High Tech High Chula Vista
Chula Vista · CA · High Tech High Chula Vista District · Public charter
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East Hills Academy → Olympian High → Mater Dei Catholic High School → Eastlake High → Calvary Christian Academy → Otay Ranch Senior High → Pacific Springs Charter → Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista →📋 At a glance
- 🔢 18 calculus classes · 12 physics · 12 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 37% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 7% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 92% (60th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How High Tech High Chula Vista compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: East Hills Academy, Olympian High, Mater Dei Catholic High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 37% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 7% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
60th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 626 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,755 per student in district revenue, the 3 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $38,265/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hills Academy Chula Vista |
Public | 1.2 | 65 | +20.4% |
| Olympian High Chula Vista |
Public | 1.3 | 2,289 | -0.9% |
| Mater Dei Catholic High School Chula Vista |
Private | 1.3 | 1,037 | +38.3% |
| Eastlake High Chula Vista |
Public | 1.9 | 2,557 | -10.2% |
| Calvary Christian Academy Chula Vista |
Private | 2.1 | 385 | — |
| Otay Ranch Senior High Chula Vista |
Public | 2.1 | 2,440 | -3.0% |
| Pacific Springs Charter Chula Vista |
Public · charter | 2.6 | — | — |
| Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista Chula Vista |
Public · charter | 2.6 | 160 | -1.2% |