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Veterans Elementary

Q: Is Veterans Elementary a good school?

Veterans Elementary ranks 1270 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of California elementary schools

Summary

Veterans Elementary serves 832 students in grades K–6 in Chula Vista, within the Chula Vista Elementary district. Its latest results show strong performance in English and math, but science is the clearest concern. In 2025–26, 32% of students were proficient in science, compared with 40% districtwide and 36% statewide; among eight nearby same-district schools, Veterans ranked last, 19 points below their average.

Math is Veterans’ strongest subject relative to both benchmarks and nearby schools: 58% were proficient, versus 45% in the district and 38% statewide, and the school ranked fourth of nine nearby schools. ELA was also strong, at 64%—9 points above the district and 15 above the state—and ranked fifth of nine nearby schools. Science stands in sharp contrast: nearby schools averaged 51% proficient. Results also vary by grade: Veterans’ third-grade math ranked second among nearby schools, while fifth-grade math and ELA each ranked sixth.

ELA and math remain well above state averages, though both are below their earlier peaks: since 2022–23, ELA proficiency has fallen 4 points and math 2 points. Science rose for two years before dropping 8 points in 2025–26, leaving it 4 points below the state. SchoolDigger gives Veterans a 78th-percentile ranking and 4 stars in 2025–26, down 7 percentile points from 2023–24; its student-teacher ratio is 22.9. In 2024–25, 43% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable SchoolDigger student-group result is Multi-racial Students, whose ranking reflects how well the school serves that group: 19th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26, down from the 37th percentile in 2023–24.

832

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,233

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1550 Magdalena Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91913-3948

(619) 216-1226

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Students who attend Veterans Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho del Rey Middle
High:	Olympian High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

Asian:

20.4%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

California avg42%

1,270^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	77.0	1270 of 5817	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	1210 of 5857	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	885 of 5869	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	1119 of 5859	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	999 of 5883	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	1080 of 5789	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	571 of 5662	89.9%	★★★★☆
2017	95.7	277 of 5692	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.4	652 of 5614	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	85.7	841 of 5611	85.0%	★★★★☆
2013	87.7	604 of 5530	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	86.1	672 of 5390	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	86.1	678 of 5377	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	861 of 5314	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.0	1640 of 5193	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.4	1220 of 5113	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	1251 of 5113	75.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	61 of 508	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	61 of 569	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	156 of 747	79.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	824 of 1210	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	75.3	415 of 2585	83.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.9	229 of 3162	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	385 of 3245	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	317 of 3311	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	140 of 3275	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	80 of 3246	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	1192 of 5581	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	1221 of 5597	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	829 of 5612	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	999 of 5609	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	994 of 5635	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	1000 of 5492	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	575 of 5413	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	450 of 5094	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	455 of 5107	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	262 of 5107	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	549 of 5087	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	321 of 5084	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	465 of 4963	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	142 of 4830	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	1394 of 5423	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	963 of 5460	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	762 of 5517	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	797 of 5363	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	353 of 5264	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	539 of 5173	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	358 of 5084	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	1308 of 5603	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	1150 of 5628	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	873 of 5643	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	1186 of 5638	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	961 of 5663	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	1085 of 5510	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	649 of 5431	88.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	613 of 753	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	423 of 670	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	642 of 2927	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	747 of 2847	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	388 of 2635	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	1082 of 2598	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	566 of 2651	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	924 of 2661	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	597 of 2726	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	1114 of 2834	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	587 of 2737	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)84th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-46 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics58%+19 vs state

Science32%-4 vs state

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Wolf Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Wolf Canyon Loop	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-8877	954	38	25.1	30.7%	80 (8.4%)	123 (12.9%)	360 (37.7%)	274 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	108 (11.3%)	85.6	876^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.9%		86.5	848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%	28	56.6	56.6	63.1	67.2	68.0	84.0	70.7	64.5	51.7	54.9	76.0	61.9	≥ 99%		$19,345	$18,320	$1,025
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
Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1650 Exploration Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-5500	889	40	22.2	37.8%	84 (9.4%)	75 (8.4%)	460 (51.7%)	169 (19.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	95 (10.7%)	80.5	1109^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.9%		84.4	941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	83.9%	168	49.6	49.6	53.5	61.2	72.3	68.4	63.7	59.7	58.7	52.7	60.2	57.9	≥ 99%		$22,134	$21,116	$1,018
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
Olympic View Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 South Greensview Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2030	544	23	23.6	39.3%	56 (10.3%)	33 (6.1%)	285 (52.4%)	119 (21.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.8%)	75.5	1347^th of 5817 public elementary schools	76.8%		74.2	1413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%	66	43.2	43.2	56.3	59.8	63.5	74.0	64.4	56.3	41.4	46.0	62.5	52.0	≥ 98%		$23,177	$22,094	$1,083
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary	Public	K-6	1790 Santa Christina Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 425-9600	488	24	20.3	41.8%	31 (6.4%)	58 (11.9%)	181 (37.1%)	132 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	84 (17.2%)	70.3	1566^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.1%					(n/a)	44.8	44.8	49.2	59.2	55.2	63.0	57.1	51.5	60.5	34.3	53.1	50.3	94%	0%	$25,260	$24,444	$816
High Technical Elementary Chula Vista	Public, Charter	K-5	1949 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-2550	445	18	24.7	56.0%	17 (3.8%)	21 (4.7%)	330 (74.2%)	63 (14.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	43.1	3037^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.8%		41.4	3127^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.6%	90	24.3	24.3	40.0	37.3	39.2		38.8	50.7	40.0	36.5		42.4	≥ 98%		$29,273	$28,630	$643
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Elementary

Is Veterans Elementary a good school?

Veterans Elementary ranks 1270^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Veterans Elementary attend?

Students who attend Veterans Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho del Rey Middle
High : Olympian High

What district is Veterans Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Elementary?

Students at Veterans Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% White.

How many students attend Veterans Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 832 students attended Veterans Elementary.

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