McMillin (Corky) Elementary

McMillin (Corky) Elementary, a mid-tier K-5 school in Chula Vista, California, overseen by Chula Vista Elementary, enrolls 691 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 49% larger than typical.

McMillin (Corky) Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Chula Vista Elementary, a district that serves 22,235 students overall.

Looking at the student body, McMillin (Corky) Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 22% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% White, 7% Black. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, McMillin (Corky) Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McMillin (Corky) Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 52.1%; McMillin (Corky) Elementary posts 66.7%, +14.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), McMillin (Corky) Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Veterans Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McMillin (Corky) Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 825 students in 2018 compared to 691 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 14% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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