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Enrollment
1,960
High
DISTRICT 1,402 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER UNION HIGH·NCES 063864006475
Bonita Vista Senior High
751 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91913 · (619) 397-2000 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,960 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
727 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 556 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 441 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 474 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 489 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
28.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.2% | 38.5% | 18.0% | 9.3% |
| Math | 8.3% | 20.6% | 30.5% | 40.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 31.4% |
| 2022-23 | 67.8% | 36.1% |
| 2021-22 | 69.7% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 66.9% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.1% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 74.1% | 49.4% |
| 2016-17 | 77.9% | 43.3% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 66.0% | 42.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bonita Vista Senior High
Bonita Vista Senior High's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Vista Senior High this school | 1,960 | 37.1% | 50.9% |
| Christopher High Gilroy | 1,630 | 38.0% | 44.6% |
| Canyon High Canyon Country | 1,952 | 37.1% | 56.0% |
| San Dimas High San Dimas | 1,235 | 37.6% | 61.9% |
| William S. Hart High Newhall | 1,941 | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Sequoia High Redwood City | 1,854 | 39.3% | 42.2% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bonita Vista Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #306 of 1,052 | #29 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #453 of 1,056 ▼ 102 | #36 of 70 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #203 of 1,056 ▲ 20 | #22 of 70 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #315 of 1,044 | #21 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,960 | #309 of 2,093 | #23 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #803 of 1,352 | #37 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #578 of 1,351 | #61 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #1,333 of 1,575 | #90 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #188 of 802 | #11 of 57 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,960
-403 (-17%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,805
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 24.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,960 | 90.3 | 21.7:1 | 37% (727) |
| 2023-24 | 2,049 | 90 | 22.8:1 | 36% (746) |
| 2022-23 | 2,140 | 91.9 | 23.3:1 | 35% (740) |
| 2020-21 | 2,363 | 97 | 24.4:1 | 41% (977) |
| 2017-18 | 2,424 | 100.3 | 24.2:1 | 43% (1,036) |
| 2015-16 | 2,496 | 95 | 26.3:1 | 30% (757) |
| 2010-11 | 2,266 | N/A | N/A | 23% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 2,694 | 110 | 24.5:1 | 13% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 1,805 | 68 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonita Vista Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (2,424 to 1,960); teachers down 10% (100.3 to 90.3).
About Bonita Vista Senior High
Bonita Vista Senior High is a high school with a street address in Chula Vista, California. It reported 1,960 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
Bonita Vista Senior High is among 28 schools run by Sweetwater Union High, which serves 33,517 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bonita Vista Senior High is 65% Hispanic. Next come 17% White, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
With 90.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.7:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bonita Vista Senior High, 37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in San Diego County averages 54%, higher than here.
Bonita Vista Senior High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of California public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.8% for Bonita Vista Senior High. The school posts 50.9%, 6.9 points below the prediction.
Looking at the county, San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Bonita Vista Senior High, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
Bonita Vista Senior High's nearest public school is Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Bonita Vista Senior High is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Bonita Vista Senior High is City: Large.
The school shrank from 2,363 students in 2020-21 to 1,960 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 24.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.7:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sweetwater Union High
- Eastlake HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Otay Ranch Senior HighHigh · 2,440 students
- Sweetwater HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Olympian HighHigh · 2,289 students
- San Ysidro HighHigh · 1,941 students
- Chula Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,864 students
Other schools in Chula Vista
- Eastlake HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Otay Ranch Senior HighHigh · 2,440 students
- Olympian HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Chula Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,864 students
- Hilltop Senior HighHigh · 1,771 students
- Rancho del Rey MiddleMiddle · 1,705 students
Nearby schools
- Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary0.4 mi · 534
- Bonita Vista Middle0.5 mi · 972
- Chula Vista Hills Elementary0.7 mi · 430
- EastLake Elementary1.0 mi · 527
- Discovery Charter1.1 mi · 945
- McMillin (Corky) Elementary1.2 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Bonita Vista Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Bonita Vista Senior High?
Bonita Vista Senior High enrolls approximately 1,960 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bonita Vista Senior High serve?
Bonita Vista Senior High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bonita Vista Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bonita Vista Senior High is approximately 21.7:1 (90 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bonita Vista Senior High?
Bonita Vista Senior High reports a student body of 17% White, 65% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bonita Vista Senior High public or private?
Bonita Vista Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sweetwater Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.