EastLake Elementary

Located at 1955 Hillside Dr., in Chula Vista, California, EastLake Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school that works with 527 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Chula Vista Elementary.

Chula Vista Elementary runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 22,235 students. EastLake Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, EastLake Elementary shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 10% Asian, 7% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EastLake Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

In the area at large, census data for San Diego County shows median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), EastLake Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EastLake Elementary. On composite proficiency, EastLake Elementary comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.0%.

EastLake Elementary operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EastLake Elementary has edged down 6%, going from 563 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 7% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.