Independent charter school · SBC - High Tech High · Chula Vista, California

High Tech Elementary Chula Vista

Chula Vista · K–5 · 445 students (2024–25)

1949 Discovery Falls Drive, 91915hightechhigh.org ↗(619) 591-2550

Open enrollment ends: Monday, February 15.

Applying for 2027–28. From the school’s site ↗, read October 28, 2026. Later applications lose lottery priority.

High Tech Elementary Chula Vista is a charter school for grades K–5. Its latest state test results are from spring 2025, so it has no 2026 Scope Score.

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Below California in English (reading and writing); near it in math. In grades 3–5, spring 2025, 40% met or exceeded the standard in English and 38% in math, against 46% and 41% across California.

Sources

The sentence above: Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025 Students: all students tested in grades 3–5: 224 in English, 225 in math Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,232,086 in English, 1,241,652 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Apply on High Tech Elementary Chula Vista’s own application, by the dates its site lists. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grades 3–5, spring 2025, 17% exceeded the standard in English and 15% in math. 60% scored below the standard in English and 62% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2024–25 (101 of 456), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2025

In grades 3–5, spring 2025, 40% met or exceeded the standard in English and 38% in math, against 46% and 41% across California.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2025
Students: all students tested in grades 3–5: 224 in English, 225 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,232,086 in English, 1,241,652 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2025 · 224 tested

Exceeded: 17%
Met: 23%
Below the standard: 60%

This school40%

California46%

40% met or exceeded in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2025 · 225 tested

Exceeded: 15%
Met: 23%
Below the standard: 62%

This school38%

California41%

38% met or exceeded in grades 3–5.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2024; math results were higher. English went from 43% to 40% and math from 31% to 38%.

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5

202443%220 tested

→

202540%224 tested

This school

California, same grades45% → 46%2024 → 2025 · 1,235,509 → 1,232,086 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5

202431%220 tested

→

202538%225 tested

This school

California, same grades41% → 41%2024 → 2025 · 1,249,262 → 1,241,652 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, about as expected; in math, yes. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +4 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +9 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Source

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 143
Comparison: Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 4–8 · 2025 · 143 students with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

+4 pts

English

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

+9 pts

Math

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Exceeded, Met, Nearly met and Not met, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2025
Students	Exceeded	Met	Nearly met	Not met	Tested
English, grades 3–5 · This school	17%	23%	26%	34%	224
English, grades 3–5 · California	24%	22%	21%	33%	1,232,086
Math, grades 3–5 · This school	15%	23%	30%	32%	225
Math, grades 3–5 · California	21%	20%	25%	34%	1,241,652

Below the standard combines the state’s two lowest test levels, Nearly met and Not met. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Each grade’s results, every tested year ↓

Results since 20168 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2016–2025.

English met or exceeded, grades 3–5

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20162021202540%46%

Math met or exceeded, grades 3–5

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20162021202538%41%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 34% in 2016 to 40% in 2025. In math, it went from 27% in 2016 to 38% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
Year	This school	California
2016	34% 200 tested	45% 1,395,534 tested
2017	38% 207 tested	45% 1,384,680 tested
2018	49% 219 tested	49% 1,346,907 tested
2019	54% 213 tested	50% 1,332,547 tested
2022	29% 226 tested	45% 1,260,830 tested
2023	32% 211 tested	44% 1,247,801 tested
2024	43% 220 tested	45% 1,235,509 tested
2025	40% 224 tested	46% 1,232,086 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
Year	This school	California
2016	27% 200 tested	39% 1,401,413 tested
2017	32% 207 tested	40% 1,392,040 tested
2018	39% 219 tested	42% 1,352,321 tested
2019	50% 212 tested	44% 1,338,625 tested
2022	20% 226 tested	38% 1,265,943 tested
2023	29% 211 tested	40% 1,256,519 tested
2024	31% 220 tested	41% 1,249,262 tested
2025	38% 225 tested	41% 1,241,652 tested

How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 4 points above that expected score, and in math 9 points above it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

What you can do

Who can act on High Tech Elementary Chula Vista’s results?

The state has High Tech Elementary Chula Vista in targeted support; its own board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

The state named it because results were low for students with disabilities. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

San Diego County Office of Education authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

How often do students miss school?

22 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2024–25.

State attendance records, 2024–25

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average elementary school in the SBC - High Tech High district, 13 in 100 were.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: chronic absence: 101 of 456 students counted for it
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2024–25

22 in 100This school

13 in 100At the average elementary school in the SBC - High Tech High district

18 in 100At the average California elementary school

101 of 456 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at High Tech Elementary Chula Vista

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Every learner

Who goes here?

Students, families and teachers

Who are the families and teachers?

56%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 249 of 445. California: 63%.

21teachers, 2024–25

5 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

14%in their first year, 2024–25

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

50% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 31 of 62 English learners50%

California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Next steps

How do I get in?

Apply on High Tech Elementary Chula Vista’s own application, by the dates its site lists. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: hightechhigh.org ↗Office: (619) 591-2550Administrator: Judy Asiong

Location and visiting

Get directions

1949 Discovery Falls Drive, Chula Vista 91915

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?

Office (619) 591-25501949 Discovery Falls Drive, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

The spring 2026 CAASPP records we hold have no English or math rows for this school. Its earlier results are under Every tested year.

Every tested year2016–2025 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exceeded	Met or exceeded
2025 · English	224	17%	40%
2025 · Math	225	15%	38%
2024 · English	220	15%	43%
2024 · Math	220	11%	31%
2023 · English	211	13%	32%
2023 · Math	211	10%	29%
2022 · English	226	11%	29%
2022 · Math	226	6%	20%
2019 · English	213	24%	54%
2019 · Math	212	19%	50%
2018 · English	219	22%	49%
2018 · Math	219	15%	39%
2017 · English	207	13%	38%
2017 · Math	207	11%	32%
2016 · English	200	9%	34%
2016 · Math	200	8%	27%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	75	44%
2025 · Grade 4 · English	75	35%
2025 · Grade 5 · English	74	41%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	76	50%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	75	36%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	74	27%
2024 · Grade 3 · English	74	35%
2024 · Grade 4 · English	74	35%
2024 · Grade 5 · English	72	58%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	74	28%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	74	28%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	72	36%
2023 · Grade 3 · English	71	25%
2023 · Grade 4 · English	68	26%
2023 · Grade 5 · English	72	43%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	71	23%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	68	35%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	72	29%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	72	31%
2022 · Grade 4 · English	76	20%
2022 · Grade 5 · English	78	36%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	72	22%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	76	20%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	78	18%
2019 · Grade 3 · English	67	43%
2019 · Grade 4 · English	71	54%
2019 · Grade 5 · English	75	65%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	66	48%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	71	49%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	75	51%
2018 · Grade 3 · English	66	44%
2018 · Grade 4 · English	75	59%
2018 · Grade 5 · English	78	45%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math	66	42%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math	75	57%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	78	18%
2017 · Grade 3 · English	62	39%
2017 · Grade 4 · English	75	35%
2017 · Grade 5 · English	70	40%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math	62	45%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math	75	27%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math	70	26%
2016 · Grade 3 · English	64	20%
2016 · Grade 4 · English	66	38%
2016 · Grade 5 · English	70	41%
2016 · Grade 3 · Math	64	27%
2016 · Grade 4 · Math	66	29%
2016 · Grade 5 · Math	70	26%

“Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Chronic absence by student groupState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2024–25

Group	2018–19	2024–25
Female	—	25 in 100
Male	—	19 in 100
Asian	—	24 in 100
Black or African American	—	9 in 100
Filipino	—	14 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	—	26 in 100
White	—	0 in 100
Students with disabilities	—	25 in 100
English learners	—	26 in 100
Low-income	—	27 in 100
All students	—	22 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+4	143	Average	+9	143	Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino	+2	106	Average	+9	106	Accelerated
Low-income	+3	95	Average	+5	95	Accelerated
English-only students	+5	88	not categorized	+7	88	not categorized
English learners	+7	40	Accelerated	+14	40	Accelerated
English learners only	−4	25	not categorized	+8	25	not categorized
Students with disabilities	−5	24	Average	−14	24	Moderate
Filipino	+9	17	Accelerated	+16	17	Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English	+23	15	not categorized	+21	15	not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+4 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

143 students

CDE growth category: Average

State model · math+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

143 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$10,180 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 333 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

59% of district spending reaches instruction — CA average is 60%.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2019–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$10,180 per pupil

2020$9,919 per pupil

2019$9,921 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91915 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91915 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$139,503
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	52%
ZIP-area population	35,322
Median age	35.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 91915 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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High Tech Elementary Chula Vista

Common questions

How do I get in?

How many students reached the top test level here?

How often do students miss school?

How did students here do on state tests?

English

Math

Have results changed?

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5

Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5

Did students here score above what the state expected?

English

Math

Each year’s results and tested counts

Who can act on High Tech Elementary Chula Vista’s results?

What has the state flagged?

Where is its yearly plan?

How often do students miss school?

Chronically absent, 2024–25

Who goes here?

Who are the families and teachers?

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

How do I get in?

Before you apply

Location and visiting

Questions for your visit

Source records

Per-pupil spending

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