Total enrollment
22,235
-208 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
44 schools in Chula Vista Elementary
California · 22,235 students · 3 cities
Chula Vista Elementary runs 44 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 22,235 and an average school size of 505.
4-year change in Chula Vista Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
43
+2 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Chula Vista Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #151 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,235 | #46 of 587 | #344 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 43 | #25 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #337 of 587 | #8,697 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 53.1% | #370 of 587 | #3,721 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #318 of 530 | #2,930 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Chula Vista Elementary
State test results across the district's 43 scored schools run from Fahari L. Jeffers Elementary at 74.2% proficient to Harborside Elementary at 22.7%, a gap of 51.5 points. That is the 65th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 41 district schools that reported both years went from 23,404 to 21,280 students (down 9%) and from 1,023 to 967 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Chula Vista Elementary
Across 44 schools, Chula Vista Elementary serves about 22,235 students in California. By footprint it is a small district.
Per-school enrollment averages around 505 in this district, noticeably below the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 22,235 students, remained close to its prior level from the 22,443 reported in SY 2020-21. Chula Vista Elementary now counts 43 public schools, up from 41 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Chula Vista Elementary discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.