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What's one thing EastLake Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060861009529
EastLake Elementary
1955 Hillside Dr., Chula Vista, CA 91913 · (619) 421-4798 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
201 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 51% larger than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
59.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.8pp since 2014
Math
55.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.1% | 27.2% | 18.1% | 22.6% |
| Math | 28.2% | 27.5% | 20.6% | 23.7% |
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 | 59.2% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 62.6% | 55.6% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 52.2% |
| 2018-19 | 77.7% | 69.1% |
| 2017-18 | 75.9% | 69.4% |
| 2016-17 | 69.9% | 61.1% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 EastLake Elementary
EastLake Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EastLake Elementary this school | 527 | 38.1% | 54.9% |
| Clear View Chula Vista | 513 | 38.4% | 58.0% |
| Stanton Elementary Glendora | 551 | 40.8% | 40.4% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Bonita | 434 | 38.5% | 56.7% |
| Bishop Elementary Sunnyvale | 465 | 42.8% | 36.0% |
| Casillas (Joseph) Elementary Chula Vista | 431 | 45.2% | 50.5% |
Matched among California elementary 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 EastLake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,414 of 5,151 | #154 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,271 of 5,172 ▲ 568 | #139 of 393 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #1,388 of 5,172 ▼ 93 | #154 of 393 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,693 of 5,116 | #151 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #2,119 of 5,915 | #160 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #732 of 5,352 | #39 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #3,039 of 5,354 | #292 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #4,410 of 5,625 | #313 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #3,144 of 3,837 | #225 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
527
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 527 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 38% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 48% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 25.2 | 22.7:1 | 41% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 26 | 21.7:1 | 41% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 27.9 | 20.2:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 36% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | N/A | N/A | 33% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 14% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 18 | 29.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EastLake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (563 to 527); teachers down 3% (27.9 to 27).
About EastLake Elementary
In Chula Vista, California, part of San Diego County, EastLake Elementary is an elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 6, and the school has 527 students.
Chula Vista Elementary enrolls 22,235 students, and its 43 schools include EastLake Elementary.
EastLake Elementary's enrollment is 72% Hispanic. Next come 10% Asian, 7% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at EastLake Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Staffing totals 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at EastLake Elementary is 38%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County, the school's rate is lower.
EastLake Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, EastLake Elementary would score about 57.2%. It scores 54.9%, 2.3 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EastLake Elementary is among the 766 public schools in San Diego County.
The nearest other public school, Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, EastLake Elementary is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 565 in 2020-21 and 527 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.7:1 to 19.5:1.
Community posts for EastLake Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Chula Vista Elementary
- Wolf Canyon ElementaryElementary · 954 students
- Camarena (Enrique S.) ElementaryElementary · 889 students
- Hedenkamp (Anne and William) ElementaryElementary · 855 students
- Salt Creek ElementaryElementary · 835 students
- Muraoka (Saburo) ElementaryElementary · 832 students
- Veterans ElementaryElementary · 832 students
Other schools in Chula Vista
- Eastlake HighHigh · 2,557 students
- Otay Ranch Senior HighHigh · 2,440 students
- Olympian HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Bonita Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,960 students
- Chula Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,864 students
- Hilltop Senior HighHigh · 1,771 students
Other EastLake Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named EastLake Elementary. EastLake Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Eastlake Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 414 students
- Eastlake Elementary SchoolParsippany, NJ · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary0.8 mi · 534
- Liberty Elementary0.8 mi · 542
- Bonita Vista Senior High1.0 mi · 1,960
- Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary1.1 mi · 431
- Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista1.1 mi · 437
- Pacific Springs Charter1.2 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About EastLake ElementaryHow many students attend EastLake Elementary?
EastLake Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does EastLake Elementary serve?
EastLake Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does EastLake Elementary have?
EastLake Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at EastLake Elementary?
Student demographics at EastLake Elementary are roughly 7% White, 72% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is EastLake Elementary in?
EastLake Elementary is part of Chula Vista Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.