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Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary

Public Grades K-6
1318th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 77% of California elementary schools
Summary

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary is a K–6 school with 431 students in Chula Vista, California, and is part of the Chula Vista Elementary School District. In 2025–26, it earned a 4-star rating and ranked in the 77th percentile statewide on SchoolDigger. The key takeaway for families is that Marshall’s proficiency rates are above state and district levels in all three reported subjects, though that does not make it a local leader in every subject.

Science is Marshall’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while math is its weakest local comparison. In 2025–26, 61% of Marshall students were proficient in ELA, 52% in math, and 52% in science—above state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%, and district results of 55%, 45%, and 40%, respectively. Among 10 nearby same-district schools, Marshall ranked third in science but seventh in both ELA and math. The nearby-school averages were 62% in ELA, 56% in math, and 48% in science: Marshall was about 1 point below the ELA average, 4 points below in math, and 4 points above in science.

ELA and math results have declined since 2022–23, and Marshall’s advantage over the state has narrowed. ELA proficiency fell from 67% to 61%, and math from 59% to 52%; over the same period, the school’s lead over the state narrowed from 20 to 12 points in ELA and from 24 to 14 points in math. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile also moved from 84th in 2023–24 to 77th in 2025–26. For context, the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21.5, and 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 40% average among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 ranking for how well Marshall served Multi-racial Students was at the 54th percentile, versus the school’s overall 82nd percentile that year. In 2023–24, its ranking for how well it served Special Education Students was at the 98th percentile, versus 84th overall; each subgroup result is from one year, not a trend.

431
Students ?
21.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,345
Per pupil spending ?
38.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 2295 MacKenzie Creek Rd.
       Chula Vista, CA  91914-3537

(619) 656-6262

District: Chula Vista Elementary


Students who attend Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Eastlake Middle
High:    Eastlake High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.3%
Asian:
19.3%
White:
13.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg49%
California avg42%
1,318th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 23%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From top 9% (2016) to top 23% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 47Elementary Schools in the Chula Vista Elementary
305th of 968Chula 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202676.11318 of 580477.3%★★★★☆
202582.11072 of 585781.7%★★★★☆
202484.7962 of 586983.6%★★★★☆
202384.3984 of 585983.2%★★★★☆
202288.4784 of 588386.7%★★★★☆
201985.7870 of 578985.0%★★★★☆
201888.6710 of 566287.5%★★★★☆
201791.8533 of 569290.6%★★★★★
201692.3488 of 561491.3%★★★★★
201592.2494 of 561191.2%★★★★★
201386.7668 of 553087.9%★★★★☆
201287.7570 of 539089.4%★★★★☆
201182.3877 of 537783.7%★★★★☆
201085.3715 of 531486.5%★★★★☆
200985.0753 of 519385.5%★★★★☆
200882.7851 of 511383.4%★★★★☆
200773.71217 of 511376.2%★★★★☆
200674.91146 of 481876.2%★★★★☆
200576.21087 of 482277.5%★★★★☆
200481.0854 of 480982.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201885.0254 of 324692.2%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202674.21297 of 556976.7%★★★★☆
202578.01158 of 559779.3%★★★★☆
202486.0827 of 561285.3%★★★★☆
202384.8901 of 560983.9%★★★★☆
202287.4756 of 563586.6%★★★★☆
201986.4753 of 549286.3%★★★★☆
201887.0716 of 541386.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.7713 of 508586.0%★★★★☆
202585.3525 of 510789.7%★★★★☆
202486.2501 of 510790.2%★★★★★
202387.3462 of 508790.9%★★★★★
202290.1356 of 508493.0%★★★★★
201987.7400 of 496391.9%★★★★★
201890.2297 of 483093.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202678.2847 of 541284.3%★★★★☆
202582.0696 of 546087.3%★★★★☆
202489.1481 of 551791.3%★★★★★
202369.61246 of 536376.8%★★★★☆
202287.4453 of 526491.4%★★★★★
201965.41436 of 517372.2%★★★★☆
201881.2631 of 508487.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.31399 of 559075.0%★★★★☆
202583.1934 of 562883.4%★★★★☆
202479.91079 of 564380.9%★★★★☆
202380.91054 of 563881.3%★★★★☆
202287.0781 of 566386.2%★★★★☆
201982.1963 of 551082.5%★★★★☆
201887.7704 of 543187.0%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202559.5331 of 71853.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202498.841 of 263598.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202486.4201 of 265192.4%★★★★★
202381.6371 of 266186.1%★★★★☆
202280.1443 of 272683.7%★★★★☆
201975.3621 of 283478.1%★★★★☆
201884.4275 of 273790.0%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2024)98th percentile+15 vs school
White (2024)92nd percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2018)92nd percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)77th percentile~ school
Male (2026)75th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state
Mathematics52%+14 vs state
Science52%+16 vs state

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Students who attend Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastlake Middle
High : Eastlake High

Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary ranks 1318th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 13% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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