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Castle Park Middle · Chula Vista

Castle Park Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Castle Park is a middle school in Chula Vista. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Castle Park Middle in Chula Vista, 18.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.3% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Castle Park Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 23.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (13.4% Math proficient); Hispanic students (19.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 20.2 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 497 students tested.

All students at this school: 18% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 18%, district —, state 39%18%
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 16%, district 34%, state 32%16% · −1 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 16%, district 32%, state 32%16% · −2 vs school
MaleMale: this school 16%, district 40%, state 42%16% · −2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 20%, district 42%, state 44%20% · +2 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 2%, district 7%, state 11%2% · −15 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 4%, district 13%, state 15%4% · −14 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 0%, district 21%, state 22%0% · −18 vs school

9 of 17 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 20:1, district 23:120:1
Teaching staff37 teachers
Avg. experience13.8 years
Fully credentialed76%
First-year teachers8%
Intern / emergency permit2.4%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$55,375 – $124,275
Principal salary$0 – $187,294
Superintendent salary$300,404

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $5,916, CA average $14,815$5,916 · spent at this school

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

Federal share$1,507 per student

$1,507 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,370 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction58%
Instruction support16%
Student services8%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$15,976 per pupil
2019$14,540 per pupil
2018$14,457 per pupil
2017$11,416 per pupil
2016$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Hispanic92.6%
District 72.2% · CA 56.1%
Other3.4%
District 12.9% · CA 9.0%
White2.1%
District 9.5% · CA 19.9%
Black1.0%
District 3.4% · CA 4.8%
Asian0.8%
District 2.0% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 63.3% (1pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$82K · CA $85K
Median home value$636K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+20% · CA 35%
ZIP population85,542
Median age37 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 12% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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