Sonia Sotomayor Elementary

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Chula Vista, California, one of the schools within Chula Vista Elementary, hosting 488 students in grades K through 6.

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Chula Vista Elementary, a district that caters to 22,235 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sonia Sotomayor Elementary shows that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 27% Asian, 17% multiracial, 12% Black, 6% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sonia Sotomayor Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sonia Sotomayor 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 57.2%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Diego County put 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. Sonia Sotomayor Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sonia Sotomayor Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sonia Sotomayor Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.3%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

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