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Sweetwater Union High School District

1130 Fifth Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91911

38.3K Students | 1,694 Teachers | 31 Schools

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Alta Vista Academy
Bonita Vista Middle
Bonita Vista Senior High
Castle Park Middle
Castle Park Senior High
Chula Vista Middle
Chula Vista Senior High
East Hills Academy
Eastlake High
Eastlake Middle
Granger Junior High
Hilltop Middle
Hilltop Senior High
MAAC Community Charter
Mar Vista Academy
Mar Vista Senior High
Montgomery Middle
Montgomery Senior High
National City Middle
Olympian High
Options Secondary
Otay Ranch Senior High
Palomar High
Rancho del Rey Middle
San Ysidro High
Southwest Middle
Southwest Senior High
Stephen W. Hawking Charter
Stephen W. Hawkings II Sci Tech Engr Art and Math Charter
Sweetwater Community Day
Sweetwater High

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.4x

White students are 1.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

students of Two or More Races are 1.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

Black students are 2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

White students are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

White students are 1.3 times as likely to be suspended as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Achievement Gap

1.8 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.8 grades behind White students.

The achievement gap between Black students and White students is not available.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

94% Nonwhite Students

56% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

83% High School Graduation Rate

30% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

7,999 students

23% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

8,815 students

17% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

4,529 students

21% Students Enrolled in Physics

5,463 students

5% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,255 students

15% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

3,980 students

13% Students Enrolled in Biology

3,386 students

23% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

6,116 students

12% Students Enrolled in Calculus

3,016 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

22.6 Students for Every Teacher

6% Inexperienced Teachers

31% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

15.2 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.9 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

13 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

14 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

28 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

3 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,950 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

0 Total In-School Suspended Students

59 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

61 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.3Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

