Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista: Kids show up here — absenteeism is half the state rate. Test scores are still catching up.
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista's strongest numbers are the quiet ones: attendance and discipline. The academic picture is still developing — and culture is usually where that starts.
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista scores 32 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 29th 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 “34% proficient” and call it done. Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista deserves a closer read. The school sits in Chula Vista, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 3.5% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista 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 20.6pp across grades; the floor rises 6.1pp. 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.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school built its attendance culture — and what the academic plan looks like from here.
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
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 68
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
2 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 4.4pp 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 | 29 | 3% | 34% | 17% | 45% | 38% | −5 |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 13% | 29% | 21% | 38% | 42% | −3 |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 24% | 20% | 32% | 24% | 44% | −4 |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 7% | 25% | 39% | 29% | 32% | −14 |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 23% | 33% | 20% | 23% | 57% | +9 |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 17% | 26% | 43% | 15% | 43% | −4 |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 39% | 44% | 8% | 8% | 83% | +36 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 29 | 7% | 24% | 28% | 41% | 31% | −15 |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 13% | 17% | 50% | 21% | 29% | −12 |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 12% | 8% | 24% | 56% | 20% | −15 |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 4% | 21% | 29% | 46% | 25% | −10 |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 23% | 23% | 23% | 30% | 47% | +13 |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 4% | 19% | 25% | 52% | 23% | −9 |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 20% | 14% | 31% | 34% | 34% | +11 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 113 | 11% | 22% | 61% | 6% |
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 | 125 | 44.2% | −1 | +6 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 167 | 46.3% | −3 | +7 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista ← | — | 32 | 11.9% | 34.0% | −2.5 | 0.6% |
| Liberty Elementary | 1.1 mi | 70 | 42.2% | 69.7% | +2.8 | 0.9% |
| Salt Creek Elementary | 1 mi | 68 | 43.2% | 69.8% | +0.1 | 0.8% |
| McMillin (Corky) Elementary | 1.8 mi | 66 | 41.0% | 64.8% | +12.3 | 0.5% |
| 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.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means