How does Castle Park Senior High compare to other high schools in Chula Vista?

Castle Park Senior High has a SchoolScope composite score of 61.3/100, placing it at the 78th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 589 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Castle Park Senior High?

13.5% of students at Castle Park Senior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 36.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Castle Park Senior High?

14.9% of students at Castle Park Senior High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Castle Park Senior High

High School

Sweetwater Union High Chula VistaSan Diego County91911

📍 1395 Hilltop Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,381 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

82%

Teachers

65 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

94.1%

AP Exam Prepared

80.5%

A-G Completion

40.0%

College-Going Rate

66.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-9.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+36.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

12.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 467 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic85.7%

White7.6%

Asian1.3%

Black0.9%

Other4.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Castle Park Senior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	13.5%
Met Standard	23.3%
Below Standard	63.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "37% proficient" for Castle Park Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

13.5% of students exceeded standard while 23.3% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's 3.1 points below the Sweetwater Union High district average of 16.6%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.5 points higher (vs 11.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 94.1% — above the state target. 40.0% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 66.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

13.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

36.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

14.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

589

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	291	20.6%	29.9%	21.0%	28.5%	50.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	298	6.4%	16.8%	20.5%	56.4%	23.1%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

Castle Park Middle

No score

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High School

Castle Park Senior High

61.378th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.