Bonita Vista Senior High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Chula Vista, California
Bonita Vista Senior High in Chula Vista, California enrolled 1,960 students in 2024-25 with 90.3 full-time teachers, 21.7 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
2,140 students in 2022-23, 2,049 students in 2023-24, 1,960 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 91.8 to 90.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,140 | 91.8 | 23.3 |
| 2023-24 | 2,049 | 90.0 | 22.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,960 | 90.3 | 21.7 |
21.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 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.
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).
37 AP courses and one counselor per 180 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bonita Vista Senior High enrolled 2,237 students and had 12.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses37
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)12.4, one per 180 of the 2,237 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions55
- Chronically absent21.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.6% of students were Hispanic, 17.4% White, 9.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic64.6%
- White17.4%
- Asian9.7%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Black2.9%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian0.4%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bonita Vista Senior High scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 34.3% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 36% | 27% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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
95% of the 528 students in Bonita Vista Senior High'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.
| This school | Its district | California | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% | 89% | 86.2% |
| Students in the class | 528 | 6,923 | 495,492 |
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; Bonita Vista Senior High is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlake High | 2,557 | 24.0 | 19.6% |
| Otay Ranch Senior High | 2,440 | 23.5 | 27.0% |
| Olympian High | 2,289 | 24.1 | 24.1% |
| Bonita Vista Senior High | 1,960 | 21.7 | 31.3% |
| Chula Vista Senior High | 1,864 | 20.5 | 71.1% |
| Hilltop Senior High | 1,771 | 22.0 | 67.3% |
| Castle Park Senior High | 1,363 | 22.2 | 73.1% |
| High Tech High Chula Vista | 626 | 19.1 | 35.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bonita Vista Senior High
- Eastlake HighThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 2,557 students, 24.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Otay Ranch Senior HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 2,440 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Bonita Vista Senior High with Eastlake HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaBonita Vista Senior High is the number 309 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#309 of 2,112
- California schools by students per teacher21.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.21.7:1
- 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 Bonita Vista Senior High
How many students attend Bonita Vista Senior High?
1,960 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,140 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chula Vista, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bonita Vista Senior High?
21.7 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.Is Bonita Vista Senior High a Title I school?
Bonita Vista Senior High 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.How do students at Bonita Vista Senior High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bonita Vista Senior High scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 34.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Bonita Vista Senior High?
95% of the 528 students in Bonita Vista Senior High'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.What district is Bonita Vista Senior High in?
Sweetwater Union High School District, NCES district ID 0638640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063864006475 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, 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.