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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hilltop Drive Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060861000862
Hilltop Drive Elementary
30 Murray St., Chula Vista, CA 91910 · (619) 422-8323 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
23.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
387 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 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
30%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
48.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
39.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 27.8% | 23.3% | 27.8% |
| Math | 18.4% | 21.5% | 27.9% | 32.3% |
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 | 48.9% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 38.9% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 39.2% |
| 2021-22 | 49.7% | 41.6% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.6% | 44.8% |
| 2016-17 | 65.1% | 55.3% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Hilltop Drive Elementary
Hilltop Drive Elementary's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Drive Elementary this school | 559 | 69.2% | 42.6% |
| Sunnyslope Elementary Hollister | 602 | 70.8% | 38.2% |
| James Monroe Elementary Fountain Valley | 555 | 69.2% | 47.9% |
| Valley Oaks Elementary Galt | 541 | 69.1% | 38.6% |
| Pacific Drive Elementary Fullerton | 607 | 70.7% | 30.3% |
| Monterey Park Elementary Salinas | 541 | 65.8% | 26.7% |
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 Hilltop Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #2,264 of 5,151 | #211 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,298 of 5,172 ▼ 26 | #211 of 393 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #2,126 of 5,172 ▲ 295 | #203 of 393 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,395 of 5,116 | #130 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #1,770 of 5,915 | #128 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,208 of 5,352 | #222 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #3,932 of 5,354 | #343 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #2,998 of 5,625 | #176 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #3,735 of 3,837 | #268 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
559
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 559 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 69% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 25 | 20.6:1 | 57% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 23 | 22.1:1 | 62% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 74% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 67% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 23 | 24.5:1 | 70% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | N/A | N/A | 55% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 33% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 21 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilltop Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (565 to 559); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).
About Hilltop Drive Elementary
Hilltop Drive Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Chula Vista, California. Enrollment stands at 559 students, covering kindergarten through 6. It has 20% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Federal data list 43 schools in Chula Vista Elementary, with 22,235 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at Hilltop Drive Elementary is 83%. Other groups include 6% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 35% Hispanic. The diversity index for Hilltop Drive Elementary is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Hilltop Drive Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 69%. Across public schools in San Diego County, the average is 54%.
Hilltop Drive Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hilltop Drive Elementary is +3.6 points: 42.6% actual, 39.0% predicted.
In San Diego County, the median household earns about $106,268 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. San Diego County has 766 public schools with about 467,437 students, including Hilltop Drive Elementary.
Hilltop Middle is the nearest public school to Hilltop Drive Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Hilltop Drive Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hilltop Drive Elementary is ahead of the 38.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 525 students in 2020-21 to 559 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Hilltop Drive Elementary can post about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- 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
Nearby schools
- Hilltop Middle0.2 mi · 866
- Hilltop Senior High0.5 mi · 1,771
- Cook (Hazel Goes) Elementary0.6 mi · 346
- Chula Vista Senior High1.1 mi · 1,864
- Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary1.1 mi · 613
- Halecrest Elementary1.2 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Hilltop Drive ElementaryHow large is Hilltop Drive Elementary?
Hilltop Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Hilltop Drive Elementary serve?
Hilltop Drive Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Hilltop Drive Elementary?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Hilltop Drive Elementary.
How diverse is Hilltop Drive Elementary?
Hilltop Drive Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hilltop Drive Elementary?
Hilltop Drive Elementary is overseen by Chula Vista Elementary in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.