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

Otay Ranch Senior High has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.3/100, placing it at the 90th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,114 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Otay Ranch Senior High?

27.6% of students at Otay Ranch Senior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.1% 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 Otay Ranch Senior High?

14.8% of students at Otay Ranch 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.

Otay Ranch Senior High

High School

Sweetwater Union High Chula VistaSan Diego County91913

📍 1250 Olympic Parkway

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

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

2,546 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

103 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

96.2%

AP Exam Prepared

78.7%

A-G Completion

71.5%

College-Going Rate

83.2%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+22.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+31.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 190 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic48.6%

White13.2%

Asian4.6%

Black6.5%

Other27.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Otay Ranch Senior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	27.6%
Met Standard	31.5%
Below Standard	40.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "59% proficient" for Otay Ranch Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

27.6% of students exceeded standard while 31.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.1 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 11.0 points above the Sweetwater Union High district average of 16.6%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 31.0% exceeded — 3.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 96.2% — above the state target. 71.5% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 83.2% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 14.8%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

27.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

59.1%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

14.8%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,114

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	559	40.8%	38.5%	12.0%	8.8%	79.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	555	14.4%	24.5%	31.4%	29.7%	38.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

Rancho del Rey Middle

No score

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High School

Otay Ranch Senior High

69.390th pctile

This school

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