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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060861000860
Halecrest Elementary
475 East J St., Chula Vista, CA 91910 · (619) 421-0771 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
209 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 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
41%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
57.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.1pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.8% | 29.4% | 19.8% | 23.0% |
| Math | 19.8% | 21.4% | 29.0% | 29.8% |
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 | 57.1% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 48.5% | 40.9% |
| 2018-19 | 58.6% | 47.5% |
| 2017-18 | 63.7% | 47.9% |
| 2016-17 | 57.6% | 43.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Halecrest Elementary
Halecrest Elementary's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halecrest Elementary this school | 415 | 50.4% | 52.6% |
| Escalona Elementary La Mirada | 424 | 51.7% | 51.9% |
| Gabriela Mistral Elementary Mountain View | 366 | 48.4% | 47.5% |
| Huerta (Dolores) Elementary San Francisco | 418 | 51.9% | 40.4% |
| Allen (Ella B.) Elementary Bonita | 422 | 48.6% | 59.5% |
| Fred Ekstrand Elementary San Dimas | 475 | 47.8% | 58.4% |
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 Halecrest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,555 of 5,151 | #166 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,202 of 5,172 ▼ 801 | #207 of 393 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,528 of 5,172 ▼ 323 | #171 of 393 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,798 of 5,116 | #112 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,495 of 5,915 | #269 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,031 of 5,352 | #205 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #3,365 of 5,354 | #315 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #3,893 of 5,625 | #252 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #1,391 of 3,837 | #93 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
415
-68 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 53% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 20 | 21.2:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 51% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 51% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 48% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | N/A | N/A | 35% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 29% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 25 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Halecrest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (521 to 415); teachers down 22% (23 to 18).
About Halecrest Elementary
Halecrest Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Chula Vista, California. The school has 415 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6.
Chula Vista Elementary enrolls 22,235 students, and its 43 schools include Halecrest Elementary.
The student body at Halecrest Elementary is 75% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 13% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of San Diego County, the Hispanic share is about 35%. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Halecrest Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 23.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Halecrest Elementary, which has 18. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Halecrest Elementary is about 50%.
Among California public elementary schools, Halecrest Elementary outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Halecrest Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.6% actual against a predicted 50.0%.
San Diego County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in San Diego County number 766, with about 467,437 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Halecrest Elementary from the closest public school, Clear View. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 40.4% on proficiency, and Halecrest Elementary is above that at 52.6%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Halecrest Elementary had a net loss of 68 students, or 14%. The ratio was 21.0:1 in 2020-21 and 23.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Chula Vista Senior HighHigh · 1,864 students
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- Clear View0.7 mi · 513
- Hilltop Senior High0.8 mi · 1,771
- Cook (Hazel Goes) Elementary0.9 mi · 346
- Hilltop Middle1.0 mi · 866
- Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter1.0 mi · 273
- Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary1.0 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Halecrest ElementaryHow many students attend Halecrest Elementary?
Halecrest Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Halecrest Elementary serve?
Halecrest Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Halecrest Elementary have?
Halecrest Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Halecrest Elementary?
Student demographics at Halecrest Elementary are roughly 13% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Halecrest Elementary in?
Halecrest Elementary is part of Chula Vista Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.