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Valle Lindo Elementary

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Valle Lindo Elementary ranks 3046 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valle Lindo Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 372 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, presenting a profile with notable strengths in student attendance but facing challenges in academic performance trends.

The school's most significant strength is its exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism at 10.2%, which is better than the district average and far superior to most nearby schools like Otay Elementary (21.6%) and Rogers (Greg) Elementary (28.7%), indicating strong success in getting students to school regularly. However, this excellent attendance has not translated into high academic achievement; test scores in English and Math are below the district average, and the school's statewide ranking has declined over recent years to the 48th percentile. Interestingly, the school shows effective support for English Language Learners, who perform in the 75th percentile, but much weaker outcomes for students in special education programs.

When compared to its immediate neighbors, Valle Lindo's performance is in the middle of a wide range, with higher-performing schools like Parkview Elementary and Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary achieving 4-star ratings nearby. There are also large differences in performance between grade levels within the school itself, with 6th-grade English being a relative strength while 5th-grade Math is a particular concern. The analysis suggests that while the school manages resources moderately, there may be opportunities to improve instructional effectiveness and learn from the practices of more successful schools in the same district.

372

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,676

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 Oleander Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-5699

(619) 421-5151

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

Asian:

8.3%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,046^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	42.4	3046 of 5857	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	3234 of 5869	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	2815 of 5859	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2655 of 5883	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	2115 of 5789	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	1979 of 5662	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	2325 of 5692	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.7	2259 of 5614	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.3	2721 of 5611	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.9	2181 of 5530	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	2404 of 5390	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.9	2420 of 5377	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.3	2551 of 5314	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	2344 of 5193	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.1	2938 of 5113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	2736 of 5113	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	2835 of 4818	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.0	3345 of 4822	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.2	3171 of 4809	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	1671 of 2227	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	786 of 3162	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	41.6	1709 of 3245	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	1149 of 3311	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	339 of 3275	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	910 of 3246	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	3025 of 5597	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3293 of 5612	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	2728 of 5609	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	2392 of 5635	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	2367 of 5492	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1989 of 5413	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	2549 of 5107	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	2524 of 5107	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	2000 of 5087	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1669 of 5084	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	1088 of 4963	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	1102 of 4830	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2815 of 5460	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	3077 of 5517	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	2089 of 5363	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2522 of 5264	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	1614 of 5173	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	1221 of 5084	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2895 of 5628	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	2946 of 5643	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2743 of 5638	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	2650 of 5663	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	1809 of 5510	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	1972 of 5431	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1468 of 2847	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1928 of 2635	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	752 of 2420	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science25%-8 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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
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						$27,676	$26,460	$1,216
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						$34,267	$32,522	$1,745
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	$28,730	$27,178	$1,552
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		$35,573	$33,542	$2,031
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						$26,844	$25,514	$1,330
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	$54,569	$51,932	$2,637
Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 East Palomar	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-5828	855	38	22.5	41.2%	54 (6.3%)	25 (2.9%)	469 (54.9%)	232 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	70 (8.2%)	79	1193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		77.3	1278^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.2%	85	53.5	53.5	53.7	61.6	66.1	62.0	61.2	55.5	56.6	52.8	56.6	55.4						$21,352	$20,218	$1,134
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						$32,283	$30,046	$2,237
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
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						$25,964	$24,736	$1,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Valle Lindo Elementary

How many students attend Valle Lindo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Valle Lindo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valle Lindo Elementary?

Students at Valle Lindo Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 4% African American.

What district is Valle Lindo Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

Is Valle Lindo Elementary a good school?

Valle Lindo Elementary ranks 3046^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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