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Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary

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Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary ranks 3075 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3075^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 613 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, performing near the middle of all California schools while serving a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school shows notable strengths in certain areas, particularly in helping Hispanic students and students with special needs perform well compared to their peers across the state. It has also made impressive progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by nearly half since 2022. While English Language Arts scores are close to the state average, math and science scores are areas where the school is working to improve. Interestingly, Rice Elementary achieves these results while spending less per student than several nearby schools like Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary and Montgomery (John J.) Elementary.

When compared to other local schools with similar student populations, Rice often performs better. For example, its English scores outpace those at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary and Harborside Elementary. The school demonstrates a strong bilingual program, with students excelling in Spanish language arts. However, parents may want to note that Hilltop Drive Elementary, which serves a similar community, achieves higher math proficiency, suggesting there are different approaches within the district.

613

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,216

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 Fourth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-2098

(619) 420-7071

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chula Vista Middle
High:	Chula Vista Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

White:

3.6%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,075^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	41.9	3075 of 5857	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3658 of 5869	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	3148 of 5859	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	4047 of 5883	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	2574 of 5789	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	2310 of 5662	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	2358 of 5692	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.9	2495 of 5614	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.7	3027 of 5611	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	2452 of 5530	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.3	2722 of 5390	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.1	3680 of 5377	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.7	3127 of 5314	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	2756 of 5193	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.1	3579 of 5113	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.6	3728 of 5113	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	3389 of 4818	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	3492 of 4822	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.4	3279 of 4809	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	1177 of 2227	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	501 of 2585	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	506 of 2128	76.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	1635 of 3162	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	865 of 3245	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.7	1487 of 3311	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	1063 of 3275	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	609 of 3246	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	2998 of 5597	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	3176 of 5612	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2840 of 5609	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3572 of 5635	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2505 of 5492	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	2122 of 5413	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	2204 of 5107	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	2967 of 5107	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	2507 of 5087	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	3371 of 5084	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	1651 of 4963	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	1239 of 4830	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	2363 of 5460	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	3081 of 5517	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	2161 of 5363	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	3273 of 5264	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	1183 of 5173	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	1166 of 5084	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	2962 of 5628	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4122 of 5643	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3293 of 5638	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4248 of 5663	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	2477 of 5510	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	2437 of 5431	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1363 of 2847	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	1271 of 2635	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	1066 of 2420	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science24%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary

How many students attend Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary.

What district is Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary?

Students at Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary a good school?

Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary ranks 3075^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chula Vista Middle
High : Chula Vista Senior High

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