Rohr (fred H.) Elementary, Chula Vista CA

Original Research by School Decision on Rohr (fred H.) Elementary

Fred H. Rohr Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Chula Vista, a fast-growing city in South San Diego County where master-planned communities are expanding rapidly alongside an older downtown core. The school sits in a neighborhood where the majority of families qualify for free or reduced-price meals, and the enrollment is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller Asian population and very few students from other backgrounds. The school is small to mid-sized for its grade band.

On state assessments, Rohr's proficiency rates in English language arts run in the low to mid-range across grades three through six. Reading shows more ground than math: students in grades four and six perform somewhat better in reading than in math, while the school's math results are notably low across all tested grades, ranging from very low in fifth grade to somewhat higher in third and sixth. Science proficiency at fifth grade is also low. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it below the midpoint relative to other elementary schools in San Diego County that serve similar grades. This is the academic reality a parent choosing this school or considering it should understand clearly. A parent may want to look into what literacy and numeracy supports the school offers in the early grades, where the foundation for later learning is built, and what targeted interventions exist for students not yet meeting standards by middle elementary years.

Chula Vista Elementary School District, which operates Rohr, has made visible investments in recent years. In 2024, voters approved a general obligation bond funding security upgrades, expanded STEAM classrooms and labs, special education and counseling space expansion, and playground renovations across the district. An earlier bond from 2020 funded solar installations at all district sites, classroom technology upgrades, and a staff housing project that began construction in late 2024. The district recently adopted a new history-social science curriculum aligned with state standards. These district-level changes affect all schools in the system, including Rohr.

The district operates a well-established dual-language immersion program on more than twenty campuses, though families should be aware that the program faced a curriculum materials disruption in late 2025 when biliteracy materials expected by teachers were not provided as planned. If Spanish-English immersion is a priority for your family, that specific issue is worth discussing directly with the school.

Chula Vista itself is undergoing substantial growth. The eastern side of the city is being built out through master-planned communities like Millenia, Otay Ranch, and Eastlake, while the historic downtown near Third Avenue is being revived as a cultural and commercial district. Public transit includes the San Diego Trolley Blue Line and frequent bus service. Housing costs in the Chula Vista 91911 zip code, where Rohr is located, run above national averages but modestly below state benchmarks. The area's economy is anchored by health care, retail, education, and manufacturing, with major employers including Sharp HealthCare and Southwestern College nearby.

The school does not appear to have specialized magnet or choice programming. It is a regular public elementary school drawing from its attendance zone. State testing data was the most recent available; no multi-year trend information is available to show whether proficiency is moving in any direction. Special education enrollment and English learner enrollment counts were not available in the data provided, so you may want to ask the school directly about how those populations are served and what support structures exist.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 49% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 47% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 43% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · District 45% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 51% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 53% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 60% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 62% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 39% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

This schoolChula Vista Elementary, 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 4Lower-income30%Higher-income65%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income33%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income38%Higher-income53%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income35%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income25%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income40%17 pp gap