Vista Square Elementary

Vista Square Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Chula Vista, California, part of Chula Vista Elementary, instructs 554 students, covering grades K through 6.

Within Chula Vista Elementary, which oversees 43 schools and 22,235 students, Vista Square Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Vista Square Elementary records that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 5% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Vista Square Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 32.9%.

In the area at large, census data for San Diego County shows median household earnings sit near $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), Vista Square Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Davila Day, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 554 in 2025.

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