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What's the most underrated thing about Eastlake High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,557
High
DISTRICT 1,402 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER UNION HIGH·NCES 063864001223
Eastlake High
1120 Eastlake Pkwy., Chula Vista, CA 91915 · (619) 397-3800 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,557 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
24.0:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
576 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 | 621 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 638 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 586 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 712 | 28% |
Student demographics
66%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
82.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.3pp since 2014
Math
51.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.5% | 30.8% | 8.9% | 8.7% |
| Math | 23.6% | 28.0% | 25.1% | 23.3% |
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 | 82.3% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 83.2% | 42.6% |
| 2022-23 | 78.6% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 81.6% | 48.1% |
| 2020-21 | 86.7% | 60.8% |
| 2018-19 | 76.4% | 47.7% |
| 2017-18 | 80.1% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 81.5% | 46.9% |
| 2015-16 | 84.0% | 47.0% |
| 2014-15 | 67.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 High
Eastlake High's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlake High this school | 2,557 | 22.5% | 64.9% |
| Bonita High La Verne | 1,911 | 25.6% | 75.5% |
| Glendora High Glendora | 2,069 | 21.2% | 60.5% |
| Olympian High Chula Vista | 2,289 | 27.6% | 64.1% |
| Clayton Valley Charter High Concord | 2,373 | 22.3% | N/A |
| Ann Sobrato High Morgan Hill | 1,511 | 30.3% | 53.5% |
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 Eastlake High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #127 of 1,052 | #9 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #148 of 1,056 ▲ 76 | #12 of 70 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #75 of 1,056 ▼ 3 | #5 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #526 of 1,044 | #41 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,557 | #89 of 2,093 | #5 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.0:1 | #1,107 of 1,352 | #64 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #227 of 1,351 | #20 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #1,465 of 1,575 | #100 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #263 of 802 | #20 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
2,557
-298 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 2,501
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 2,557 | 106.6 | 24.0:1 | 23% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 2,710 | 109.7 | 24.7:1 | 22% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 2,783 | 110.8 | 25.1:1 | 21% (597) |
| 2020-21 | 2,855 | 115 | 24.8:1 | 22% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 3,051 | 119.1 | 25.6:1 | 23% (694) |
| 2015-16 | 3,113 | 111 | 28.1:1 | 19% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 2,519 | N/A | N/A | 19% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 2,501 | 101 | 24.8:1 | 16% (391) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastlake High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (3,051 to 2,557); teachers down 10% (119.1 to 106.6).
About Eastlake High
Eastlake High is a high school located in Chula Vista, California, in San Diego County. Total enrollment is 2,557 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 205% higher.
District-wide, Sweetwater Union High has 28 schools and 33,517 students.
More than half of the students at Eastlake High are Hispanic (51%). Other reported shares: 19% White, 18% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 35% Hispanic among all San Diego County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Eastlake High has 106.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1. The school's 24.0:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. The school has 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 31 points higher.
Among California public high schools, Eastlake High outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 66.3%. Eastlake High scores 64.9%.
For San Diego County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Eastlake High, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
The closest school to Eastlake High is Olympic View Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Eastlake High is ahead of the 64.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
Eastlake High has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Eastlake High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Sweetwater Union High
- Otay Ranch Senior HighHigh · 2,440 students
- Sweetwater HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Olympian HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Bonita Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,960 students
- San Ysidro HighHigh · 1,941 students
- Chula Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,864 students
Other schools in Chula Vista
- 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
- Rancho del Rey MiddleMiddle · 1,705 students
Other Eastlake High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Eastlake High. Eastlake High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Eastlake High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 3,004 students
- Eastlake High SchoolSammamish, WA · 2,481 students
Nearby schools
- Olympic View Elementary0.2 mi · 544
- Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista0.8 mi · 437
- Arroyo Vista Charter0.9 mi · 911
- Pacific Springs Charter0.9 mi · 489
- McMillin (Corky) Elementary1.1 mi · 691
- Salt Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Eastlake HighHow large is Eastlake High?
Eastlake High enrolls approximately 2,557 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Eastlake High serve?
Eastlake High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Eastlake High?
Approximately 24.0:1 students per teacher at Eastlake High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eastlake High?
At Eastlake High, the student body is approximately 19% White, 51% Hispanic, 4% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Eastlake High public or private?
Eastlake 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.