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Olympian High

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Olympian High ranks 220 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 90% of California high schools

Summary

Olympian High is a large, highly-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 in Chula Vista, with approximately 2,300 students and a consistent record of academic excellence within the Sweetwater Union High district.

The school is a standout performer, ranking in the top 10% of all California high schools, with exceptional graduation rates and particularly strong English Language Arts scores that exceed both district and state averages. While math proficiency is an area for growth, Olympian still outperforms most nearby schools like Bonita Vista Senior High and Otay Ranch Senior High in this subject. The school achieves these results efficiently, with per-student spending lower than several neighboring schools, and it supports all student groups effectively, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to other local options, Olympian is clearly one of the top-tier schools in the area. Its closest peer and main competitor is Eastlake High, which ranks slightly higher. However, Olympian distinguishes itself with a strong track record of improvement and a lower rate of chronic student absenteeism than many district schools, such as Hilltop Senior High. For families seeking a comprehensive, high-achieving neighborhood school with a proven record of success, Olympian High represents an excellent choice.

2,289

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,085

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1925 Magdalena Ave.
Chula Vista, CA 91913-3973

(619) 656-2400

District: Sweetwater Union High

Feeder schools for Olympian High:

Elementary:	Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary
	McMillin (Corky) Elementary
	Salt Creek Elementary
	Veterans Elementary
	More...
	Wolf Canyon Elementary
Middle:	Eastlake Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.2%

Asian:

24.5%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of California high schools

✓98% 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 school58%

District avg38%

California avg41%

220^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 10%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	88.8	220 of 2162	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	242 of 2159	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	323 of 2170	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	372 of 2123	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	187 of 1290	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	208 of 2133	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	195 of 2017	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	86.3	280 of 2021	86.1%	★★★★☆
2016	88.3	226 of 2039	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	88.4	206 of 1994	89.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	266 of 2426	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	161 of 2354	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	78.0	167 of 2367	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	70.1	286 of 2281	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	70.9	239 of 2238	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.2	300 of 2117	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	66.9	317 of 2063	84.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	74 of 523	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	46 of 517	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	66.5	143 of 521	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	97 of 522	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	113 of 592	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	113 of 582	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	100 of 585	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	139 of 573	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	284 of 591	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	317 of 581	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	193 of 582	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	116 of 581	80.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	190 of 1161	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	160 of 555	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	256 of 1117	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	191 of 1052	81.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.5	172 of 1085	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	655 of 1064	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.5	131 of 1044	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	62 of 467	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	71 of 941	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	68 of 938	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	180 of 1906	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	237 of 1915	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	313 of 1915	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	299 of 1858	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	162 of 1054	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	189 of 1833	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	190 of 1760	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	165 of 1900	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	160 of 1902	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	208 of 1917	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	233 of 1861	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	160 of 1814	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	132 of 1742	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	215 of 2013	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	263 of 2026	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	294 of 2030	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	290 of 1943	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	157 of 1126	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	298 of 1937	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	214 of 1862	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	239 of 1942	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	190 of 1948	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	298 of 1963	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	395 of 1916	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	176 of 1122	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	260 of 1880	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	188 of 1834	89.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	34 of 175	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	43 of 183	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	66 of 190	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.5	31 of 168	81.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	96 of 577	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	30 of 574	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.2	149 of 541	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	235 of 515	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	127 of 422	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	82 of 366	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	218 of 1252	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	62 of 1216	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.0	183 of 1197	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	180 of 1155	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	189 of 1173	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	432 of 1193	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	379 of 1204	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	209 of 1222	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	102 of 1173	91.3%	★★★★★

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)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

African American (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science47%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 31, 2022

My daughter attended this school. She had an IEP (Independent Education Program) because of her learning disabilities. Teachers were so helpful and helped her to be successful. She was accepted at SFSU and she is going to graduate this semester. (She never went to any community college. All the academic basics were given to my daughter so she was ready to attend the University) Close Quote

by a student
Friday, July 22, 2011

Love this school. Been in Olympian from 1st year and now a 3rd year Junior. If you want a pretty good education in the sweetwater area Olympian is for you aha. Many kind people and many sports to play. Teachers are pretty well educated, just ask and they will be willing to help. Peace... Go Eagles! Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, June 26, 2010

I loved this school. At the beginning, moving in Chula Vista, not knowing anybody and going to a brand new high school seemed alien to me. I didn't know anybody, I didn't know this place; it just seemed like I crashed landed on mars. As time passed, I have created friends who honestly cared about their education as I did, met rigorous, hard teachers that give you full attention and want you to achieve, not an A+, but what the student can earn best with their own abilities, and a staff that encourages students throughout any sport, test, a dance performance and hardship high school never fails to give. The Habits of Mind become a burden throughout the four years, but their lesson proves to prevail; soon, the students know what the term 'Metacognition' is - To think of others thinking and thoughts; everything in the habits became second nature to our learning and helped with the foundation of learning. Throughout all my four years, there were fluctuations on my grades. In receiving a D in AP World History nearly the end of the year, my teacher encouraged me to a final project, to do my best, to put not only my knowledge into it, but also my creative and imaginative skills, and collaboration. I earned a B-. I love the teachers, I love the school and I love Olympian. Close Quote

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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 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
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	$3,085	$2,388	$697
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)
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	$4,009	$3,230	$779
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	$30,135	$28,736	$1,399
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	$4,356	$3,596	$760
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	$6,221	$5,480	$741
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
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	$5,862	$4,468	$1,394
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	$7,264	$5,938	$1,326
MAAC Community Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1385 Third Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	MAAC Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-0749	171	12	14.3	57.3%	6 (3.5%)	18 (10.5%)	145 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	10.5	1994^th of 2162 public high schools	7.8%		10.9	2014^th of 2159 public high schools	6.7%	20			1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Olympian High

How many students attend Olympian High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,289 students attended Olympian High.

What district is Olympian High in?

Sweetwater Union High

What is the racial makeup of Olympian High?

Students at Olympian High are 47% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 13% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Olympian High a good school?

Olympian High ranks 220^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Olympian High?

Olympian High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary
Elementary : McMillin (Corky) Elementary
Elementary : Salt Creek Elementary
Elementary : Veterans Elementary
Elementary : Wolf Canyon Elementary
Middle : Eastlake Middle

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