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Vista Square Elementary

Q: Is Vista Square Elementary a good school?

Vista Square Elementary ranks 3876 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vista Square Elementary is a public elementary school in Chula Vista, California, serving 553 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Chula Vista Elementary District, which is ranked 533 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Vista Square Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past 10 years, with significantly lower performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.53% of Vista Square Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.38% for the Chula Vista Elementary District and 48.81% for California. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, though it ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools for English Language Learners.

Vista Square Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, its academic performance lags behind both the district and state averages, as well as the nearby Harborside Elementary, Cook (Hazel Goes) Elementary, Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary, Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary, and Rosebank Elementary schools in the same district.

554

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,319

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

540 G St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-3604

(619) 422-8374

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Vista Square Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chula Vista Middle
High:	Chula Vista Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

White:

5.1%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg50%

California avg41%

3,876^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	31.0	3876 of 5857	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3608 of 5869	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	3041 of 5859	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3754 of 5883	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3267 of 5789	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	3099 of 5662	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.1	2969 of 5692	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	3373 of 5614	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	3138 of 5611	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	2671 of 5530	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.5	2651 of 5390	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	2538 of 5377	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.2	2787 of 5314	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.1	2020 of 5193	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.5	2514 of 5113	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.1	3039 of 5113	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.0	3515 of 4818	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	4105 of 4822	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.4	3838 of 4809	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	1333 of 2227	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1598 of 2585	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	906 of 2128	57.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	677 of 3162	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	755 of 3245	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	1559 of 3311	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	1118 of 3275	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	820 of 3246	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3680 of 5597	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3411 of 5612	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3210 of 5609	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3664 of 5635	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3197 of 5492	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	3330 of 5413	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3101 of 5107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2654 of 5107	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	1884 of 5087	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	2704 of 5084	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.3	2271 of 4963	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	2123 of 4830	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	3157 of 5460	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	2824 of 5517	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	1933 of 5363	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	2680 of 5264	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	2194 of 5173	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	2187 of 5084	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3781 of 5628	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3562 of 5643	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2725 of 5638	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.9	3549 of 5663	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	3164 of 5510	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	2642 of 5431	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1233 of 2847	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	1398 of 2635	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1488 of 2420	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science20%-13 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 (2025)	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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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		$25,319	$24,180	$1,139
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
Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 934-0300	178	9	19.7	73.0%	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	173 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	4782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	18.4%		6.3	5832^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	1050	20.0	5.9	12.5	23.5	18.2	26.7	47.4	18.5	35.3	27.4	23.5	18.2	13.3	15.8	0.0	11.8	12.8	77.3	77.3	77.3	77.3	77.3	$27,395	$25,184	$2,211
Feaster (Mae L.) Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	670 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Feaster (Mae L.) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8397	1,095	60	18.3	81.5%	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1,011 (92.3%)	22 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.2%)	27.4	4175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		27.2	4184^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.7%	9	16.7	24.5	19.8	33.9	28.6	33.1	44.7	59.8	60.2	42.0	29.8	20.4	12.5	29.9	36.9	27.6	25.5	97.1		97.1		97.8
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		$25,981	$24,806	$1,175
Rosebank Elementary	Public	K-6	80 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8329	485	20	24.2	64.3%	21 (4.3%)	8 (1.6%)	414 (85.4%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	34	3649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.7%		45.7	2817^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.0%	832	20.6		20.6	27.5	34.6	38.4	54.3			39.3	29.1	27.2	21.9	32.4			27.5	96.2			96.2		$23,777	$22,454	$1,323
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		$22,921	$21,544	$1,377
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	$24,719	$23,072	$1,647
Olivewood	Public	K-6	2505 F Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8700	424	18	23.5	86.6%	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	374 (88.2%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	27.3	4195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		18.9	4948^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	753	17.5		17.5	32.7	27.0	35.5	37.3			33.1	46.0	23.8	19.1	18.3			25.9	97.2	97.2		97.2		$30,524	$28,316	$2,208
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						$29,456	$28,170	$1,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Square Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vista Square Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista Square Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chula Vista Middle
High : Chula Vista Senior High

How many students attend Vista Square Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Vista Square Elementary.

What district is Vista Square Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

Is Vista Square Elementary a good school?

Vista Square Elementary ranks 3876^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vista Square Elementary?

Students at Vista Square Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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