Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Federal records list Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter as a school serving multiple grade levels in Chula Vista, California. There are 1,321 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 12. That puts enrollment 119% above the 602-student average for combined schools in California.

Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter reports to Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District.

At Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter, 95% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 3% White. Census figures show San Diego County is about 35% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter scores 10%.

There are about 21.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter, which has 62.2. By comparison, the average for combined schools in California is 18.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter is about 46%.

For the population of San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter shares San Diego County with 765 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Howard Gardner Community Charter, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter is run as a public charter school.

Enrollment at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter was 1,295 in 2020-21 and 1,321 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.

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