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Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary

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Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary ranks 1359 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary is a consistently solid, 4-star K-6 public school serving 832 students in the Chula Vista Elementary district, known for its strong attendance record and effective support for diverse learners.

The school excels at getting students to class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 9.4% that is much better than the district and state averages, and it achieves this while spending less per student than most nearby schools. Academically, Muraoka shows particular strength in supporting African American students and English Language Learners, and it has a notable history of strong Spanish Language Arts performance. However, parents should note some areas for growth, including science proficiency and mathematics in the upper grades, especially when compared to neighbors like McMillin (Corky) Elementary which excels in 6th-grade math.

Compared to other local schools, Muraoka offers stable, reliable performance. While schools like Wolf Canyon Elementary and McMillin (Corky) Elementary currently have higher statewide rankings, Muraoka maintains its results with a lower rate of student poverty than many district peers. Its trajectory shows gradual change rather than dramatic swings, making it a predictable and resource-efficient choice for families in the community.

832

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,776

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1644 Santa Alexia Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91913

(619) 216-5599

District: Chula Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

Asian:

26.6%

Two or more races:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2019 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg50%

California avg41%

1,359^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 17% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	1359 of 5857	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	1226 of 5869	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	1215 of 5859	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	1087 of 5883	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	987 of 5789	83.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	40 of 569	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	22 of 593	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	72 of 661	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	67 of 663	89.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	823 of 2227	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	649 of 2585	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	344 of 3162	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	508 of 3245	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	325 of 3311	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	1135 of 5597	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	1084 of 5612	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	1155 of 5609	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	878 of 5635	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	628 of 5492	88.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	1134 of 5107	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	951 of 5107	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	742 of 5087	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	452 of 5084	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	459 of 4963	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	1765 of 5460	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	835 of 5517	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	1197 of 5363	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	540 of 5264	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	466 of 5173	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	1507 of 5628	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	1351 of 5643	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	1253 of 5638	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	1264 of 5663	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	1300 of 5510	76.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	386 of 718	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	348 of 670	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	295 of 669	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	389 of 610	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1556 of 2847	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	843 of 2635	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	936 of 2420	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	873 of 2598	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	575 of 2661	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science37%+4 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 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	% 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
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
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%)								(n/a)	33.3	33.3	69.6	53.9	57.3	76.6	63.3	53.6	48.5	46.0	53.2	50.0
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
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%)	86.5	848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.9	705^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	143	55.2	55.2	68.9	59.7	75.0	82.5	71.5	68.1	59.2	52.8	62.8	60.6							$15,022	$1,562	$13,460
Fahari L. Jeffers Elementary	Public	K-6	1145 Camino Prado	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 425-9600	467	20	23.3	21.6%	35 (7.5%)	36 (7.7%)	183 (39.2%)	150 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.5%)	84.6	936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		94.7	369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	567	31.3	31.3	64.8	78.3	71.9	80.5	73.5	63.0	70.0	65.1	68.3	66.5							$16,015	$1,619	$14,396
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary

What district is Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary in?

Chula Vista Elementary

How many students attend Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 832 students attended Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary.

Is Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary a good school?

Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary ranks 1359^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary?

Students at Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 8% White.

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