Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary

Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary is one of the expansive K-5 schools in Chula Vista, California, run under Chula Vista Elementary, with 855 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 84% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Chula Vista Elementary runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 22,235 students. Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary logs that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 27% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than San Diego County's rate of about 54%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.0%, the actual is 56.6%, a residual of +1.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Diego County) logs that median household income runs about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Alta Vista Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 49.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hedenkamp (Anne and William) Elementary has fell 17%, going from 1,033 students in 2018 to 855 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 11% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

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