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Castle Park Elementary

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Castle Park Elementary ranks 3362 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Castle Park Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 377 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school performs below both district and state averages, with mathematics being a particular area of concern; its math proficiency is the lowest among nearby schools. However, the school demonstrates a clear and notable strength in effectively supporting its English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 30% of California schools for this group. A significant challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which at 25.3% is more than double the district average and the highest rate among local schools, a factor closely linked to academic outcomes.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight both challenges and possibilities. For instance, Palomar Elementary, located less than a mile away and serving a similarly high-poverty population, achieves significantly stronger academic results and better attendance, suggesting that targeted strategies can make a substantial difference. While Castle Park's performance has declined from a decade ago, recent scores show signs of stabilization, and its success with certain student subgroups provides a foundation upon which the school can build to address its weaknesses in math and attendance.

377

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,892

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Emerson St.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-3309

(619) 422-5301

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

African American:

2.9%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,362^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	37.8	3362 of 5857	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	3035 of 5869	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3526 of 5859	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	2976 of 5883	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2951 of 5789	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	2504 of 5662	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	2451 of 5692	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	2180 of 5614	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.0	2495 of 5611	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.4	3049 of 5530	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	2848 of 5390	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	2526 of 5377	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	30.3	3829 of 5314	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	3689 of 5193	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.6	3778 of 5113	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	3689 of 5113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.1	3095 of 4818	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.7	3713 of 4822	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	4253 of 4809	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	1294 of 2227	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	2222 of 2585	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1387 of 2128	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	983 of 3162	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	978 of 3245	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	980 of 3311	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	486 of 3275	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	600 of 3246	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2720 of 5597	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	2523 of 5612	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	3336 of 5609	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2886 of 5635	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	3161 of 5492	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	2347 of 5413	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2188 of 5107	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	1958 of 5107	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2472 of 5087	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	1936 of 5084	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	1766 of 4963	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	1245 of 4830	74.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2765 of 5460	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2680 of 5517	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	3276 of 5363	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	2144 of 5264	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	1648 of 5173	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	1233 of 5084	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	3857 of 5628	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3165 of 5643	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3435 of 5638	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2908 of 5663	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2569 of 5510	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2536 of 5431	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	2332 of 2635	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1750 of 2420	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science22%-10 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 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 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 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
Castle Park Elementary	Public	K-6	25 Emerson St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-5301	377	18	20.9	88.3%	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	345 (91.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	37.8	3362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	42.6%		42.5	3035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.3%	327	22.5	22.5	35.0	51.2	44.0	50.0	44.3	31.7	35.0	12.2	28.0	26.6	96.3						$19,892	$3,029	$16,863
Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	229 East Naples St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-4151	305	14	22.0	76.1%	29 (9.5%)	5 (1.6%)	251 (82.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	42.4	3047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		53.7	2362^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	685	34.7	34.7	35.7	25.0	38.8	51.4	37.7	35.7	30.6	34.7	42.9	35.8							$23,341	$3,989	$19,352
Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	229 East Naples	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-0066	273	16	17.0	66.7%	10 (3.7%)	3 (1.1%)	243 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.8%)	42.6	3031^st of 5857 public elementary schools	48.2%		30.6	3885^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	854	25.8	25.8	17.7	44.4	26.7	71.4	37.7	32.4	40.0	33.3	57.1	39.2							$19,409	$701	$18,708
Cook (Hazel Goes) Elementary	Public	K-6	875 Cuyamaca Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8381	346	15	23.0	69.4%	29 (8.4%)	13 (3.8%)	284 (82.1%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	52.5	2464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		52.1	2451^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.2%	13	32.1	32.1	36.5	39.0	52.8	70.4	50.5	32.7	25.6	44.2	44.4	37.3							$19,979	$2,422	$17,557
Palomar Elementary	Public	K-6	300 East Palomar St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-0134	319	16	19.9	77.7%	14 (4.4%)	5 (1.6%)	273 (85.6%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	72.9	1478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		70.8	1562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.4%	84	34.2	34.2	62.1	55.3	60.0	57.1	58.5	58.1	60.5	52.5	48.6	54.9	89.3			92.9	92.9		$22,917	$2,902	$20,015
Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Palomar St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-1127	763	33	23.1	83.7%	14 (1.8%)	10 (1.3%)	709 (92.9%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	33.2	3710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		29.8	3942^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.8%	232	29.0	29.0	31.2	31.2	42.4	43.5	36.6	25.9	29.3	28.3	27.1	27.7	95.4	97.0	98.5	95.4	96.2	97.0	$16,912	$2,236	$14,676
Loma Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 Loma Ln.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-3940	419	19	22.0	72.3%	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.9%)	380 (90.7%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	41.7	3092^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	47.2%		40.8	3137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	45	29.7	29.7	34.6	48.2	46.8	56.3	47.3	31.6	23.2	31.3	21.1	26.6							$19,029	$2,893	$16,136
Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	915 Fourth Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-7071	613	27	23.1	74.6%	22 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	560 (91.4%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	41.9	3075^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.2	3658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	583	23.7	23.7	38.3	34.6	53.3	56.5	46.5	31.3	33.7	32.3	22.1	29.8	97.4				97.4		$19,216	$2,432	$16,784
Hilltop Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	30 Murray St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8323	559	24	23.2	69.2%	36 (6.4%)	6 (1.1%)	464 (83.0%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.9%)	56.3	2240^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.8%		49.8	2570^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.2%	330	43.4	43.4	41.3	42.4	61.8	49.0	48.9	45.5	37.9	43.4	34.0	39.9	93.1	96.6			93.1		$17,045	$2,179	$14,866
Rohr (Fred H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Malta Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-5533	290	16	18.7	74.5%	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.8%)	247 (85.2%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	34.5	3620^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		46.6	2756^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.0%	864	25.0	25.0	36.4	42.6	41.7	43.2	41.3	30.3	23.4	18.8	28.9	24.9							$23,078	$3,169	$19,909

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Castle Park Elementary?

Students at Castle Park Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Castle Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Castle Park Elementary.

What district is Castle Park Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

Is Castle Park Elementary a good school?

Castle Park Elementary ranks 3362^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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