Public schools in Chula Vista, CA

Chula Vista has 68 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 14 high, 7 middle, 42 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 50,740 students. They are run by 18 districts and agencies; Chula Vista Elementary School District runs 35 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 18 districts and agencies that run Chula Vista's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Chula VistaDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Chula Vista Elementary School District3522,226$15,904
Sweetwater Union High School District1736,109$15,327
Mueller Charter School11,606not reported
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District11,427not reported
Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District11,297$15,130
Mae L. Feaster Charter School11,121not reported
Discovery Charter District1982not reported
Arroyo Vista Charter District1939not reported
High Tech High Chula Vista District1639$13,366
Pacific Springs Charter District1514$13,944
High Tech Elementary Chula Vista District1431$13,610
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District1393$15,397

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

14 high schools in Chula Vista, 15,849 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Eastlake High2,55724.019.6%Sweetwater Union High
Otay Ranch Senior High2,44023.527.0%Sweetwater Union High
Olympian High2,28924.124.1%Sweetwater Union High
Bonita Vista Senior High1,96021.731.3%Sweetwater Union High
Chula Vista Senior High1,86420.571.1%Sweetwater Union High
Hilltop Senior High1,77122.067.3%Sweetwater Union High
Castle Park Senior High1,36322.273.1%Sweetwater Union High
High Tech High Chula Vista62619.135.0%High Tech High Chula Vista District
Sweetwater Secondary37233.970.2%Sweetwater Secondary District
Palomar High26913.376.6%Sweetwater Union High
The other 4 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
MAAC Community Charter17114.356.7%MAAC Community Charter District
East Hills Academy715.632.4%Sweetwater Union High
Options Secondary696.959.4%Sweetwater Union High
Alta Vista Academy273.881.5%Sweetwater Union High

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

7 middle schools in Chula Vista, 6,872 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Rancho del Rey Middle1,70523.525.3%Sweetwater Union High
Eastlake Middle1,61326.022.3%Sweetwater Union High
Bonita Vista Middle97224.334.2%Sweetwater Union High
Hilltop Middle86622.346.7%Sweetwater Union High
Castle Park Middle70319.561.6%Sweetwater Union High
Chula Vista Middle67821.156.8%Sweetwater Union High
High Tech Middle Chula Vista33519.636.4%High Tech Middle Chula Vista District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

42 elementary schools in Chula Vista, 22,833 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Feaster (Mae L.) Charter1,09518.470.6%Mae L. Feaster Charter School
Wolf Canyon Elementary95425.126.1%Chula Vista Elementary
Discovery Charter94524.226.9%Discovery Charter District
Arroyo Vista Charter91124.623.2%Arroyo Vista Charter District
Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary88922.230.1%Chula Vista Elementary
Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary85522.531.3%Chula Vista Elementary
Salt Creek Elementary83524.626.0%Chula Vista Elementary
Veterans Elementary83222.931.5%Chula Vista Elementary
Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary83221.926.3%Chula Vista Elementary
Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary76323.174.2%Chula Vista Elementary
The other 32 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Heritage Elementary73222.928.7%Chula Vista Elementary
McMillin (Corky) Elementary69121.635.6%Chula Vista Elementary
Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary61323.167.0%Chula Vista Elementary
Hilltop Drive Elementary55923.356.7%Chula Vista Elementary
Vista Square Elementary55422.275.1%Chula Vista Elementary
Olympic View Elementary54423.732.0%Chula Vista Elementary
Liberty Elementary54220.817.3%Chula Vista Elementary
Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary53422.338.6%Chula Vista Elementary
EastLake Elementary52719.530.7%Chula Vista Elementary
Harborside Elementary52421.878.2%Chula Vista Elementary
Clear View51321.432.6%Chula Vista Elementary
Rosebank Elementary48524.357.1%Chula Vista Elementary
Fahari L. Jeffers Elementary46723.416.9%Chula Vista Elementary
Otay Elementary45522.871.2%Chula Vista Elementary
High Tech Elementary Chula Vista44524.740.7%High Tech Elementary Chula Vista District
Casillas (Joseph) Elementary43120.537.4%Chula Vista Elementary
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary43121.627.4%Chula Vista Elementary
Chula Vista Hills Elementary43023.939.5%Chula Vista Elementary
Loma Verde Elementary41922.161.1%Chula Vista Elementary
Halecrest Elementary41523.142.4%Chula Vista Elementary
Parkview Elementary40319.236.0%Chula Vista Elementary
Rogers (Greg) Elementary38218.649.0%Chula Vista Elementary
Castle Park Elementary37720.979.8%Chula Vista Elementary
Valle Lindo Elementary37219.645.2%Chula Vista Elementary
Cook (Hazel Goes) Elementary34623.160.1%Chula Vista Elementary
Montgomery (John J.) Elementary33821.176.9%Chula Vista Elementary
Palomar Elementary31919.963.6%Chula Vista Elementary
Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary30522.064.3%Chula Vista Elementary
Rohr (Fred H.) Elementary29018.765.5%Chula Vista Elementary
Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter27317.153.8%Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter School
Howard Gardner Community Charter17819.872.5%Howard Gardner Community School
Davila Day286.239.3%San Diego County Office of Education

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

5 other schools in Chula Vista, 5,186 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mueller Charter (Robert L.)1,54222.966.5%Mueller Charter School
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter1,39720.154.6%Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District
Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter1,32121.342.5%Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District
Pacific Springs Charter48927.340.9%Pacific Springs Charter District
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista43717.951.3%Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Chula Vista's public schools compare with California's

The median Chula Vista school has 22.0 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the California median of 21.6. Its median school enrolls 538 students (state 471).

Chula Vista against California, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Chula VistaCalifornia
Median students per teacher22.021.6
Median school size (students)538471
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)not reportednot reported
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)22%74%
Charter schools22%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 68 Chula Vista schools and the 9,918 California schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Chula Vista

  1. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictRuns 35 of Chula Vista's 68 public schools and spent $15,904 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,904
  2. Eastlake High, the largest high school in Chula Vista2,557 students in 2024-25, 24.0 per teacher.2,557
  3. Compare Chula Vista Elementary School District with Sweetwater Union High School DistrictChula Vista's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCalifornia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Chula Vista addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in California

  1. Los Angeles564 schools
  2. San Diego283 schools
  3. San Jose232 schools
  4. Sacramento197 schools
  5. Fresno179 schools
  6. Bakersfield146 schools
  7. San Francisco123 schools
  8. Stockton122 schools

Questions about schools in Chula Vista

  1. How many public schools are in Chula Vista, CA?
    68 public schools with an address in Chula Vista were open in 2024-25: 14 high, 7 middle, 42 elementary, 5 other, enrolling 50,740 students. 15 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Chula Vista?
    Eastlake High, with 2,557 students in 2024-25 (Sweetwater Union High School District).
  3. Which districts run Chula Vista's schools?
    Chula Vista Elementary School District (35 schools), Sweetwater Union High School District (17 schools), Mueller Charter School (1 school), Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District (1 school), and 14 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .