Chula Vista Learning Community Charter: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter posts 23.5% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter scores 56 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 79th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “51% proficient” and call it done. Chula Vista Learning Community Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Chula Vista, where two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +5.1pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
As a charter, Chula Vista Learning Community Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 1.9pp across grades; the floor rises 5.0pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter's most underrated number
59.2% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
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.
The community around it
Student demographics
3 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 2.4pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +9.7pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 95 | 28% | 28% | 23% | 20% | 57% | +13 |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 23% | 27% | 26% | 24% | 50% | +5 |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 30% | 31% | 12% | 26% | 62% | +14 |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 22% | 43% | 30% | 6% | 64% | +18 |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 27% | 37% | 21% | 15% | 65% | +17 |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 24% | 39% | 25% | 13% | 62% | +16 |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 38% | 45% | 13% | 3% | 84% | +36 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 95 | 20% | 37% | 27% | 16% | 57% | +11 |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 14% | 25% | 30% | 31% | 40% | −2 |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 25% | 16% | 21% | 37% | 42% | +6 |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 17% | 13% | 41% | 29% | 30% | −5 |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 16% | 22% | 36% | 26% | 37% | +3 |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 21% | 20% | 26% | 33% | 41% | +9 |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 13% | 26% | 25% | 37% | 38% | +15 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 295 | 13% | 29% | 55% | 3% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 506 | 59.2% | +14 | +21 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 689 | 62.5% | +13 | +24 |
| English Learners | 102 | 19.6% | +1 | +9 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista Learning Community Charter ← | — | 56 | 23.5% | 51.1% | −5.1 | 0.1% |
| Clear View | 2.9 mi | 60 | 34.4% | 61.1% | +3.8 | 1.3% |
| Valley Vista Elementary | 3.4 mi | 51 | 19.5% | 42.8% | −10.5 | 0.8% |
| Montgomery (John J.) Elementary | 1.8 mi | 48 | 15.3% | 41.1% | +4.7 | 0.4% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.