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Otay Ranch Senior High

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Otay Ranch Senior High ranks 342 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 84% of California high schools

Summary

Otay Ranch Senior High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving approximately 2,440 students in grades 9-12 within the Sweetwater Union High district in Chula Vista, consistently ranking in the top 20% of all California high schools.

The school demonstrates significant strengths, particularly in English Language Arts where 79% of students are proficient—far exceeding district and state averages—and in graduating students, with a 96% graduation rate. It also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism, suggesting a positive and engaging school culture. While math and science scores are solid and above the district average, they are more modest compared to its exceptional ELA performance, representing a noted area for potential growth. The school operates efficiently, achieving these strong outcomes with per-student spending that is reasonable compared to many neighbors.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. For instance, while Eastlake High outperforms in math and science, Otay Ranch excels in ELA and serves a student population with economic needs more similar to Bonita Vista Senior High. Otay Ranch stands out for its consistent, high-level performance over the past decade and its exceptional success in supporting specific student subgroups, such as those from low-income families, where it ranks in the 85th percentile statewide. This makes it a stable and high-achieving choice in the region.

2,440

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Olympic Pkwy.
Chula Vista, CA 91913-1900

(619) 591-5000

District: Sweetwater Union High

Feeder schools for Otay Ranch Senior High:

Elementary:	Casillas (Joseph) Elementary
	Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary
	Heritage Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

Asian:

24.7%

White:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg38%

California avg41%

342^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.7	342 of 2162	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	451 of 2159	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	367 of 2170	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	408 of 2123	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	199 of 1290	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	469 of 2133	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	403 of 2017	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	426 of 2021	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	355 of 2039	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	83.9	290 of 1994	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	62.8	464 of 2426	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	287 of 2354	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.4	261 of 2367	89.0%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	349 of 2281	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	60.9	447 of 2238	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	50.4	670 of 2117	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.9	704 of 2063	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.0	690 of 1968	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.8	674 of 1901	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.0	585 of 1653	64.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	125 of 523	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	196 of 517	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	92 of 521	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	100 of 522	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	117 of 592	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	68 of 582	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	275 of 585	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	243 of 573	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	217 of 591	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	159 of 581	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	211 of 582	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	121 of 581	79.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.4	212 of 1161	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	294 of 1117	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	298 of 1052	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	387 of 1085	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	316 of 1064	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	109 of 1044	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	239 of 941	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	81 of 938	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	362 of 1906	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	425 of 1915	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	373 of 1915	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	406 of 1858	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	174 of 1054	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	394 of 1833	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	328 of 1760	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	277 of 1900	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	400 of 1902	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	328 of 1917	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	248 of 1861	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	378 of 1814	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	339 of 1742	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	306 of 2013	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	398 of 2026	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	398 of 2030	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	393 of 1943	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	125 of 1126	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	418 of 1937	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	426 of 1862	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	347 of 1942	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	465 of 1948	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	345 of 1963	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	353 of 1916	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	193 of 1122	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	529 of 1880	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	461 of 1834	74.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	35 of 175	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	66 of 183	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	46 of 190	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	49 of 168	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	197 of 577	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	236 of 574	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	243 of 541	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	300 of 515	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	235 of 422	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	185 of 366	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	318 of 1252	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	411 of 1216	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	229 of 1197	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	396 of 1155	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	489 of 1173	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	392 of 1193	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	576 of 1204	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	373 of 1222	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	315 of 1173	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

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

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science35%~ state avg

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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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
San Ysidro High	Public	9-12	5353 Airway Rd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 710-2300	1,941	84	23.2	78.3%	64 (3.3%)	42 (2.2%)	1,736 (89.4%)	57 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)	40.8	1242^nd of 2162 public high schools	42.6%		29.5	1503^rd of 2159 public high schools	30.4%	261		18.7	10.2	17.9	54.7	54.7	13.9	13.9
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Otay Ranch Senior High

How many students attend Otay Ranch Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,440 students attended Otay Ranch Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Otay Ranch Senior High?

Students at Otay Ranch Senior High are 50% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools feed into Otay Ranch Senior High?

Otay Ranch Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Casillas (Joseph) Elementary
Elementary : Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary
Elementary : Heritage Elementary

What district is Otay Ranch Senior High in?

Sweetwater Union High

Is Otay Ranch Senior High a good school?

Otay Ranch Senior High ranks 342^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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