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

Chula Vista Senior High has a Scope Score of 55.7/100, ranked #762 among California high schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 851 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Chula Vista Senior High?

10.2% of students at Chula Vista Senior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 30.4% 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 Chula Vista Senior High?

28.5% of students at Chula Vista 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 the Scope Score.

Chula Vista Senior High

High School

Sweetwater Union High Chula VistaSan Diego County91911

📍 820 Fourth Avenue

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope 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

1,980 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

81%

Teachers

92 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

93.8%

AP Exam Prepared

78.3%

A-G Completion

45.6%

College-Going Rate

65.6%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

15.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 607 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic84.0%

White9.0%

Asian1.0%

Black1.8%

Other4.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Chula Vista Senior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.2%
Met Standard	20.1%
Below Standard	69.6%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 93.8%

6.4pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓College readiness: 78.3%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 28.5%

5.8pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.3%

1.8pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 10.2%

5.5pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 30.4%

4.4pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 30.4%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Chula Vista Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.2% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.5 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 6.9 points below the Sweetwater Union High district average of 17.1%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 93.8% — above the state target. 45.6% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 65.6% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.5%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

30.4%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

28.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

851

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	424	14.6%	30.9%	25.5%	29.0%	45.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	427	5.8%	9.4%	22.9%	61.8%	15.2%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

Chula Vista Middle

No score# in state

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High School

Chula Vista Senior High

55.7# in state

This school

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