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Chula Vista Middle

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Chula Vista Middle ranks 1719 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 36% of California middle schools

Summary

Chula Vista Middle serves 678 students in grades 7–8 in Chula Vista, within the Sweetwater Union High district. Attendance is its clearest current concern: 24% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 17% in the district and 18% statewide, and this was the highest rate among the nearby schools.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, the district and the state, while ELA is its weakest relative to the district and state. In 2025–2026, 30% of students were proficient in science, above the nearby-school average of 24%, though below the district’s 35% and the state’s 36%; the school ranked third among the ten schools compared. Math proficiency was 26%, close to the nearby average of 25%, and ranked fourth, but remained below the district’s 32% and the state’s 38%. ELA proficiency was 34%, below the nearby average of 38%, the district’s 52% and the state’s 49%; the school ranked fifth among the ten schools.

Proficiency has improved since 2022–2023, especially in science: the rates rose from 14% to 30% in science, 16% to 26% in math and 30% to 34% in ELA. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen, from 38% in 2021–2022 to 24%, though it remains high compared with local and statewide rates. SchoolDigger rates the school at the 36th statewide percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 25th percentile in 2022–2023. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 21 to 1, and 59% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings show notable variation: Special Education Students ranked at the 63rd percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 28th percentile the previous year, while English Language Learner Students’ ranking fell from the 73rd percentile in 2021–2022 to the 24th in 2023–2024.

678

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,130

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

415 Fifth Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-4305

(619) 498-6800

District: Sweetwater Union High

Students who attend Chula Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

Chula Vista Senior High

Feeder schools for Chula Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary
	Vista Square Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.3%

White:

6.5%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

California avg42%

1,719^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Middle Schools in the Sweetwater Union High

483^rd of 968Sweetwater 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
2026	32.3	1719 of 2703	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1927 of 2761	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1915 of 2783	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	2074 of 2781	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2012 of 2740	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	603 of 894	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1672 of 2715	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1561 of 2480	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	1577 of 2508	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	1506 of 2497	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1883 of 2477	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	1684 of 2379	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	1663 of 2259	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	1493 of 2236	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.2	1385 of 2179	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	990 of 2063	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.0	1130 of 2005	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.1	1074 of 1999	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.0	1145 of 1804	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.1	1289 of 1777	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.0	1371 of 1769	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	1191 of 1531	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	158 of 354	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	713 of 1491	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	560 of 1369	59.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	1125 of 1478	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	501 of 1521	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	418 of 1540	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	174 of 363	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	402 of 1442	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	383 of 1364	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1551 of 2483	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	1765 of 2533	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1630 of 2551	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1721 of 2531	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1848 of 2509	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	527 of 738	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1334 of 2380	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1398 of 2262	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	1235 of 2325	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	1434 of 2395	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1518 of 2388	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1690 of 2374	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1674 of 2359	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1311 of 2213	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1151 of 2072	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	324 of 477	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	351 of 394	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	1238 of 2493	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	1598 of 2542	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1659 of 2579	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1674 of 2531	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1572 of 2458	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	365 of 721	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1261 of 2369	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	1034 of 2230	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	1629 of 2478	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1848 of 2534	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1922 of 2552	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2086 of 2538	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1857 of 2527	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	477 of 763	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1751 of 2407	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1586 of 2273	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	585 of 1586	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.6	1122 of 1566	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	758 of 1552	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	955 of 1531	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	1242 of 1482	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1265 of 1520	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1183 of 1537	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1375 of 1543	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1388 of 1555	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1073 of 1602	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	952 of 1496	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 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)				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 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
Chula Vista Middle	Public	7-8	415 Fifth Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 498-6800	678	32	21.0	59.3%	44 (6.5%)	16 (2.4%)	592 (87.3%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.5%)	32.3	1719^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.4%		27	1927^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%	208	29.9	29.9		36.0	32.5	34.3		31.5	20.0	25.7	$8,130	$6,400	$1,730
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%)	31.9	1736^th of 2703 public middle schools	35.8%		29.2	1853^rd of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%	117	24.2	24.2		41.3	37.7	39.6		25.2	21.7	23.4	$5,410	$4,218	$1,192
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)
National City Middle	Public	7-8	1701 D Ave.	National City	91950	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-2600	709	28	25.5	79.4%	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	628 (88.6%)	48 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	32.8	1698^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.2%		37	1578^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.8%	120	24.3	24.3		29.9	42.7	37.0		22.4	29.7	26.4	$4,660	$3,252	$1,408
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%)	18.6	2249^th of 2703 public middle schools	16.8%		15.4	2416^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.5%	167	12.0	12.0		32.1	27.5	29.5		16.7	20.2	18.7	$9,436	$7,834	$1,602
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%)	44.1	1342^nd of 2703 public middle schools	50.4%		43	1390^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.7%	48	32.7	32.7		41.1	43.9	42.4		26.5	39.7	32.5	$6,195	$4,790	$1,405
Knox Middle	Public	6-8	1098 South 49th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5500	488	24	20.6	95.7%	5 (1.0%)	80 (16.4%)	355 (72.7%)	25 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.9%)	17.3	2304^th of 2703 public middle schools	14.8%		18.6	2281^st of 2761 public middle schools	17.4%	23	15.4	15.4	21.9	34.1	30.5	28.6	12.1	15.7	16.0	14.6	$30,259	$26,704	$3,555
Mar Vista Academy	Public	7-8	1267 Thermal Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5100	462	26	18.0	59.5%	24 (5.2%)	13 (2.8%)	374 (81.0%)	38 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	21	2144^th of 2703 public middle schools	20.7%		27.9	1902^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.1%	242	25.1	25.1		30.2	30.1	30.1		13.2	16.3	14.8	$10,097	$8,426	$1,671
Montgomery Middle	Public	7-8	1051 Picador Blvd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-4000	734	34	21.4	63.5%	11 (1.5%)	18 (2.5%)	648 (88.3%)	45 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	21.7	2118^th of 2703 public middle schools	21.6%		24.8	2011^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.2%	107	18.2	18.2		31.1	29.9	30.5		18.6	21.3	20.0	$6,358	$5,008	$1,350
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%)	79.7	472^nd of 2703 public middle schools	82.5%		83.4	400^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.5%	72	45.1	45.1		73.3	62.5	67.8		54.4	46.7	50.5	$3,994	$3,510	$484

Frequently Asked Questions about Chula Vista Middle

How many students attend Chula Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Chula Vista Middle.

What high school do graduates of Chula Vista Middle attend?

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

What district is Chula Vista Middle in?

Sweetwater Union High

What is the racial makeup of Chula Vista Middle?

Students at Chula Vista Middle are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Chula Vista Middle a good school?

Chula Vista Middle ranks 1719^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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