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Best Elementary Schools in Chula Vista, CA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Chula Vista, CA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Chula Vista, CA rankings: Elementary Schools
Chula Vista, CA elementary schools ranked
How Chula Vista, CA's elementary schools compare
A: 15B: 9C: 14D: 3
59% of the 41 ranked elementary schools in Chula Vista, CA earn an A or B (15 A grades, 9 B, 14 C, 3 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 41 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (100% here, 70% nationally), and 33 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 29% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Palomar Elementary (49% against 17%, B+), Discovery Charter (68% against 38%, A), Mcmillin Corky Elementary (66% against 37%, A), Chula Vista Hills Elementary (62% against 34%, A-), Parkview Elementary (60% against 32%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 11): Chula Vista Elementary (8).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Feaster Mae L Charter (1,121 students, C-, #36), Muraoka Saburo Elementary (1,101 students, B+, #18), Discovery Charter (982 students, A, #1).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Chula Vista, CA that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (1)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- F Davila Day, Chula Vista
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Chula Vista, CA, as grouped on its schools page; the California ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Chula Vista, CA
What is the best elementary school in Chula Vista, CA?
Discovery Charter in Chula Vista ranks first among the 41 ranked elementary schools in Chula Vista, CA with a SchoolGrade of A, 68% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38%.
How are elementary schools in Chula Vista, CA ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Chula Vista, CA have?
SchoolGrade grades 42 public elementary schools in Chula Vista, CA; 41 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.