Alta Vista Academy

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Chula Vista, California

Alta Vista Academy in Chula Vista, California enrolled 27 students in 2024-25 with 7.2 full-time teachers, 3.8 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

33 students in 2022-23, 30 students in 2023-24, 27 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.1 to 7.2.

Students enrolled at Alta Vista Academy by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 270102030402022-23332023-24302024-2527
Students enrolled at Alta Vista Academy by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 270102030402022-23332023-24302024-2527
Students enrolled at Alta Vista Academy by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 270102030402022-23332023-24302024-2527
Students enrolled at Alta Vista Academy by school year2022-23: 33, 2023-24: 30, 2024-25: 270102030402022-23332023-24302024-2527
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23336.15.4
2023-24308.13.7
2024-25277.23.8

3.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Alta Vista Academy 3.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta Vista Academy 3.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Alta Vista Academy 3.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta Vista Academy 3.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Alta Vista Academy 3.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta Vista Academy 3.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Alta Vista Academy 3.8; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta Vista Academy 3.8state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alta Vista Academy enrolled 29 students; it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

59.3% of students were Hispanic, 18.5% White, 11.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic59.3%
  2. White18.5%
  3. Two or more races11.1%
  4. Black7.4%
  5. Pacific Islander3.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Alta Vista Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%46%45%
Math, 2022-2320% or less27% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 11 students in Alta Vista Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%89%86.2%
Students in the class116,923495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Chula Vista

14 public high schools in Chula Vista report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Eastlake High2,55724.019.6%
Otay Ranch Senior High2,44023.527.0%
Olympian High2,28924.124.1%
Bonita Vista Senior High1,96021.731.3%
Chula Vista Senior High1,86420.571.1%
Hilltop Senior High1,77122.067.3%
Castle Park Senior High1,36322.273.1%
High Tech High Chula Vista62619.135.0%

All public schools in Chula Vista →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alta Vista Academy

  1. Castle Park Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 1,363 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Otay Ranch Senior HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 2,440 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Alta Vista Academy with Castle Park Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sweetwater Union High School District spends per student$15,327 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,327
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaAlta Vista Academy is the number 1,900 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,900 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher3.8 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.3.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alta Vista Academy

  1. How many students attend Alta Vista Academy?
    27 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 33 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chula Vista, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alta Vista Academy?
    3.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alta Vista Academy a Title I school?
    Alta Vista Academy has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Alta Vista Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Alta Vista Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Alta Vista Academy?
    under 50% of the 11 students in Alta Vista Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Alta Vista Academy in?
    Sweetwater Union High School District, NCES district ID 0638640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063864010385 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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