Chula Vista Learning Community Charter, Chula Vista CA

Original Research by School Decision on Chula Vista Learning Community Charter

Chula Vista Learning Community Charter operates as a kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade dual-language immersion school in Chula Vista, a rapidly growing city in San Diego County. The school serves a large student body and sits at a distinctive pedagogical crossroads: it runs a fifty-fifty Spanish-English immersion model across all grades and requires high school students to pass the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam as a condition of graduation. This is not a school for families primarily seeking English-dominant instruction. For families committed to biliteracy and cultural pluralism as organizing principles of education, the structure is intentional and comprehensive.

The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's public policy commitment states it will not permit immigration agents on campus without a judicial warrant and will not voluntarily share personal information with such agencies. That commitment, combined with the dual-language framework, shapes the character of the school as one explicitly oriented toward a particular community and set of values.

Academically, the school's performance is mixed and worth examining carefully. In English Language Arts, students demonstrate stronger results in the upper grades. Third grade proficiency sits around the midpoint, but by sixth and seventh grades, proficiency reaches into the low-to-mid sixties. Mathematics proficiency is considerably lower across all tested grades, ranging from the high thirties to low fifties in elementary grades and staying in the high thirties to low forties in middle school. Science proficiency sits in the high thirties to low forties in the tested grades. Overall, across all tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint among San Diego County schools served by traditional districts, though the county includes a wide range of school types and contexts.

The school has recently secured charter renewal for a five-year term running through 2030, which provides continuity for families considering enrollment. The renewal was granted as what the petition terms a "middle-performing" charter. State testing data provided covers only the 2024-25 school year; no year-over-year trend is available to show whether performance is stable, improving, or declining.

Graduation rate data was not available. The school does not yet have publicly reported results for college readiness indicators or career and technical pathways beyond the Spanish-language credential requirement.

The school serves a diverse age range from early childhood through grade twelve, meaning a single family could potentially move through the entire system without changing schools. For a parent weighing this option, the relevant questions are whether the dual-language commitment and immersion model align with family goals, and whether the current proficiency levels in mathematics and science suggest a fit for their child's learning pace and needs. The school's policy stance toward immigrant families and its framing around social justice and community engagement are explicit parts of its mission, not incidental features.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 105 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 357%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 440%

School 40% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 630%

School 30% · district not reported

even with state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 737%

School 37% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 841%

School 41% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 562%

School 62% · district not reported

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 664%

School 64% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 765%

School 65% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grade 539%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income69%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income55%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income81%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income64%Higher-income67%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income58%Higher-income84%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income59%Higher-income68%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income66%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income39%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income61%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income42%16 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income31%Higher-income56%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income35%Higher-income51%16 pp gap