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Bonita Vista Middle

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Bonita Vista Middle ranks 948 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 66% of California middle schools

Summary

Bonita Vista Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in Chula Vista, serving about 972 students within the Sweetwater Union High district, and it stands out for its strong academic performance and exceptional student attendance compared to many local schools.

The school consistently performs above its district and often state averages, with particular strengths in mathematics and science. For example, its math proficiency is nearly 10 points higher than the district average, and it excels at serving various student groups, including military-connected and special education students. A key differentiator is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.9%, which is less than half the rate of nearby schools like Chula Vista Middle (23.0%) and Castle Park Middle (25.0%), suggesting a very positive and engaging school culture.

While schools like Eastlake Middle and Rancho del Rey Middle may have higher proficiency in English Language Arts, Bonita Vista Middle competes closely in mathematics and achieves its strong results efficiently, spending less per student than several lower-performing peers in the district. This combination of solid academics, excellent attendance, and effective resource use makes it a compelling choice for families in the area.

972

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Otay Lakes Rd.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-6910

(619) 397-2200

District: Sweetwater Union High

Students who attend Bonita Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

Bonita Vista Senior High

Feeder schools for Bonita Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Allen (Ella B.) Elementary
	Chula Vista Hills Elementary
	Clear View
	EastLake Elementary
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	Sunnyside Elementary
	Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary
	Valley Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

White:

10.9%

Asian:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

California avg41%

948^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Middle 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	58.1	948 of 2761	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	770 of 2783	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	691 of 2781	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	776 of 2740	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	228 of 894	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	804 of 2715	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	801 of 2480	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.3	593 of 2508	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	60.9	852 of 2497	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.4	619 of 2477	75.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.2	732 of 2379	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.3	566 of 2259	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	60.4	811 of 2236	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.6	938 of 2179	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	503 of 2063	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	467 of 2005	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.9	544 of 1999	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	71.0	443 of 1804	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	342 of 1777	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	69.8	437 of 1769	75.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	74 of 609	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	63 of 627	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	95 of 613	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	192 of 637	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	170 of 643	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	125 of 600	79.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.7	514 of 1531	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	60 of 354	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	451 of 1491	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	664 of 1369	51.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	306 of 1478	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.1	571 of 1521	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	196 of 1540	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	118 of 363	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	474 of 1442	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	507 of 1364	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	899 of 2533	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	763 of 2551	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	686 of 2531	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	696 of 2509	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	236 of 738	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	824 of 2380	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	884 of 2262	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	645 of 2395	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	496 of 2388	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	361 of 2374	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	460 of 2359	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	546 of 2213	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	632 of 2072	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1096 of 2542	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	617 of 2579	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	532 of 2531	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	590 of 2458	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	175 of 721	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	662 of 2369	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	618 of 2230	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	906 of 2534	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	704 of 2552	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	623 of 2538	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	748 of 2527	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	177 of 763	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	681 of 2407	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	684 of 2273	69.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	22 of 194	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	47 of 192	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	78 of 197	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	72 of 193	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	508 of 726	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	302 of 701	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	355 of 677	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	340 of 665	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	329 of 554	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	262 of 462	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	386 of 1566	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	339 of 1552	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	505 of 1531	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	748 of 1520	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	605 of 1537	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	625 of 1543	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	600 of 1555	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	655 of 1602	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	410 of 1496	72.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)89th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science36%+3 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 All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonita Vista Middle	Public	7-8	650 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2200	972	40	24.3	39.4%	106 (10.9%)	27 (2.8%)	705 (72.5%)	84 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	44 (4.5%)	58.1	948^th of 2761 public middle schools	65.7%		65.9	770^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.3%	178	36.0	36.0		42.7	50.1	46.3		40.0	40.4	40.2
Rancho del Rey Middle	Public	7-8	1174 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2500	1,705	73	23.4	27.8%	140 (8.2%)	125 (7.3%)	843 (49.4%)	457 (26.8%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.6%)	127 (7.4%)	83.4	400^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%		78	528^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.0%	128	48.3	48.3		70.4	68.8	69.7		48.1	50.2	49.1
Bell Middle	Public	6-8	620 Briarwood Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1000	700	33	21.4	81.1%	26 (3.7%)	92 (13.1%)	377 (53.9%)	143 (20.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.6%)	27.5	1911^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.8%		24.5	2054^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.2%	143	25.7	25.7	26.2	40.7	41.3	35.9	12.4	17.5	15.5	15.0	$21,167	$3,526	$17,641
Hilltop Middle	Public	7-8	44 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-2700	866	39	22.3	52.2%	62 (7.2%)	12 (1.4%)	738 (85.2%)	24 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.1%)	29.2	1853^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		32.6	1723^rd of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	130	17.8	17.8		40.9	34.2	37.5		24.6	15.9	20.3
Eastlake Middle	Public	7-8	900 Duncan Ranch Rd.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-4000	1,613	62	26.0	25.4%	198 (12.3%)	112 (6.9%)	880 (54.6%)	313 (19.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	80.2	469^th of 2761 public middle schools	83.0%		75	592^nd of 2783 public middle schools	78.7%	123	45.9	45.9		68.5	63.2	65.6		51.3	44.8	47.8
High Technical Middle Chula Vista	Public, Charter	6-8	1949 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	High Technical Middle Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-2530	335	17	19.6	49.6%	17 (5.1%)	14 (4.2%)	250 (74.6%)	46 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	45.5	1312^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.5%		30.7	1785^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.9%	473	15.9	15.9	51.9	57.1	45.0	51.3	33.3	27.4	21.5	27.4	$12,592	$698	$11,894
Granger Junior High	Public	7-9	2101 Granger Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 472-6000	724	33	21.9	76.4%	26 (3.6%)	12 (1.7%)	514 (71.0%)	146 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.3%)	43	1390^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.7%		41.4	1414^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.2%	24	26.5	26.5		40.5	36.5	38.3		30.8	35.9	33.6
Castle Park Middle	Public	7-8	160 Quintard St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 691-5490	703	36	19.5	63.3%	15 (2.1%)	7 (1.0%)	651 (92.6%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15.4	2416^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.5%		19.6	2275^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.3%	141	12.0	12.0		15.8	26.8	20.7		11.4	18.9	14.8
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Academy at La Presa	Public	5-8	1001 Leland St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5720	800	45	17.8	79.8%	70 (8.8%)	74 (9.3%)	558 (69.8%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.8%)	36.3	1605^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.9%		43.5	1358^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.2%	247	22.7	22.7	31.6	41.0	38.0	36.9	18.7	32.8	32.2	27.9	$19,929	$1,934	$17,995
Sweetwater Community Day	Public	7-9	1355 Second Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-6000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonita Vista Middle

What is the racial makeup of Bonita Vista Middle?

Students at Bonita Vista Middle are 73% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Bonita Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Bonita Vista Middle usually go on to attend Bonita Vista Senior High

How many students attend Bonita Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 972 students attended Bonita Vista Middle.

What district is Bonita Vista Middle in?

Sweetwater Union High

Is Bonita Vista Middle a good school?

Bonita Vista Middle ranks 948^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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