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High Technical Elementary Chula Vista

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High Technical Elementary Chula Vista ranks 3127 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

3127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

High Technical Elementary Chula Vista is a public K-5 school serving 445 students in its own independent High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District, which serves a community with a higher level of economic need than many surrounding areas.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science notably lower than those at nearby schools like Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary, located just half a mile away. A major concern is a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.1%, which is higher than the state average and more than double the rate of most comparison schools. The school also operates with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many peers in the larger, higher-ranked Chula Vista Elementary district.

Despite these challenges, the school shows promising signs of improvement, having raised its statewide ranking over the past few years. It demonstrates particular effectiveness with certain student groups, including Hispanic students and English Learners, who perform above the school's overall average. However, a sharp decline in math scores in the upper grades and the ongoing attendance issue are key areas for focus as the school works to continue its positive trajectory and close the performance gap with its neighbors.

445

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,175

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1949 Discovery Falls Dr.
Chula Vista, CA 91915-2037

(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 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

California avg41%

3,127^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2019

From top 37% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

836^th of 1,543High 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3127 of 5857	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	2988 of 5869	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3735 of 5859	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4349 of 5883	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.8	2134 of 5789	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.0	1351 of 2227	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	1487 of 3162	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	2285 of 3245	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1684 of 3311	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	3491 of 5597	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	3213 of 5612	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3924 of 5609	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4721 of 5635	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	2138 of 5492	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	2170 of 5107	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	2175 of 5107	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	3554 of 5087	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4148 of 5084	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.7	1376 of 4963	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2974 of 5460	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	2517 of 5517	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	3219 of 5363	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3652 of 5264	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	1862 of 5173	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2649 of 5628	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	2533 of 5643	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	3367 of 5638	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3649 of 5663	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	1980 of 5510	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1113 of 2847	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	1035 of 2635	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	1721 of 2420	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	1999 of 2726	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

White (2022)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science24%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Technical Elementary Chula Vista	Public, Charter	K-5	1949 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-2550	445	18	24.7	56.0%	17 (3.8%)	21 (4.7%)	330 (74.2%)	63 (14.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	41.4	3127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%		43.1	2988^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	139	24.3		24.3	44.0	34.7	40.5				39.7	50.0	36.0	27.0				37.8							$15,175	$593	$14,582
Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1650 Exploration Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-5500	889	40	22.2	37.8%	84 (9.4%)	75 (8.4%)	460 (51.7%)	169 (19.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	95 (10.7%)	84.4	941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.7	958^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.7%	17	47.0		47.0	62.6	69.3	73.5	68.5			68.7	68.7	60.6	56.8	52.7			59.4	97.4			98.3			$15,780	$1,496	$14,284
Wolf Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Wolf Canyon Loop	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-8877	954	38	25.1	30.7%	80 (8.4%)	123 (12.9%)	360 (37.7%)	274 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	108 (11.3%)	86.5	848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.9	705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	143	55.2		55.2	68.9	59.7	75.0	82.5			71.5	68.1	59.2	52.8	62.8			60.6							$15,022	$1,562	$13,460
Veterans Elementary	Public	K-6	1550 Magdalena Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-1226	832	36	22.9	42.8%	61 (7.3%)	67 (8.1%)	462 (55.5%)	170 (20.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	78.6	1210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		86.6	885^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	325	39.8		39.8	58.8	57.9	70.6	68.4			63.7	60.0	55.2	52.9	59.1			56.7							$16,523	$1,334	$15,189
Arroyo Vista Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2491 School House Rd.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Arroyo Vista Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-9676	911	37	24.5	27.7%	129 (14.2%)	24 (2.6%)	542 (59.5%)	142 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.0%)	75.7	1347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		81.3	1100^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	247	55.8	68.7	61.2	47.6	60.6	76.1	72.7	82.6	89.2	70.6	40.8	55.2	49.6	50.0	61.6	69.9	53.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.7		$12,323	$155	$12,168
Olympic View Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 South Greensview Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2030	544	23	23.6	39.3%	56 (10.3%)	33 (6.1%)	285 (52.4%)	119 (21.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.8%)	74.2	1413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		77.4	1275^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.3%	138	52.6		52.6	50.6	52.1	72.2	74.4			63.0	41.2	40.5	54.6	63.4			50.3							$17,279	$1,889	$15,390
McMillin (Corky) Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Santa Cora Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-0103	691	32	21.5	46.0%	56 (8.1%)	45 (6.5%)	376 (54.4%)	154 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.2%)	88.6	739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.5	789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	50	59.3		59.3	54.4	64.4	72.9	84.5			70.5	58.8	73.3	64.8	71.3			67.6							$17,957	$2,026	$15,931
Salt Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1055 Hunte Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-5494	835	34	24.5	34.1%	104 (12.5%)	46 (5.5%)	443 (53.1%)	123 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (14.3%)	89.7	679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		88.6	775^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	96	60.3		60.3	66.7	73.0	73.4	69.3			70.7	69.2	74.1	62.7	57.5			65.6							$15,935	$1,496	$14,439
Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary	Public	K-6	1644 Santa Alexia Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5599	832	38	21.8	32.5%	65 (7.8%)	76 (9.1%)	346 (41.6%)	221 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	116 (13.9%)	75.2	1359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		78.3	1226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	133	36.9		36.9	65.0	58.8	64.4	61.0			62.3	64.4	57.4	51.0	40.3			53.3	95.8	97.9	97.9	97.2	97.9	96.5	$13,776	$1,360	$12,416
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary	Public	K-6	1790 Santa Christina Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 425-9600	488	24	20.3	41.8%	31 (6.4%)	58 (11.9%)	181 (37.1%)	132 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	84 (17.2%)								(n/a)	33.3		33.3	69.6	53.9	57.3	76.6			63.3	53.6	48.5	46.0	53.2			50.0

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High Technical Elementary Chula Vista ranks 3127^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend High Technical Elementary Chula Vista?

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

What is the racial makeup of High Technical Elementary Chula Vista?

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

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