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Eastlake Middle

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Eastlake Middle ranks 469 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 83% of California middle schools

Summary

Eastlake Middle is a large, high-performing public school serving grades 7-8 with 1,613 students in the Sweetwater Union High district in Chula Vista, consistently ranking in the top 20% of all California middle schools.

The school stands out for its strong and steady academic results, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are well above both district and state averages. It is particularly effective in supporting diverse learners, with exceptional statewide rankings for student subgroups. Compared to many nearby schools like Hillsdale Middle, Spring Valley Academy, and Bell Middle, Eastlake Middle achieves these outcomes with a lower rate of student absenteeism and serves a community with a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

An interesting finding is that Eastlake Middle, along with the similarly high-performing Rancho del Rey Middle, forms a cluster of excellence in eastern Chula Vista. The school also operates very efficiently, posting superior test scores despite having a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several comparison schools. While mathematics remains an area for growth relative to its own strong English scores, Eastlake Middle demonstrates that a traditional public school can compete effectively with local charter options, such as the exceptional College Preparatory Middle, by maintaining a consistent record of success.

1,613

Students ?

26.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,582

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Duncan Ranch Rd.
Chula Vista, CA 91914-2626

(619) 591-4000

District: Sweetwater Union High

Students who attend Eastlake Middle usually attend:

High:

Olympian High

Feeder schools for Eastlake Middle:

Elementary:	Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary
	EastLake Elementary
	Liberty Elementary
	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary
	More...
	Olympic View Elementary
	Salt Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

Asian:

19.4%

White:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sweetwater Union High

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg38%

California avg41%

469^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	80.2	469 of 2761	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	592 of 2783	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	529 of 2781	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	540 of 2740	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	181 of 894	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	411 of 2715	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	312 of 2480	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	373 of 2508	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	429 of 2497	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	449 of 2477	81.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	338 of 2379	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	236 of 2259	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	84.8	202 of 2236	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	244 of 2179	88.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.1	215 of 2063	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	252 of 2005	87.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	290 of 1999	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	285 of 1804	84.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	270 of 1777	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	34 of 609	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	41 of 627	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	45 of 613	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	90 of 637	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	88 of 643	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	34 of 600	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	285 of 739	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	394 of 743	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.6	213 of 715	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	402 of 733	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.3	153 of 745	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	236 of 700	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.7	269 of 1531	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	91 of 354	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	250 of 1491	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	171 of 1369	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.7	352 of 1478	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	263 of 1521	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	91 of 1540	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	37 of 363	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	203 of 1442	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	154 of 1364	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	506 of 2533	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	581 of 2551	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	495 of 2531	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	493 of 2509	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	170 of 738	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	414 of 2380	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	281 of 2262	87.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	254 of 2395	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	368 of 2388	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	342 of 2374	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	270 of 2359	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	183 of 2213	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	113 of 2072	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	513 of 2542	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	904 of 2579	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	662 of 2531	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	555 of 2458	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	153 of 721	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	339 of 2369	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	292 of 2230	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	420 of 2534	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	538 of 2552	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	491 of 2538	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	501 of 2527	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	166 of 763	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	363 of 2407	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	317 of 2273	86.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	31 of 194	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	50 of 192	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	38 of 197	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	46 of 193	76.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	165 of 726	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	348 of 701	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	268 of 677	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	222 of 665	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	247 of 554	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	191 of 462	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	251 of 1566	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	260 of 1552	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	268 of 1531	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	358 of 1520	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	518 of 1537	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	525 of 1543	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	545 of 1555	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	437 of 1602	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	315 of 1496	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)61st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Mathematics48%+10 vs state

Science46%+13 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 (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/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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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
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	$3,582	$3,034	$548
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	$24,014	$23,056	$958
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	$3,987	$3,102	$885
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	$3,994	$3,510	$484
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	$19,202	$17,904	$1,298
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	$28,141	$25,944	$2,197
College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10269 Madrid Way	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 303-2782	397	20	19.6	42.8%	227 (57.2%)	17 (4.3%)	106 (26.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	98.6	25^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.1%		97.9	58^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.9%	33	75.8	80.4	78.0	80.8	87.9	84.0	91.5	86.0	75.8	81.8	79.0	79.8	79.1	$21,885	$20,480	$1,405
Hillsdale Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Brabham St.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 441-6156	1,481	67	22.0	73.3%	818 (55.2%)	51 (3.4%)	397 (26.8%)	59 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	9 (0.6%)	142 (9.6%)	68.4	709^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		66.1	764^th of 2783 public middle schools	72.5%	55		38.6	38.6		57.2	58.8	56.1	57.4		42.2	43.0	39.2	41.4	$21,396	$20,242	$1,154
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	$5,410	$4,218	$1,192
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	14344 Olive Vista Dr.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-2700	215	11	19.5	39.1%	44 (20.5%)	6 (2.8%)	150 (69.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	27	1928^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%		27	1951^st of 2783 public middle schools	29.9%	23		11.9	11.9		30.4	31.9	43.5	36.2		21.4	19.4	20.2	20.3	$17,623	$16,274	$1,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastlake Middle

What district is Eastlake Middle in?

Sweetwater Union High

What is the racial makeup of Eastlake Middle?

Students at Eastlake Middle are 55% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 12% White, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Is Eastlake Middle a good school?

Eastlake Middle ranks 469^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eastlake Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,613 students attended Eastlake Middle.

What high school do graduates of Eastlake Middle attend?

Students who attend Eastlake Middle usually go on to attend Olympian High

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