Sweetwater Union High
Sweetwater Union High has 15 ranked schools across high levels with an average Scope Score of 55.9/100 — 12.1 points above the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Eastlake High at 76/100, where 37.6% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $15,976 per student (above the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 28.0%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
District Analysis
Consistency: Score range of 57.6 points — showing significant variation between schools.
Absenteeism: District chronic absenteeism averages 28.0%, 9.9pp below the state average of 18.1%.
Suspensions: District suspension rate averages 3.6%, near the state average of 1.7%.
Top school: Eastlake High leads the district at 76 with 37.6% exceeding standard.
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School archetypes in Sweetwater Union High
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Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Sweetwater Union High spends $15,976 per student in current expenditures — $1,161 above the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
High Schools (15)
Sweetwater Union High has 15 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 55.9 — 8.4 points above the state average of 47.5. 2 of 15 high schools score above 70.
The highest-scoring high school is Eastlake High with a Scope Score of 76 and 37.6% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastlake High Sweetwater Union High Strong All-Around | 37.6% | Strong 76/100 |
| 2 | Olympian High Sweetwater Union High Strong All-Around | 34.2% | Strong 72/100 |
| 3 | Otay Ranch Senior High Sweetwater Union High Strong All-Around | 27.6% | Solid 70/100 |
| 4 | Bonita Vista Senior High Sweetwater Union High Strong All-Around | 21.2% | Solid 64/100 |
| 5 | Hilltop Senior High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 14.1% | Solid 60/100 |
| 6 | Castle Park Senior High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 13.5% | Solid 58/100 |
| 7 | Montgomery Senior High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 14.3% | Solid 58/100 |
| 8 | Mar Vista Senior High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 16.1% | Solid 56/100 |
| 9 | Chula Vista Senior High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 10.2% | Solid 56/100 |
| 10 | Southwest Senior High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 9.6% | Solid 56/100 |
| 11 | San Ysidro High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 12.8% | Solid 54/100 |
| 12 | Sweetwater High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 9.0% | Solid 53/100 |
| 13 | Options Secondary Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 8.8% | Developing 47/100 |
| 14 | Launch Virtual Academy Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 19.4% | Developing 41/100 |
| 15 | Palomar High Sweetwater Union High Building Momentum | 0.5% | Needs Support 18/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
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- Parent and community engagement levels
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