Valle Lindo Elementary

Valle Lindo Elementary is an elementary-level community of small scale in Chula Vista, California, operated by Chula Vista Elementary, educateing 372 students in grades K through 6.

Valle Lindo Elementary is one of 43 schools operated by Chula Vista Elementary, a district that works with 22,235 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Valle Lindo Elementary lists that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% White, 4% Black. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Valle Lindo Elementary shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Valle Lindo Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at Valle Lindo Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Valle Lindo Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.1%; this one delivers 32.7%.

Across the wider county, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Valle Lindo Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Rohr (Fred H.) Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valle Lindo Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 44.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valle Lindo Elementary has fell 19%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 372 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 9% to 4% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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