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Allen (Ella B.) Elementary

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Allen (Ella B.) Elementary ranks 1036 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1036^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Allen (Ella B.) Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-6 public school serving 422 students in Bonita, part of the Chula Vista Elementary School District, where it has maintained a strong 4-star rating for most of the past decade and currently ranks in the top 20% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels in core academic subjects, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly above both state and district averages, and it shows particular strength in supporting its Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. Compared to many nearby schools in the district, such as Valley Vista Elementary and Halecrest Elementary, Allen Elementary demonstrates more consistent and higher academic performance over time. However, families may also consider the nearby Discovery Charter, which posts higher test scores and much lower chronic absenteeism, though it serves a different student population.

Areas for growth include further reducing chronic absenteeism, which has improved but remains slightly above the district average, and addressing performance gaps for English Language Learners and male students. While the school is a standout within its district, alongside peers like Chula Vista Hills Elementary, it achieves these strong outcomes with per-student spending that is moderate compared to some higher-spending, lower-performing schools in the area like Pacific View Leadership Elementary.

422

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,353

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 Allen School Rd.
Bonita, CA 91902-2309

(619) 479-3662

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Allen (Ella B.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonita Vista Middle
High:	Bonita Vista Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

White:

15.6%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chula Vista Elementary

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,036^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Chula Vista Elementary

516^th of 1,543Chula Vista Elementary 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	82.7	1036 of 5857	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	1357 of 5869	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	1250 of 5859	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	1183 of 5883	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	1105 of 5789	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	1554 of 5662	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	75.6	1312 of 5692	77.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	1210 of 5614	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	991 of 5611	82.3%	★★★★☆
2013	83.2	870 of 5530	84.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	810 of 5390	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	87.0	638 of 5377	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	1083 of 5314	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	1145 of 5193	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	1115 of 5113	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	1191 of 5113	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	1267 of 4818	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	66.6	1487 of 4822	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.1	1296 of 4809	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	1639 of 3162	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1834 of 3246	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	833 of 5597	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	1156 of 5612	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	1173 of 5609	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	1169 of 5635	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	1152 of 5492	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	1445 of 5413	73.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	518 of 5107	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	808 of 5107	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	468 of 5087	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	507 of 5084	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	604 of 4963	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	1018 of 4830	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	828 of 5460	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	1053 of 5517	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	1005 of 5363	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	1339 of 5264	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	1047 of 5173	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	1704 of 5084	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	1216 of 5628	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	1514 of 5643	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	1297 of 5638	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	1186 of 5663	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	1000 of 5510	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	1637 of 5431	69.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	878 of 2598	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	733 of 2651	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	1479 of 2661	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.5	169 of 2834	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	65.7	975 of 2737	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+20 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science49%+16 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
Allen (Ella B.) Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Allen School Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-3662	422	20	21.6	48.6%	66 (15.6%)	7 (1.7%)	276 (65.4%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.6%)	82.7	1036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.3%		75.3	1357^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	321	48.6		48.6	56.5	66.2	71.4	77.2			68.5	59.6	53.9	60.0	55.2			57.1							$19,353	$2,683	$16,670
Valley Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	3724 Valley Vista Way	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-7171	513	23	22.3	53.6%	36 (7.0%)	7 (1.4%)	428 (83.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	56.2	2246^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		46	2793^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.4%	547	45.6		45.6	53.8	58.5	55.9	66.1			58.2	40.7	30.3	17.7	30.7			30.3							$15,969	$1,715	$14,254
Clear View	Public	K-6	455 Windrose Way	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-3000	513	24	21.3	38.4%	64 (12.5%)	12 (2.3%)	366 (71.3%)	51 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	77	1283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.8	1420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	137	50.8		50.8	61.0	66.7	73.4	61.8			65.7	54.1	62.3	49.2	36.8			49.8	96.8						$19,585	$2,421	$17,164
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1100 Camino Biscay	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-0797	945	39	24.2	31.4%	77 (8.1%)	21 (2.2%)	651 (68.9%)	125 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (7.3%)	89.9	662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		87.2	853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	191	57.7	69.6	61.0	68.1	68.2	71.3	84.9	86.7	87.0	75.0	70.8	65.4	61.8	66.4	73.3	87.0	68.3	97.6			98.4		97.6	$13,119	$266	$12,853
Penn Elementary	Public	K-5	2797 Utica Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1700	366	16	22.8	81.4%	11 (3.0%)	39 (10.7%)	213 (58.2%)	65 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	53.2	2417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.7%		56.5	2212^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.3%	205	27.0		27.0	62.3	55.4	50.8				55.8	50.0	33.9	25.4				35.7	90.0	97.1	95.7	95.7	92.9	95.7	$23,212	$3,540	$19,672
Halecrest Elementary	Public	K-6	475 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-0771	415	18	23.0	50.4%	56 (13.5%)	5 (1.2%)	312 (75.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	60.2	2059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		75.2	1361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.8%	698	26.2		26.2	59.4	54.0	52.5	62.5			57.1	48.4	38.1	29.5	48.4			41.3							$18,596	$2,220	$16,376
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-6	5430 San Miguel Rd.	Bonita	91902	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-0571	434	20	21.7	38.5%	55 (12.7%)	9 (2.1%)	292 (67.3%)	45 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.1%)	75.8	1342^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		76.1	1332^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	10	51.9		51.9	56.0	63.0	69.2	59.0			61.9	54.0	52.7	57.7	41.0			51.1	97.1	97.1			97.1		$17,682	$1,925	$15,757
Zamorano Elementary	Public	K-5	2655 Casey St.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1400	823	33	24.9	71.0%	25 (3.0%)	94 (11.4%)	358 (43.5%)	211 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	125 (15.2%)	62.1	1958^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.6%		66.1	1774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.8%	184	40.9		40.9	52.7	46.5	61.7				53.8	45.1	41.7	44.5				43.6	96.2	98.5	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	$21,016	$4,167	$16,849
Pacific View Leadership Elementary	Public	K-5	6196 Childs Ave.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1600	227	9	26.3	76.7%	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	163 (71.8%)	36 (15.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	39.2	3275^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.1%		27.2	4191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	916	30.6		30.6	29.2	41.9	55.9				43.8	25.0	28.1	27.8				27.2	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4		$22,556	$3,079	$19,477
Chula Vista Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	980 Buena Vista Way	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-7066	430	18	23.8	48.4%	41 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	300 (69.8%)	52 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	82.2	1066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		77.9	1252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	186	62.1		62.1	50.7	60.3	74.1	68.7			62.6	60.3	58.8	63.8	58.2			60.2							$17,764	$1,889	$15,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen (Ella B.) Elementary

What district is Allen (Ella B.) Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

How many students attend Allen (Ella B.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Allen (Ella B.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Allen (Ella B.) Elementary?

Students at Allen (Ella B.) Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Allen (Ella B.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen (Ella B.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bonita Vista Middle
High : Bonita Vista Senior High

Is Allen (Ella B.) Elementary a good school?

Allen (Ella B.) Elementary ranks 1036^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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