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Eastlake High

Public Grades 9-12

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

Eastlake High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,557 students in the Sweetwater Union High district in Chula Vista, consistently ranking among the top 6% of all high schools in California.

The school demonstrates exceptional, well-rounded performance, with proficiency rates in English (82%) and Science (62%) that far exceed district and state averages, and a stellar 96% graduation rate. It stands out for its effectiveness with all student groups, achieving top-tier results for students from low-income families, those in special education, and military-connected students, which is a strength not always seen at other high-performing schools. While math scores are a relative area for growth, they still significantly outpace those of nearby schools like Bonita Vista Senior High and Otay Ranch Senior High.

Eastlake High achieves these outstanding outcomes—including remarkably low chronic absenteeism—efficiently, with per-student spending lower than several neighboring schools. Its decade-long record of excellence suggests a deeply embedded culture of success that benefits every student, making it a standout not just in its district but as a model of comprehensive public school excellence.

2,557

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Eastlake Pkwy.
Chula Vista, CA 91915-2102

(619) 397-3800

District: Sweetwater Union High

Feeder schools for Eastlake High:

Elementary:	EastLake Elementary
	Liberty Elementary
	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary
	Olympic View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.4%

White:

19.0%

Asian:

17.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg38%

California avg41%

129^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15High Schools in the Sweetwater Union High

729^th of 1,543Sweetwater Union High 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	93.7	129 of 2162	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	227 of 2159	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	229 of 2170	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	185 of 2123	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	69 of 1290	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	216 of 2133	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	202 of 2017	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	88.2	235 of 2021	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	206 of 2039	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	310 of 1994	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	271 of 2426	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	290 of 2354	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.1	286 of 2367	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.5	360 of 2281	84.2%	★★★★☆
2009	65.2	332 of 2238	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	65.3	364 of 2117	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	61.9	416 of 2063	79.8%	★★★★☆
2006	54.4	576 of 1968	70.7%	★★★★☆
2005	56.4	476 of 1901	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	48.5	522 of 1653	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	2 of 523	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	8 of 517	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	10 of 521	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	13 of 522	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	50.9	253 of 592	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	96.6	19 of 582	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	114 of 585	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	198 of 573	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	157 of 591	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	220 of 581	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	93 of 582	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	108 of 581	81.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.6	141 of 1161	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	94.0	30 of 555	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	179 of 1117	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	107 of 1052	89.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	94 of 1085	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	64.7	171 of 1064	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	112 of 1044	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	27 of 467	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	37.6	519 of 941	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	87.0	64 of 938	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	134 of 1906	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	196 of 1915	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	225 of 1915	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	184 of 1858	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	70 of 1054	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	239 of 1833	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	176 of 1760	90.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	97 of 1900	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	110 of 1902	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	130 of 1917	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	95 of 1861	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	120 of 1814	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	99 of 1742	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	89 of 2013	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	180 of 2026	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	279 of 2030	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	175 of 1943	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	37 of 1126	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	186 of 1937	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	168 of 1862	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	122 of 1942	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	240 of 1948	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	232 of 1963	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	168 of 1916	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	71 of 1122	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	220 of 1880	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	220 of 1834	88.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	6 of 175	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	4 of 183	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	34 of 190	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	12 of 168	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	28 of 577	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	85 of 574	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	257 of 541	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	104 of 515	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	93 of 422	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	77 of 366	79.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	97 of 1252	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	99 of 1216	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	153 of 1197	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	69 of 1155	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.2	279 of 1173	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	273 of 1193	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	149 of 1204	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	203 of 1222	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	136 of 1173	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+34 vs state

