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Chula Vista Hills Elementary

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Chula Vista Hills Elementary ranks 1066 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1066^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chula Vista Hills Elementary is a high-performing K-6 public school serving 430 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, consistently ranking in the top 20% of all California elementary schools.

The school has several standout strengths, most notably its exceptional science program where 62% of students are proficient—far exceeding the district average and outperforming nearby schools like McMillin (Corky) Elementary. It also shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting student attendance, having reduced chronic absenteeism from 32% to just 6% in three years, which is about half the district average. Academically, the school outperforms both district and state averages in all subjects, with particularly strong results in mathematics and a consistent record of success across different student groups.

When compared to other local options, Chula Vista Hills maintains strong results with a diverse student population. While the nearby Discovery Charter posts slightly higher test scores, it serves a less economically diverse community. The school's higher per-student spending appears well-utilized, yielding excellent academic returns, and its historical performance shows consistent excellence over the past decade.

430

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,764

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

980 Buena Vista Way
Chula Vista, CA 91910-7133

(619) 482-7066

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Chula Vista Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonita Vista Middle
High:	Bonita Vista Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.8%

Asian:

12.1%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2013 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Chula Vista Elementary

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,066^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	82.2	1066 of 5857	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	1252 of 5869	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1671 of 5859	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	1807 of 5883	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	1362 of 5789	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	964 of 5662	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	917 of 5692	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.7	1012 of 5614	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	825 of 5611	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	1055 of 5530	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	981 of 5390	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	1045 of 5377	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.5	802 of 5314	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	964 of 5193	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	73.0	1279 of 5113	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	1183 of 5113	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	1098 of 4818	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	72.1	1248 of 4822	74.1%	★★★★☆
2004	74.1	1152 of 4809	76.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.4	527 of 2227	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	139 of 2585	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	60 of 2128	97.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	73.7	442 of 3275	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	95.3	97 of 3246	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	762 of 5597	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	1209 of 5612	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1624 of 5609	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	1647 of 5635	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	1670 of 5492	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	1417 of 5413	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	343 of 5107	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	500 of 5107	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	701 of 5087	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	924 of 5084	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	485 of 4963	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	348 of 4830	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	729 of 5460	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	1302 of 5517	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1092 of 5363	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	2396 of 5264	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	1051 of 5173	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	577 of 5084	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	1446 of 5628	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	1260 of 5643	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1642 of 5638	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	1872 of 5663	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	1095 of 5510	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	635 of 5431	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	740 of 2847	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	52.3	1485 of 2834	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	769 of 2737	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)87th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)48th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science62%+29 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chula Vista Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	980 Buena Vista Way	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-7066	430	18	23.8	48.4%	41 (9.5%)	6 (1.4%)	300 (69.8%)	52 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	82.2	1066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%		77.9	1252^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	186	62.1		62.1	50.7	60.3	74.1	68.7			62.6	60.3	58.8	63.8	58.2			60.2							$17,764	$1,889	$15,875
Casillas (Joseph) Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-7555	431	21	20.5	45.2%	35 (8.1%)	16 (3.7%)	288 (66.8%)	51 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.8%)	66.7	1753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		64.3	1861^st of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	108	40.0		40.0	45.8	57.9	65.7	67.8			58.9	43.2	49.1	37.1	52.5			45.0	97.4		97.4			97.4	$19,608	$2,580	$17,028
Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 Santa Lucia Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-7080	732	32	22.8	38.3%	64 (8.7%)	48 (6.6%)	411 (56.1%)	122 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (11.7%)	84.9	926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%		84.4	978^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	52	48.2		48.2	64.6	79.1	72.9	76.3			72.9	64.0	78.2	38.0	63.6			60.2							$15,931	$1,646	$14,285
Discovery Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1100 Camino Biscay	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Discovery Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-0797	945	39	24.2	31.4%	77 (8.1%)	21 (2.2%)	651 (68.9%)	125 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (7.3%)	89.9	662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%		87.2	853^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	191	57.7	69.6	61.0	68.1	68.2	71.3	84.9	86.7	87.0	75.0	70.8	65.4	61.8	66.4	73.3	87.0	68.3	97.6			98.4		97.6	$13,119	$266	$12,853
Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1691 Elmhurst St.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-6300	534	24	22.2	50.0%	70 (13.1%)	22 (4.1%)	348 (65.2%)	57 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	68.3	1677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%		52.2	2441^st of 5869 public elementary schools	58.4%	764	46.1		46.1	56.3	51.5	55.3	57.8			55.2	56.3	47.1	40.8	46.9			47.7							$20,098	$2,651	$17,447
McMillin (Corky) Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Santa Cora Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-0103	691	32	21.5	46.0%	56 (8.1%)	45 (6.5%)	376 (54.4%)	154 (22.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.2%)	88.6	739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.5	789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.6%	50	59.3		59.3	54.4	64.4	72.9	84.5			70.5	58.8	73.3	64.8	71.3			67.6							$17,957	$2,026	$15,931
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							$15,933	$1,763	$14,170
Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary	Public	K-6	1644 Santa Alexia Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5599	832	38	21.8	32.5%	65 (7.8%)	76 (9.1%)	346 (41.6%)	221 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	116 (13.9%)	75.2	1359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		78.3	1226^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	133	36.9		36.9	65.0	58.8	64.4	61.0			62.3	64.4	57.4	51.0	40.3			53.3	95.8	97.9	97.9	97.2	97.9	96.5	$13,776	$1,360	$12,416
EastLake Elementary	Public	K-6	1955 Hillside Dr.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-4798	527	27	19.5	38.1%	37 (7.0%)	24 (4.6%)	378 (71.7%)	54 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.3%)	75.2	1357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		71.2	1540^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.8%	183	41.1		41.1	50.0	62.1	60.3	64.9			59.2	51.4	63.6	55.4	53.4			55.8	95.9	96.9		95.9	96.9	95.9	$18,327	$2,042	$16,285
Veterans Elementary	Public	K-6	1550 Magdalena Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-1226	832	36	22.9	42.8%	61 (7.3%)	67 (8.1%)	462 (55.5%)	170 (20.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	78.6	1210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%		86.6	885^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.9%	325	39.8		39.8	58.8	57.9	70.6	68.4			63.7	60.0	55.2	52.9	59.1			56.7							$16,523	$1,334	$15,189

Frequently Asked Questions about Chula Vista Hills Elementary

How many students attend Chula Vista Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Chula Vista Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chula Vista Hills Elementary?

Students at Chula Vista Hills Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Chula Vista Hills Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

What schools do graduates of Chula Vista Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chula Vista Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bonita Vista Middle
High : Bonita Vista Senior High

Is Chula Vista Hills Elementary a good school?

Chula Vista Hills Elementary ranks 1066^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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