Castle Park Senior High

Set in Chula Vista, California, Castle Park Senior High is a roomy senior high, part of Sweetwater Union High. It enrolls 1,363 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 28 schools in Sweetwater Union High (33,517 students total), Castle Park Senior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Castle Park Senior High lists that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 6% White, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the resource side, On paper, Castle Park Senior High has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Castle Park Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Castle Park Senior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.4%, the actual is 29.2%, a residual of -1.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Castle Park Senior High is one.

The closest other public school is Loma Verde Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Castle Park Senior High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Castle Park Senior High's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,671 (now 1,363).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.