Sweetwater Union High
Public school district based in Chula Vista, California. NCES district ID 0638640; state ID CA-3768411.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
29
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
33,517
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,506.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 4,664 | |
| Grade 8 | 4,862 | |
| Grade 9 | 5,869 | |
| Grade 10 | 5,832 | |
| Grade 11 | 5,819 | |
| Grade 12 | 6,471 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 11.3% | |
| Black or African American | 3.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 71.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.3% | |
| Two or more races | 3.7% | |
| White | 9.8% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 24, Suburb 4, Rural 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlake High Chula Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 2,557 | 106.6 | 24 | City: Large |
| Otay Ranch Senior High Chula Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 2,440 | 104.0 | 23.5 | City: Large |
| Sweetwater High National City | 9–12 | Regular | 2,290 | 90.4 | 25.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Olympian High Chula Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 2,289 | 95.1 | 24.1 | City: Large |
| Bonita Vista Senior High Chula Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 1,960 | 90.3 | 21.7 | City: Large |
| San Ysidro High San Diego | 9–12 | Regular | 1,941 | 83.6 | 23.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Chula Vista Senior High Chula Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 1,864 | 90.8 | 20.5 | City: Large |
| Hilltop Senior High Chula Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 1,771 | 80.7 | 22 | City: Large |
| Rancho del Rey Middle Chula Vista | 7–8 | Regular | 1,705 | 72.6 | 23.5 | City: Large |
| Eastlake Middle Chula Vista | 7–8 | Regular | 1,613 | 62.0 | 26 | City: Large |
| Montgomery Senior High San Diego | 9–12 | Regular | 1,568 | 71.9 | 21.8 | City: Large |
| Southwest Senior High San Diego | 9–12 | Regular | 1,563 | 72.0 | 21.7 | City: Large |
| Castle Park Senior High Chula Vista | 9–12 | Regular | 1,363 | 61.5 | 22.2 | City: Large |
| Mar Vista Senior High Imperial Beach | 9–12 | Regular | 1,216 | 54.7 | 22.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Bonita Vista Middle Chula Vista | 7–8 | Regular | 972 | 40.0 | 24.3 | City: Large |
| Hilltop Middle Chula Vista | 7–8 | Regular | 866 | 38.8 | 22.3 | City: Large |
| Montgomery Middle San Diego | 7–8 | Regular | 734 | 34.2 | 21.5 | City: Large |
| Granger Junior High National City | 7–9 | Regular | 724 | 33.0 | 21.9 | Suburb: Large |
| National City Middle National City | 7–8 | Regular | 709 | 27.8 | 25.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Castle Park Middle Chula Vista | 7–8 | Regular | 703 | 36.0 | 19.5 | City: Large |
| Chula Vista Middle Chula Vista | 7–8 | Regular | 678 | 32.1 | 21.1 | City: Large |
| Launch Virtual Academy San Diego | 7–12 | Alternative | 578 | 27.9 | 20.7 | City: Large |
| Southwest Middle San Diego | 7–8 | Regular | 515 | 25.4 | 20.3 | City: Large |
| Mar Vista Academy San Diego | 7–8 | Regular | 462 | 25.6 | 18 | City: Large |
| Palomar High Chula Vista | 7–12 | Alternative | 269 | 20.2 | 13.3 | City: Large |
| East Hills Academy Chula Vista | 7–12 | Special Education | 71 | 12.6 | 5.6 | City: Large |
| Options Secondary San Diego | 7–12 | Alternative | 69 | 9.9 | 6.9 | City: Large |
| Alta Vista Academy Chula Vista | 7–12 | Alternative | 27 | 7.2 | 3.8 | City: Large |
| Sweetwater Community Day Chula Vista | 7–9 | Alternative | 0 | Not reported | — | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.