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Los Altos Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Altos Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 263 students in San Diego's 92154 ZIP code, operating within the Chula Vista Elementary School District.

The school presents a complex picture for parents, with some notable strengths alongside significant academic challenges. On the positive side, Los Altos has achieved a remarkable turnaround in student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism from over 51% to just 8.7% in three years—a rate lower than most nearby schools like Howard Pence Elementary. It also maintains a lower student-teacher ratio than many comparison schools, suggesting more individual attention. However, academic performance has declined recently, with the school now ranked in the 20th percentile statewide, which is lower than other Chula Vista Elementary district schools such as Silver Wing Elementary and Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary.

This situation creates a paradox where improved attendance hasn't yet led to better test scores. The school spends more per student than its peers, but outcomes vary greatly by student group; it shows strength in supporting English learners but has struggled with science proficiency and serving students with special needs. Compared to schools in neighboring districts like San Ysidro Elementary and South Bay Union, Los Altos generally performs better academically, but it trails behind higher-performing local schools like Ocean View Hills.

263

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,324

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1332 Kenalan Dr.
San Diego, CA 92154-3731

(619) 690-5880

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Los Altos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Montgomery Middle
High:	Montgomery Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

Asian:

2.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg50%

California avg41%

4,665^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	22.1	4665 of 5857	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3706 of 5869	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3902 of 5859	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3998 of 5883	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	3414 of 5789	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3804 of 5662	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	3545 of 5692	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.2	4075 of 5614	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	4284 of 5611	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.8	3539 of 5530	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	2586 of 5390	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.8	2554 of 5377	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	2491 of 5314	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.8	3257 of 5193	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.5	3170 of 5113	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.4	3976 of 5113	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	3173 of 4818	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.2	3469 of 4822	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.9	4116 of 4809	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	775 of 3162	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	870 of 3245	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	1813 of 3311	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	721 of 3275	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	966 of 3246	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4336 of 5597	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3444 of 5612	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	4121 of 5609	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3470 of 5635	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2898 of 5492	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4004 of 5413	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	3847 of 5107	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	2733 of 5107	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3140 of 5087	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3140 of 5084	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	2202 of 4963	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	3161 of 4830	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4181 of 5460	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	3049 of 5517	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3293 of 5363	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	3252 of 5264	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2586 of 5173	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	2956 of 5084	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	4528 of 5628	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3551 of 5643	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3442 of 5638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4070 of 5663	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3529 of 5510	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	3341 of 5431	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	2684 of 2847	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

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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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1332 Kenalan Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-5880	263	15	17.5	82.1%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	246 (93.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	22.1	4665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.4%		32.8	3706^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	959																	10.0	10.0	23.1	32.5	20.0	32.5	27.0	20.0	32.5	17.5	29.3	24.8	96.9		96.9		$22,324	$4,121	$18,203
Silver Wing Elementary	Public	K-6	3730 Arey Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 423-3950	335	15	22.3	75.5%	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	302 (90.1%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	40.8	3166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		42.3	3045^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.1%	121																	34.0	34.0	27.3	50.0	44.9	51.4	44.6	19.6	33.3	29.4	24.0	26.3	92.7				$18,030	$2,488	$15,542
Smythe Elementary	Public	K-6	1880 Smythe Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4447	534	24	22.2	65.0%	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	518 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.7	5294^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.7	5422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	128																	14.1	14.1	10.8	20.2	20.7	32.4	21.1	27.1	21.9	10.6	8.7	17.2	97.2
La Mirada Elementary	Public	K-6	222 Avenida de la Madrid	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4424	382	18	21.2	62.6%	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	361 (94.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	24.6	4445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		27.3	4177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	268																	30.2	30.2	18.4	13.0	42.5	38.5	28.5	16.3	8.7	23.3	26.2	19.2
Juarez-Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	849 Twining Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-9222	426	19	22.4	69.5%	9 (2.1%)	15 (3.5%)	355 (83.3%)	36 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	35.9	3510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		32.4	3742^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.2%	232																	24.3	24.3	22.2	22.4	54.3	47.5	37.3	29.2	13.6	31.4	40.3	28.9					$18,089	$2,099	$15,990
Howard Pence Elementary	Public	K-6	877 Via Tonga Ct.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-8100	419	17	24.6	71.8%	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	379 (90.5%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	16.4	5154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.0%		16	5217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	63																	20.0	20.0	15.2	17.0	33.9	27.1	24.2	10.9	10.0	21.5	12.9	14.1					$19,480	$2,362	$17,118
Finney (Myrtle S.) Elementary	Public	K-6	3950 Byrd St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-1334	396	19	20.4	72.5%	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	335 (84.6%)	31 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	36.2	3462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		33.2	3667^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.5%	205																	28.1	28.1	42.6	36.7	46.6	48.8	43.6	24.1	24.0	13.8	34.1	23.3	96.5				$21,242	$3,827	$17,415
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	3825 Sunset Ln.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1148	520	23	22.6	61.7%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	499 (96.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	34.9	3593^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		28.7	4044^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.1%	451																	19.5	19.5	35.1	36.4	40.3	35.1	36.7	43.4	35.8	32.5	18.8	32.3	97.1			97.1
George Nicoloff Elementary	Public	K-6	1777 Howard Ave.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1605	616	25	24.6	79.9%	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	591 (95.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	15.6	5215^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.8	5327^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.2%	112	20.0	36.4	8.3	20.1	48.0	34.1	55.0	46.8	24.0	38.6	6.7	21.4	14.0	36.4	5.0	16.9	14.0	14.0	18.5	29.3	22.8	21.7	22.9	28.6	16.5	14.0	14.0	18.1	96.5	96.5		96.5	$20,524	$2,172	$18,352
Ocean View Hills	Public	K-5	4919 Del Sol Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 661-0457	1,020	46	22.1	30.1%	26 (2.5%)	80 (7.8%)	726 (71.2%)	105 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.0%)	73.7	1438^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.4%		65	1819^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.0%	381																	49.2	49.2	61.9	53.3	64.5		60.0	63.3	47.9	43.5		50.9	98.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Altos Elementary

How many students attend Los Altos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Los Altos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Altos Elementary?

Students at Los Altos Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Los Altos Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

Is Los Altos Elementary a good school?

Los Altos Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.4% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Los Altos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Altos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Middle
High : Montgomery Senior High

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