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Halecrest Elementary

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Halecrest Elementary ranks 2059 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2059^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Halecrest Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 415 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, with a student body that is economically diverse, as about half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Halecrest's performance is mixed and has varied over time, currently ranking in the 65th percentile statewide. The school is particularly effective in teaching English Language Arts and in supporting Hispanic students and English Learners. However, it faces significant challenges in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates in these subjects lagging behind many nearby schools like Allen (Ella B.) Elementary and Parkview Elementary. Notably, Halecrest achieves its results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several comparison schools, such as Rogers (Greg) Elementary, suggesting efficient use of resources.

The school has made excellent progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic, now boasting a better rate than the state average and outperforming peers like Castle Park Elementary. While recent test scores show a dip, Halecrest's historical strengths with specific student groups and its resource efficiency indicate a foundation that could support a return to higher performance levels with targeted focus on upper-grade math and science instruction.

415

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,852

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 East J St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-6499

(619) 421-0771

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Halecrest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hilltop Middle
High:	Hilltop Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

White:

13.5%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

California avg41%

2,059^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	60.2	2059 of 5857	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	1361 of 5869	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1684 of 5859	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	2083 of 5883	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	1966 of 5789	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	1497 of 5662	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	1751 of 5692	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.0	1484 of 5614	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.3	1638 of 5611	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	979 of 5530	82.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.6	752 of 5390	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	926 of 5377	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	82.9	842 of 5314	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.6	817 of 5193	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	1216 of 5113	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	1030 of 5113	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.7	1478 of 4818	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	1517 of 4822	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.9	1409 of 4809	70.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.7	1936 of 2227	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1615 of 2585	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1035 of 2128	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	546 of 3162	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	309 of 3245	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	55.2	961 of 3311	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	1858 of 5597	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.2	1242 of 5612	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1553 of 5609	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	1658 of 5635	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	2009 of 5492	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	1338 of 5413	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	1352 of 5107	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	660 of 5107	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	960 of 5087	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	1357 of 5084	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	1133 of 4963	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	672 of 4830	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1784 of 5460	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	761 of 5517	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	1448 of 5363	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	1300 of 5264	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	1017 of 5173	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	960 of 5084	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	2158 of 5628	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	1476 of 5643	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	1780 of 5638	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	2465 of 5663	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	1835 of 5510	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	1631 of 5431	70.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	1142 of 2847	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	890 of 2635	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	1220 of 2420	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	1391 of 2598	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.5	612 of 2651	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	884 of 2661	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science26%-6 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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						$25,852	$24,686	$1,166
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					$27,579	$25,978	$1,601
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						$29,456	$28,170	$1,286
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
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						$32,283	$30,046	$2,237
Rogers (Greg) Elementary	Public	K-6	510 East Naples St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2082	382	21	18.6	55.0%	25 (6.5%)	14 (3.7%)	290 (75.9%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	35.4	3547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.7	3622^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	75	5.6	5.6	52.3	48.0	34.3	31.3	42.9	40.9	31.4	13.9	21.9	28.2	90.2	95.1	96.7	95.1	96.7	$54,569	$51,932	$2,637
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		$22,921	$21,544	$1,377
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		$35,573	$33,542	$2,031
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					$27,646	$26,124	$1,522
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						$24,363	$22,976	$1,387

Frequently Asked Questions about Halecrest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Halecrest Elementary?

Students at Halecrest Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Halecrest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Halecrest Elementary.

What district is Halecrest Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Halecrest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Halecrest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hilltop Middle
High : Hilltop Senior High

Is Halecrest Elementary a good school?

Halecrest Elementary ranks 2059^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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