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Harborside Elementary

Q: Is Harborside Elementary a good school?

Harborside Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.5% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Harborside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Harborside Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harborside Elementary?

Students at Harborside Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Harborside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harborside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Castle Park Middle High : Castle Park Senior High

Public Grades K-6

5005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harborside Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 524 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, but it faces significant academic challenges and a high rate of student absenteeism.

The school's academic performance has declined over the past decade and now ranks in the bottom 15% of California schools, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well below both the district average and those of nearby schools like Montgomery Elementary and Hilltop Drive Elementary. A major differentiator is chronic absenteeism, which at 32.5% is more than double the district average and higher than all compared schools, including Castle Park Elementary (25.3%).

Despite these challenges, the school shows relative strengths in its special education program and in Spanish language instruction. However, it receives less funding per student than several similar schools in the area. The comparison suggests that while Harborside serves a high-needs community, other schools like Rice Elementary and Montgomery in the same district achieve better outcomes, indicating attendance and resource allocation are critical areas for potential improvement.

524

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,793

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

681 Naples St.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-1619

(619) 422-8369

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Harborside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Park Middle
High:	Castle Park Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

White:

2.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg50%

California avg41%

5,005^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^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	18.1	5005 of 5857	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4540 of 5869	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	5208 of 5859	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	5019 of 5883	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3879 of 5789	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3759 of 5662	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	3042 of 5692	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	3093 of 5614	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	2647 of 5611	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.1	2743 of 5530	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.1	1528 of 5390	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	1096 of 5377	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.6	1587 of 5314	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	1165 of 5193	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	56.1	2050 of 5113	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	24.1	4000 of 5113	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	4378 of 4818	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.2	4506 of 4822	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	4632 of 4809	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.1	2221 of 2227	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	2316 of 2585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1824 of 2128	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	2381 of 3162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	2597 of 3245	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2032 of 3311	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	907 of 3275	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	897 of 3246	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	4424 of 5597	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	4115 of 5612	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4868 of 5609	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4310 of 5635	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3341 of 5492	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3635 of 5413	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4393 of 5107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3766 of 5107	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4527 of 5087	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4281 of 5084	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	2934 of 4963	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2814 of 4830	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	4487 of 5460	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	4200 of 5517	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4847 of 5363	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	4413 of 5264	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2750 of 5173	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2857 of 5084	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5088 of 5628	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4541 of 5643	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	5093 of 5638	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	5087 of 5663	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3998 of 5510	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3698 of 5431	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1105 of 2847	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1125 of 2635	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.6	1876 of 2420	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Harborside Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Harborside Elementary	Public	K-6	681 Naples St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8369	524	24	21.8	87.2%	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	486 (92.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	18.1	5005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		23.4	4540^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	465																					16.7	16.7	33.8	23.5	26.9	30.4	28.8	14.3	15.3	15.1	16.7	15.3	95.1			97.0	96.0	97.0	$17,793	$2,606	$15,187
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
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
Montgomery (John J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1601 Fourth Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-6131	338	16	21.1	89.1%	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	320 (94.7%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51	2549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		35.4	3486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.6%	937																					24.5	24.5	37.5	46.7	57.5	62.5	51.2	35.0	45.7	24.5	42.5	36.6							$20,614	$2,834	$17,780
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
Davila Day	Public	K-8	540 G St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 427-5626	28	5	6.2	39.3%	5 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (60.7%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	4 (14.3%)								(n/a)																											0.0					8.3							$108,952	$4,101	$104,851
Vista Square Elementary	Public	K-6	540 G St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8374	554	25	22.1	80.7%	28 (5.1%)	14 (2.5%)	483 (87.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	16 (2.9%)	31	3876^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		33.9	3608^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	268																					20.0	20.0	24.4	35.9	44.6	38.1	35.5	31.7	27.2	29.3	24.4	28.1	96.9				96.9		$17,771	$2,272	$15,499
Otay Elementary	Public	K-6	1651 Albany Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 425-4311	455	20	22.7	84.6%	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	414 (91.0%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	38.7	3303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.6%		38.4	3276^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.2%	27																					25.3	25.3	35.2	43.1	36.4	47.4	40.7	46.4	28.3	22.9	30.3	31.0							$19,154	$2,580	$16,574
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Elm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-8800	324	13	24.9	78.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	304 (93.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	28.1	4126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		26.9	4214^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.2%	88	14.3	19.1	5.9	4.8	11.5	50.0	28.6	70.6	23.8	42.5	21.4	19.1	5.9	14.3	16.1	10.7	14.3	11.8	4.8	10.3	19.5	19.5	22.5	20.0	36.6	50.0	31.6	18.0	28.9	22.0	35.7	25.8							$19,804	$1,807	$17,997
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harborside Elementary

What district is Harborside Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Harborside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harborside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castle Park Middle
High : Castle Park Senior High

How many students attend Harborside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Harborside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harborside Elementary?

Students at Harborside Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Harborside Elementary a good school?

Harborside Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.5% of California elementary schools.

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