12.6%)	184 (8.0%)	1,080 (47.2%)	561 (24.5%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	165 (7.2%)	84.1	314^th of 2135 public high schools	85.3%		88.8	220^th of 2162 public high schools	89.8%	94		50.8	20.4	28.6	46.4			70.7	70.7			54.6	54.6	$2,288	$697	$1,591
East Hills Academy	Public	7-12	1791 Rock Mountain Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2490	71	13	5.6	35.2%	15 (21.1%)	2 (2.8%)	44 (62.0%)	7 (9.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)														$76,172	$11,904	$64,268
Launch Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	2710 Iris Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 796-7624	578	28	20.7	51.2%	57 (9.9%)	25 (4.3%)	443 (76.6%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	63	750^th of 2135 public high schools	64.9%		64.3	704^th of 2162 public high schools	67.4%	46	28.6	33.3	35.1	27.8	32.3	57.1	35.6	56.4	49.8	42.4	40.8	40.0	40.6	$2,005	$528	$1,477

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chula Vista Elementary	0.24 mi	51	541^st
Arroyo Vista Charter District	0.85 mi	1	195^th
Pacific Springs Charter District	0.86 mi	1
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District	0.86 mi	1
High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District	1.84 mi	1	794^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.