40 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

57 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

1 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

1 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.5 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Sonia Pico
619-691-5564
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Vernon Moore
619-600-3302
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Sonia Pico
619-691-5564
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alta Vista Academy	Chula Vista	81%	79%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista	90%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.3x
Bonita Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	87%	30%	87%	1.7x	4.1x
Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista	98%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Senior High	Chula Vista	98%	78%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chula Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	97%	73%	89%	5.3x	0 Not available
East Hills Academy	Chula Vista	89%	64%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastlake High	Chula Vista	88%	19%	92%	2.5x	0 Not available
Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista	87%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Granger Junior High	National City	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista	94%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10x
Hilltop Senior High	Chula Vista	91%	55%	87%	0 Not available	7x
MAAC Community Charter	Chula Vista	99%	74%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Academy	San Diego	95%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Senior High	Imperial Beach	89%	65%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Middle	San Diego	98%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Senior High	San Diego	99%	64%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
National City Middle	National City	99%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olympian High	Chula Vista	93%	27%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Options Secondary	Chula Vista	91%	67%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otay Ranch Senior High	Chula Vista	94%	33%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Palomar High	Chula Vista	97%	64%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista	92%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
San Ysidro High	San Diego	99%	73%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Middle	San Diego	99%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Southwest Senior High	San Diego	98%	76%	74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawking Charter	Chula Vista	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawkings II Sci Tech Engr Art and Math Charter	San Diego	99%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater Community Day	Imperial Beach	92%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater High	National City	99%	80%	83%	.5Less likely	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alta Vista Academy	Chula Vista	81%	79%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista	90%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	87%	30%	87%	1.3x	0 Not available
Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista	98%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Senior High	Chula Vista	98%	78%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Chula Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	97%	73%	89%	1.6x	0 Not available
East Hills Academy	Chula Vista	89%	64%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Eastlake High	Chula Vista	88%	19%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista	87%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Granger Junior High	National City	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista	94%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Senior High	Chula Vista	91%	55%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
MAAC Community Charter	Chula Vista	99%	74%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Academy	San Diego	95%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Mar Vista Senior High	Imperial Beach	89%	65%	83%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Montgomery Middle	San Diego	98%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Senior High	San Diego	99%	64%	84%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
National City Middle	National City	99%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olympian High	Chula Vista	93%	27%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Options Secondary	Chula Vista	91%	67%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otay Ranch Senior High	Chula Vista	94%	33%	90%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Palomar High	Chula Vista	97%	64%	10-14%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista	92%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
San Ysidro High	San Diego	99%	73%	83%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Southwest Middle	San Diego	99%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Senior High	San Diego	98%	76%	74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawking Charter	Chula Vista	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawkings II Sci Tech Engr Art and Math Charter	San Diego	99%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater Community Day	Imperial Beach	92%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater High	National City	99%	80%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alta Vista Academy	Chula Vista	81%	79%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista	90%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	87%	30%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista	98%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Senior High	Chula Vista	98%	78%	87%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students suspended
Chula Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	97%	73%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Hills Academy	Chula Vista	89%	64%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastlake High	Chula Vista	88%	19%	92%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista	87%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Granger Junior High	National City	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista	94%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Senior High	Chula Vista	91%	55%	87%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
MAAC Community Charter	Chula Vista	99%	74%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Academy	San Diego	95%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Senior High	Imperial Beach	89%	65%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Middle	San Diego	98%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Senior High	San Diego	99%	64%	84%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
National City Middle	National City	99%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olympian High	Chula Vista	93%	27%	92%	.5Less likely	.5Less likely
Options Secondary	Chula Vista	91%	67%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otay Ranch Senior High	Chula Vista	94%	33%	90%	.5Less likely	.5Less likely
Palomar High	Chula Vista	97%	64%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista	92%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
San Ysidro High	San Diego	99%	73%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Middle	San Diego	99%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Senior High	San Diego	98%	76%	74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawking Charter	Chula Vista	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawkings II Sci Tech Engr Art and Math Charter	San Diego	99%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater Community Day	Imperial Beach	92%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater High	National City	99%	80%	83%	.5Less likely	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alta Vista Academy	Chula Vista	81%	79%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista	90%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	87%	30%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista	98%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Senior High	Chula Vista	98%	78%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chula Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	97%	73%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Hills Academy	Chula Vista	89%	64%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastlake High	Chula Vista	88%	19%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista	87%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Granger Junior High	National City	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista	94%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Senior High	Chula Vista	91%	55%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
MAAC Community Charter	Chula Vista	99%	74%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Academy	San Diego	95%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Senior High	Imperial Beach	89%	65%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Middle	San Diego	98%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Senior High	San Diego	99%	64%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
National City Middle	National City	99%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olympian High	Chula Vista	93%	27%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Options Secondary	Chula Vista	91%	67%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Otay Ranch Senior High	Chula Vista	94%	33%	90%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Palomar High	Chula Vista	97%	64%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista	92%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
San Ysidro High	San Diego	99%	73%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Middle	San Diego	99%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Senior High	San Diego	98%	76%	74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawking Charter	Chula Vista	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawkings II Sci Tech Engr Art and Math Charter	San Diego	99%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater Community Day	Imperial Beach	92%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater High	National City	99%	80%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alta Vista Academy	Chula Vista	81%	79%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	1.7x
Bonita Vista Middle	Chula Vista	90%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bonita Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	87%	30%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Middle	Chula Vista	98%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Castle Park Senior High	Chula Vista	98%	78%	87%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Chula Vista Middle	Chula Vista	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chula Vista Senior High	Chula Vista	97%	73%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Hills Academy	Chula Vista	89%	64%	Greater than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastlake High	Chula Vista	88%	19%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eastlake Middle	Chula Vista	87%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Granger Junior High	National City	98%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Middle	Chula Vista	94%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilltop Senior High	Chula Vista	91%	55%	87%	0 Not available	0 Not available
MAAC Community Charter	Chula Vista	99%	74%	Between 25% and 29%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Academy	San Diego	95%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mar Vista Senior High	Imperial Beach	89%	65%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Middle	San Diego	98%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montgomery Senior High	San Diego	99%	64%	84%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
National City Middle	National City	99%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Olympian High	Chula Vista	93%	27%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Options Secondary	Chula Vista	91%	67%	Between 40% and 49%	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Otay Ranch Senior High	Chula Vista	94%	33%	90%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Palomar High	Chula Vista	97%	64%	10-14%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho del Rey Middle	Chula Vista	92%	29%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
San Ysidro High	San Diego	99%	73%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Middle	San Diego	99%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Southwest Senior High	San Diego	98%	76%	74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawking Charter	Chula Vista	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stephen W. Hawkings II Sci Tech Engr Art and Math Charter	San Diego	99%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater Community Day	Imperial Beach	92%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Sweetwater High	National City	99%	80%	83%	.5Less likely	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →