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Palomar Elementary

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Palomar Elementary ranks 1478 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palomar Elementary is a public elementary school in Chula Vista, California, serving 325 students in grades K-6. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the Chula Vista Elementary District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Palomar Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were significantly higher than the district and state averages, with a 58.45% proficiency rate in ELA and 54.86% in Math, compared to 56.38% and 45.94% for the district, and 48.81% and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in supporting Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking among the top California elementary schools in these subgroups.

Palomar Elementary's academic success is further highlighted by its ability to maintain high performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has experienced a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, and its relatively high per-student spending of $22,917 in the 2023-2024 school year may contribute to the resources available to support student learning. Compared to nearby schools in the Chula Vista Elementary District, such as Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary and Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter, Palomar Elementary consistently outperforms in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance.

319

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,917

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 East Palomar St.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-3799

(619) 420-0134

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Palomar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Park Middle
High:	Castle Park Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,478^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	72.9	1478 of 5857	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	1562 of 5869	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	1501 of 5859	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	2270 of 5883	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	2765 of 5789	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	1955 of 5662	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.9	2224 of 5692	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.2	2078 of 5614	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	2116 of 5611	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	1991 of 5530	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.6	3033 of 5390	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.4	2074 of 5377	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.2	2310 of 5314	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.2	2698 of 5193	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	2533 of 5113	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	35.0	3227 of 5113	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.9	3459 of 4818	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	3427 of 4822	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.4	3033 of 4809	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	94.9	78 of 3245	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	357 of 3311	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	835 of 3275	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	566 of 3246	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	1815 of 5597	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	1566 of 5612	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	1556 of 5609	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	2285 of 5635	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	2224 of 5492	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	1720 of 5413	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	542 of 5107	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	570 of 5107	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	423 of 5087	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	1026 of 5084	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	1757 of 4963	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	1010 of 4830	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	659 of 5460	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	957 of 5517	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	530 of 5363	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	982 of 5264	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	2083 of 5173	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	1050 of 5084	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1108 of 5628	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	1498 of 5643	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	1426 of 5638	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	2085 of 5663	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	3173 of 5510	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	2211 of 5431	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)98th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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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 (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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	575 Juniper St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-5483	403	21	19.1	44.7%	37 (9.2%)	11 (2.7%)	289 (71.7%)	36 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	84.9	927^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		74.6	1381^st of 5869 public elementary schools	76.5%	454	48.8	48.8	66.7	69.1	69.8	54.4	64.8	68.6	67.4	69.8	56.5	65.6	97.3				97.3	$20,071	$2,630	$17,441
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
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	$32,473	$3,536	$28,937
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
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
Valle Lindo Elementary	Public	K-6	1515 Oleander Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-5151	372	19	19.5	54.3%	15 (4.0%)	14 (3.8%)	288 (77.4%)	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	42.4	3046^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.0%		39	3234^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	188	25.0	25.0	45.9	37.1	42.9	57.4	46.2	46.8	21.0	16.1	32.4	29.4						$19,212	$2,330	$16,882
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Palomar Elementary

What schools do graduates of Palomar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palomar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castle Park Middle
High : Castle Park Senior High

Is Palomar Elementary a good school?

Palomar Elementary ranks 1478^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Palomar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 319 students attended Palomar Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Palomar Elementary?

Students at Palomar Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Palomar Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

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