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Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Q: Is Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary a good school?

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary ranks 3710 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3710^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary is a large K-6 public school serving 763 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, but it faces significant academic and attendance challenges that set it apart from neighboring schools.

The school's academic performance, currently in the 37th percentile statewide, is notably lower than both the district average and nearby schools like Palomar Elementary and Cook Elementary, despite serving a similar student population. A major differentiator is a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8%, which is nearly double the district average and higher than most peers. Furthermore, Lauderbach receives significantly less funding per student—several thousand dollars less than schools like Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary—which may impact available resources.

Despite these systemic challenges, Lauderbach has clear strengths, particularly in supporting English Language Learners, where it ranks in the 76th percentile statewide, and in Spanish Language Arts instruction. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, and it has been slower to recover from pandemic-era disruptions than some neighboring schools. Addressing attendance and leveraging its successful approaches with multilingual students could be key pathways for improvement.

763

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,912

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

390 Palomar St.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-3182

(619) 422-1127

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Park Middle
High:	Castle Park Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

Two or more races:

2.0%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 12 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Chula Vista Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,710^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^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	33.2	3710 of 5857	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3942 of 5869	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3991 of 5859	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4068 of 5883	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	3219 of 5789	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	2775 of 5662	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.6	2771 of 5692	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	2305 of 5614	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.2	2380 of 5611	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.3	1987 of 5530	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	1685 of 5390	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	1935 of 5377	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.2	2437 of 5314	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.2	2742 of 5193	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.6	3478 of 5113	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	19.6	4324 of 5113	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	4443 of 4818	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	4397 of 4822	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.8	4568 of 4809	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1612 of 2227	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	2527 of 2585	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	2050 of 2128	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.1	765 of 3162	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	744 of 3245	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	1405 of 3311	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	697 of 3275	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	670 of 3246	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3153 of 5597	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3319 of 5612	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3655 of 5609	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3668 of 5635	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3109 of 5492	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2587 of 5413	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2780 of 5107	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2926 of 5107	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2965 of 5087	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3134 of 5084	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	2020 of 4963	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	1692 of 4830	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	221 of 429	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2787 of 5460	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3721 of 5517	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3495 of 5363	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3582 of 5264	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	2126 of 5173	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	1670 of 5084	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	4055 of 5628	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	4315 of 5643	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	4040 of 5638	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4069 of 5663	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	3050 of 5510	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2767 of 5431	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1670 of 2847	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1766 of 2635	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1622 of 2420	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics28%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castle Park Middle
High : Castle Park Senior High

How many students attend Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary?

Students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

Is Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary a good school?

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary ranks 3710^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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