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Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary

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Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary ranks 1161 st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary serves 832 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Chula Vista, within the Chula Vista Elementary district. Its latest proficiency results are above district and state levels in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The clearest takeaway is that students’ results are strong overall, with all three subjects outperforming the state.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while math is its weakest. In 2025–26, proficiency was 54% in science, 64% in ELA and 54% in math; among 11 nearby schools, those results ranked fourth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Nearby averages were 50% in science, 63% in ELA and 56% in math. Muraoka was above the state by 18 points in science, 15 in ELA and 15 in math, and above the district by 14, 9 and 8 points, respectively. Math is a particular area to watch in grades 5 and 6: Muraoka ranked eighth among the 11 schools in grade 5 math and ninth in grade 6, even though its results remained above district and state levels.

Results have risen overall since 2022–23: ELA increased about 2 points, math about 2 and science about 5. Science was uneven, falling from 49% in 2022–23 to 37% in 2024–25 before reaching 54% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranks Muraoka 1,159th of 5,804 statewide, at the 80th percentile with 4 stars; five nearby schools have higher percentiles and five lower. Its SchoolDigger group rankings vary notably: the school is at the 97th percentile for serving African American students, compared with 80 overall, and the 47th percentile for serving multi-racial students. In 2024–25, its student–teacher ratio was 21.8, versus a nearby average of 22.5; 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby average of 39%.

832

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,583

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 1% (any vaccine)

1644 Santa Alexia Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910

(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: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% 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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

California avg42%

1,161^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	79.4	1161 of 5817	80.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	93.2	13 of 508	97.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	79.8	1052 of 5581	81.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.3	914 of 5094	82.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.6	1313 of 5423	75.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	76.1	1226 of 5603	78.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	54.3	399 of 753	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	54.2	963 of 2927	67.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.1	1092 of 2536	56.9%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)97th percentile+17 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 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 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
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
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
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
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
Fahari L. Jeffers Elementary	Public	K-6	1145 Camino Prado	Chula Vista	91910	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%)	85.6	878^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.9%		84.6	936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%	58	48.6	48.6	62.7	80.4	74.3	68.2	70.6	61.9	73.2	52.9	63.6	62.3	93%	0%	$21,608	$20,792	$816
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
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
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
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
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

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.

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.

Is Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary a good school?

Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary ranks 1161^st of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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