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Chula Vista Hills Elementary

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Chula Vista Hills Elementary ranks 1572 nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Chula Vista Hills Elementary serves 430 students in grades K–6 in Chula Vista, California, and its 2025–26 proficiency rates were above state and district averages in all three tested subjects. Its standout is sixth grade: 77% of students were proficient in ELA and 75% in math, the highest rates among nearby K–6 schools in both subjects.

Across all grades, the school does better than the state by 9 percentage points in ELA, 14 in math and 9 in science; its advantages over the Chula Vista Elementary district are 3, 7 and 5 points, respectively. Math is its strongest subject relative to both benchmarks, but it is not a local leader overall: among ten nearby K–6 schools, it ranks fifth in ELA and math and seventh in science. Nearby-school averages are about 60% in ELA, 52% in math and 48% in science, compared with 58%, 53% and 45% at Chula Vista Hills. Fourth-grade math is a particular weak spot: 42% were proficient, slightly below both the district and state.

Scores improved between 2022–23 and 2025–26 in all three subjects—by 1 percentage point in ELA, 5 in math and 21 in science—but each fell in the latest year, especially science, which dropped 17 points. SchoolDigger’s overall statewide ranking declined from the 82nd percentile in 2024–25 to the 73rd percentile in 2025–26, though it still rates the school 4 stars, compared with 3 stars and the 68th percentile for the district. Its statewide percentile for female students, a measure of how well SchoolDigger rates the school for that group, fell from 86 to 70 over the same period. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 23.8, the highest among nearby K–6 schools, whose ratios ranged from 19.5 to 22.9. The school reported 48% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, versus a nearby-school average of about 42%.

430

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,626

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

California avg42%

1,572^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 43Elementary Schools in the Chula Vista Elementary

541^st of 1,530Chula 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
2026	70.3	1572 of 5817	73.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.1	1673 of 5581	70.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.6	761 of 5094	85.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.8	1300 of 5423	76.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.9	1465 of 5603	73.9%	★★★★☆
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)

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

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

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

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)48th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics53%+14 vs state

Science45%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	70.3	1572^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	73.0%		82.2	1066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.8%	506	45.5		45.5	45.3	51.9	60.6	76.8			58.3	54.7	41.8	45.5	75.0			52.8	94%	0%	$24,626	$23,656	$970
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%)	63.4	1908^th of 5817 public elementary schools	67.2%		66.7	1753^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%	155	47.1		47.1	44.6	40.7	60.9	60.0			52.4	52.6	39.0	40.0	48.6			44.9	≥ 98%		$28,591	$26,910	$1,681
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%)	81.7	1059^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.8%		84.9	926^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.2%	133	62.9		62.9	51.1	68.5	77.5	74.8			68.4	53.9	52.8	58.4	51.9			54.1	98%	0%	$21,194	$19,980	$1,214
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%)	83.5	985^th of 5817 public elementary schools	83.1%		89.9	662^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.7%	323	58.4	73.0	61.7	59.2	62.5	73.6	72.3	91.3	86.5	70.0	54.4	56.3	68.0	57.4	82.6	86.5	62.6	95%	0%
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%)	60.4	2059^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.6%		68.3	1677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.4%	382	39.1		39.1	44.3	44.9	52.2	60.6			50.5	45.1	44.9	34.8	60.6			46.4	98%	0%	$27,344	$25,782	$1,562
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%)	84.8	927^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.1%		88.6	739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.4%	188	58.9		58.9	59.4	55.7	73.6	71.0			66.2	59.4	56.1	70.1	57.8			61.3	97%	0%	$24,726	$23,414	$1,312
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%)	75.1	1367^th of 5817 public elementary schools	76.5%		79	1193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%	174	49.6		49.6	56.6	56.0	68.7	58.7			60.1	52.5	50.0	53.0	53.2			52.2	≥ 99%		$21,352	$20,218	$1,134
Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary	Public	K-6	1644 Santa Alexia Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	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%)	79.4	1161^st of 5817 public elementary schools	80.0%		75.2	1359^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%	198	54.1		54.1	58.8	64.7	65.3	66.0			63.8	58.7	57.8	48.4	50.5			53.7	94%	1%	$21,583	$20,528	$1,055
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%)	68.3	1667^th of 5817 public elementary schools	71.3%		75.2	1357^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%	310	47.8		47.8	56.9	44.3	68.7	59.2			57.2	53.9	47.1	49.3	38.2			46.8	97%	0%	$25,607	$24,336	$1,271
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%)	77	1270^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.2%		78.6	1210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.3%	60	31.8		31.8	57.0	61.5	64.3	71.7			63.9	63.5	58.5	52.7	57.5			57.8	≥ 99%		$22,233	$21,350	$883

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 1572^nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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