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High Technical Elementary Chula Vista

Public, Charter Grades K-5
3030th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 48% of California elementary schools
Summary

High Technical Elementary Chula Vista is a K–5 school serving 445 students in Chula Vista, California. In 2025–26, its proficiency was 39% in English language arts (ELA), 42% in math and 24% in science. Math was above the state average, but the school’s results were behind nearby schools in all three subjects. Most importantly, it had the lowest proficiency among the 10 schools with comparable results in each subject.

Math is the school’s strongest result against the state, while science is its weakest comparison with nearby schools. The school was 4 percentage points above the state in math, but 10 points below in ELA and 12 below in science. Compared with averages at nine nearby schools, it was 27 points lower in ELA, 14 lower in math and 28 lower in science. Its grade-level results show a similar ELA concern: proficiency was below the state in grades 3, 4 and 5. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 48th percentile with 2 stars, behind nearby schools with current rankings, which range from the 73rd to the 87th percentile and all have 4 stars. The school’s district ranks 502 of 968, compared with 305 of 968 for Chula Vista Elementary. The supplied data do not include test results for High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District, so a district achievement comparison is unavailable.

Results have improved overall since 2022–23, though progress varies by subject: math rose 14 percentage points and is now above the state, ELA rose 7 points but has slipped from its 2023–24 peak, and science increased 3 points overall but has remained unchanged in the last two years. The school’s SchoolDigger percentile ranking also recovered from 26 in 2021–22 to 48 in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 24.7, compared with a nearby-school average of 23.0; chronic absenteeism was 20% in 2025–26, versus 18% statewide and an 11% nearby-school average. In 2024–25, 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 37% nearby-school average. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking shows a relative strength in how well the school serves Special Education Students: the group ranked at the 65th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 48th percentile. Its ranking for English Language Learner Students rose from the 30th percentile in 2022–23 to the 53rd in 2023–24.

445
Students ?
24.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,273
Per pupil spending ?
56.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 1949 Discovery Falls Dr.
       Chula Vista, CA  92106-2037

(619) 591-2550

District: High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.2%
Asian:
14.2%
African American:
4.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2022 → 48th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Science scores 12 pts below the California average
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
California avg42%
3,030th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 48%▼ down 15 pts since 2019
From top 37% (2019) to bottom 48% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
502nd of 968High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District among California districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.13030 of 580447.8%★★☆☆☆
202541.43127 of 585746.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.12988 of 586949.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.83735 of 585936.3%★★☆☆☆
202224.94349 of 588326.1%★☆☆☆☆
201958.82134 of 578963.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202233.01351 of 222739.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202444.81487 of 316253.0%★★★☆☆
202333.32285 of 324529.6%★☆☆☆☆
202241.91684 of 331149.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.42988 of 556946.3%★★☆☆☆
202534.73491 of 559737.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.83213 of 561242.7%★★☆☆☆
202328.33924 of 560930.0%★★☆☆☆
202219.94721 of 563516.2%★☆☆☆☆
201956.62138 of 549261.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202650.22315 of 508554.5%★★★☆☆
202551.72170 of 510757.5%★★★☆☆
202451.52175 of 510757.4%★★★☆☆
202331.93554 of 508730.1%★★☆☆☆
202224.64148 of 508418.4%★☆☆☆☆
201965.71376 of 496372.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.22934 of 541245.8%★★☆☆☆
202542.62974 of 546045.5%★★☆☆☆
202448.22517 of 551754.4%★★★☆☆
202338.13219 of 536340.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.23652 of 526430.6%★★☆☆☆
201958.51862 of 517364.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.92941 of 559047.4%★★☆☆☆
202547.32649 of 562852.9%★★★☆☆
202448.72533 of 564355.1%★★★☆☆
202335.63367 of 563840.3%★★☆☆☆
202231.83649 of 566335.6%★★☆☆☆
201959.51980 of 551064.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202651.91028 of 292064.8%★★★☆☆
202548.41113 of 284760.9%★★★☆☆
202447.61035 of 263560.7%★★★☆☆
202328.51721 of 242028.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202230.61999 of 272626.7%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2026)65th percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)47th percentile~ school
Female (2026)46th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)39th percentile+13 vs school
White (2022)27th percentile~ school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics42%+4 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state
Science24%-12 vs state

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Students at High Technical Elementary Chula Vista are 74% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 5% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended High Technical Elementary Chula Vista.

High Technical Elementary Chula Vista ranks 3030th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


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

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