Science62%+30 vs state

Mathematics52%+14 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eastlake High	Public	9-12	1120 Eastlake Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-3800	2,557	107	23.9	22.5%	486 (19.0%)	101 (3.9%)	1,315 (51.4%)	458 (17.9%)	11 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	176 (6.9%)	93.7	129^th of 2162 public high schools	94.0%		90	227^th of 2159 public high schools	89.5%	98			62.9	33.3	62.3			82.3	82.3			51.7	51.7
Bonita Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	751 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2000	1,960	90	21.7	37.1%	342 (17.4%)	56 (2.9%)	1,266 (64.6%)	190 (9.7%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	87 (4.4%)	72.3	556^th of 2162 public high schools	74.3%		76.7	465^th of 2159 public high schools	78.5%	91			38.8	25.0	38.3			72.7	72.7			28.9	28.9
High Technical High Chula Vista	Public, Charter	9-12	1945 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	High Technical High Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-2500	626	33	19.0	47.4%	39 (6.2%)	12 (1.9%)	475 (75.9%)	80 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.8%)	65.4	684^th of 2162 public high schools	68.4%		73.4	516^th of 2159 public high schools	76.1%	168			33.3	22.6	27.9			66.9	66.9			30.4	30.4	$15,471	$1,416	$14,055
Otay Ranch Senior High	Public	9-12	1250 Olympic Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-5000	2,440	104	23.4	32.5%	294 (12.0%)	153 (6.3%)	1,215 (49.8%)	603 (24.7%)	7 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	157 (6.4%)	83.7	342^nd of 2162 public high schools	84.2%		77.2	451^st of 2159 public high schools	79.1%	109				34.9	34.9			79.3	79.3			38.9	38.9
Olympian High	Public	9-12	1925 Magdalena Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2400	2,289	95	24.0	27.6%	288 (12.6%)	184 (8.0%)	1,080 (47.2%)	561 (24.5%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	165 (7.2%)	88.8	220^th of 2162 public high schools	89.8%		89.4	242^nd of 2159 public high schools	88.8%	22		50.2		19.4	46.9			75.5	75.5			50.9	50.9
East Hills Academy	Public	7-12	1791 Rock Mountain Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-2490	71	13	5.6	35.2%	15 (21.1%)	2 (2.8%)	44 (62.0%)	7 (9.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)
Alta Vista Academy	Public	7-12	730 Medical Center Ct.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5160	27	7	3.7	81.5%	5 (18.5%)	2 (7.4%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)									0.0				0.0
Altus Schools South Bay	Public, Charter	7-12	3252 Bonita Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Altus Schools South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	372	11	33.9	76.1%	21 (5.6%)	29 (7.8%)	294 (79.0%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	48.3	1070^th of 2162 public high schools	50.5%		48.1	1055^th of 2159 public high schools	51.1%	15	14.6	18.9	48.0	17.1	22.1	33.3	24.4	56.6	40.7	12.5	4.9	13.2	10.2	$16,105	$1,604	$14,501
Hilltop Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Claire Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-4200	1,771	81	21.9	77.4%	237 (13.4%)	30 (1.7%)	1,396 (78.8%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.6%)	52.9	970^th of 2162 public high schools	55.1%		59.1	792^nd of 2159 public high schools	63.3%	178			27.8	9.1	27.3			60.6	60.6			18.4	18.4
Castle Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1395 Hilltop Dr.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 585-2000	1,363	62	22.1	82.3%	79 (5.8%)	21 (1.5%)	1,186 (87.0%)	58 (4.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	47.9	1075^th of 2162 public high schools	50.3%		41.9	1190^th of 2159 public high schools	44.9%	115			23.4	14.3	23.0			50.5	50.5			23.2	23.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastlake High

What district is Eastlake High in?

Sweetwater Union High

What schools feed into Eastlake High?

Eastlake High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : EastLake Elementary
Elementary : Liberty Elementary
Elementary : Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary
Elementary : Olympic View Elementary

How many students attend Eastlake High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,557 students attended Eastlake High.

Is Eastlake High a good school?

Yes. Eastlake High ranks in the top 6.0% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Eastlake High?

Students at Eastlake High are 51% Hispanic, 19% White, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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