Is Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter a good school?

Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter ranks 3215 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,305 students attended Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter?

Students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Summary:

Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter is a public charter school located in Chula Vista, California that serves grades K-12, with an enrollment of 1,297 students. The school focuses on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education.

While Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% compared to the state average of 12.1%, its academic performance is a concern. The school's test scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST (California Science Test) are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 33.33% to 42.96%, compared to the state average of 45.95% to 47.04%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17.71% to 41.72%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 45.64%. Similarly, in Science, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23.96% to 29.1%, compared to the state average of 28.95% to 30.7%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.06% to 66.77% over the past three school years, and a higher student-teacher ratio than the state average.

Interestingly, Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter's academic performance is also lower than that of nearby charter schools, such as Pacific Springs Charter, Chula Vista Learning Community Charter, and Mueller Charter (Robert L.), which have higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. The school's performance is also lower than the nearby traditional public school, Logan Memorial Educational Campus, which serves a population with a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. These comparisons suggest that the school's academic challenges may not be solely due to socioeconomic factors, and further investigation into the school's instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems for students may be necessary to identify and address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

489 E St.
Chula Vista, CA 91910-2445

(619) 349-3700

District: Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3215^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 20.6

Number of students: 1,305

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

White:

3.3%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter ranks worse than 54.8% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.27. (See more...)

Compare Details Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter ranks worse than 54.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.89. (See more...)

Compare Details Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter ranks better than 51.7% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.28. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter 3215^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter 1509^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter 1121^st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	45.62	2841^st	5789	50.9%
2021	44.18	722^nd	1417	49.0%
2022	50.11	2532^nd	5883	57.0%
2023	38.50	3251^st	5874	44.7%
2024	39.27	3215^th	5862	45.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	47.73	1357^th	3275	58.6%
2021	50.04	200^th	602	66.8%
2022	44.11	1529^th	3311	53.8%
2023	45.48	1454^th	3250	55.3%
2024	57.22	827^th	3160	73.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.06	1329^th	2420	45.1%
2024	47.84	1026^th	2634	61.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	49.07	2470^th	5173	52.3%
2021	61.88	338^th	1110	69.5%
2022	59.97	1685^th	5264	68.0%
2023	44.53	2729^th	5374	49.2%
2024	43.50	2854^th	5511	48.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	47.37	2654^th	5492	51.7%
2021	47.58	598^th	1267	52.8%
2022	50.70	2377^th	5635	57.8%
2023	35.73	3309^th	5617	41.1%
2024	36.63	3291^st	5605	41.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	53.38	888^th	2585	65.6%
2021	23.62	231^st	293	21.2%
2022	21.15	1970^th	2227	11.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	43.77	2787^th	5510	49.4%
2021	41.37	683^rd	1272	46.3%
2022	49.13	2491^st	5663	56.0%
2023	41.38	2965^th	5650	47.5%
2024	41.85	2949^th	5636	47.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	56.60	1875^th	4963	62.2%
2022	63.22	1466^th	5084	71.2%
2023	48.91	2300^th	5098	54.9%
2024	51.50	2175^th	5102	57.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	54.78	1034^th	2715	61.9%
2021	42.25	476^th	894	46.8%
2022	47.35	1247^th	2740	54.5%
2023	39.34	1484^th	2802	47.0%
2024	38.89	1509^th	2777	45.7%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	65.76	238^th	1442	83.5%
2021	61.42	70^th	363	80.7%
2022	54.59	378^th	1540	75.5%
2023	48.86	470^th	1529	69.3%
2024	55.64	337^th	1477	77.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.03	703^rd	1538	54.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	60.13	727^th	2369	69.3%
2021	51.31	287^th	721	60.2%
2022	53.08	927^th	2458	62.3%
2023	46.24	1149^th	2549	54.9%
2024	45.59	1175^th	2575	54.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	46.13	1154^th	2380	51.5%
2021	42.34	393^rd	738	46.7%
2022	45.22	1191^st	2509	52.5%
2023	45.28	1180^th	2547	53.7%
2024	38.82	1371^st	2546	46.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	31.70	246^th	354	30.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	61.67	767^th	2407	68.1%
2021	42.69	399^th	763	47.7%
2022	48.96	1090^th	2527	56.9%
2023	34.40	1525^th	2558	40.4%
2024	38.44	1392^nd	2547	45.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	64.12	599^th	2213	72.9%
2022	59.36	743^rd	2359	68.5%
2023	48.94	1015^th	2391	57.5%
2024	46.09	1094^th	2383	54.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.76	1144^th	2348	51.3%
2024	40.28	1121^st	2323	51.7%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.42	271^st	1323	79.5%
2024	55.05	186^th	1350	86.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.73	731^st	1547	52.7%
2024	44.35	606^th	1534	60.5%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.83	1063^rd	2247	52.7%
2024	44.14	1007^th	2235	54.9%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.01	1146^th	2118	45.9%
2024	37.08	1154^th	2098	45.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.90	1045^th	2207	52.7%
2024	41.47	1017^th	2172	53.2%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	93.98	36^th	720	95.0%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.10	928^th	2142	56.7%
2024	48.71	864^th	2125	59.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.01	553^rd	1434	61.4%
2024	60.19	437^th	1406	68.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	31	7	12	926	1	1	20	998
2020	43	22	12	1064	1	1	9	1152
2021	37	21	11	1211	1	2	12	1295
2022	35	16	9	1192	1	2	12	1267
2023	38	14	11	1222	1	2	9	1297
2024	43	12	7	1226	1	1	15	1305

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	998	45.2	22.0	63.6
2020	1152	n/a	n/a	69
2021	1295	59.0	21.9	64.7
2022	1267	61.2	20.6	54.1
2023	1297	62.2	20.8	66.8
2024	1305	63.1	20.6	61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	998	45.2	22.0	63.6
2020	1152	n/a	n/a	69
2021	1295	59.0	21.9	64.7
2022	1267	61.2	20.6	54.1
2023	1297	62.2	20.8	66.8
2024	1305	63.1	20.6	61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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