Is Harborside Elementary a good school?

Harborside Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Harborside Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 614 students attended Harborside Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harborside Elementary?

Students at Harborside Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Harborside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harborside Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Castle Park Middle High : Castle Park Senior High

Harborside Elementary

Summary:

Harborside Elementary is a public elementary school in Chula Vista, California, serving 592 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Harborside Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.6% in 2017-2018 to 45.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Castle Park Elementary (31.8%) and Vista Square Elementary (38.9%). The school also consistently underperforms the Chula Vista Elementary District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with only 30.86% of Harborside students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy and just 16.42% in Mathematics.

Harborside Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 82.94% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Hilltop Drive Elementary (62.48%) and Montgomery (John J.) Elementary (90.16%). The school's performance has also declined over time, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,528 out of 5,390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 4,534 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public K-6

681 Naples St.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-1619

(619) 422-8369

District: Chula Vista Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4534^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,086

Students who attend Harborside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Park Middle
High:	Castle Park Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.4

Number of students: 614

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

2.3%

Asian:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harborside Elementary ranks worse than 77.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.39. (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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.5%), White (2.3%), Asian (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harborside Elementary is 20.4, which is the 11^th best among 41 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Harborside Elementary employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harborside Elementary is $10,086. 26 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harborside Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Harborside Elementary 4534^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Harborside Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chula Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chula Vista Elementary 537^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harborside Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	10.75	4632^nd	4809	3.7%
2005	12.18	4506^th	4822	6.6%
2006	14.57	4378^th	4818	9.1%
2007	24.10	4000^th	5113	21.8%
2008	56.06	2050^th	5113	59.9%
2009	75.94	1165^th	5193	77.6%
2010	67.63	1587^th	5314	70.1%
2011	78.19	1096^th	5377	79.6%
2012	70.08	1528^th	5390	71.7%
2013	49.13	2743^rd	5530	50.4%
2015	46.66	2647^th	5611	52.8%
2016	39.71	3093^rd	5614	44.9%
2017	41.00	3042^nd	5692	46.6%
2018	30.93	3759^th	5662	33.6%
2019	30.74	3879^th	5789	33.0%
2022	18.40	5019^th	5883	14.7%
2023	16.19	5221^st	5874	11.1%
2024	23.39	4534^th	5862	22.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.91	897^th	3246	72.4%
2019	57.64	907^th	3275	72.3%
2022	37.10	2032^nd	3311	38.6%
2023	29.05	2600^th	3250	20.0%
2024	32.52	2379^th	3160	24.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.64	1876^th	2420	22.5%
2024	45.08	1124^th	2634	57.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.46	2857^th	5084	43.8%
2019	44.97	2750^th	5173	46.8%
2022	23.06	4413^th	5264	16.2%
2023	17.69	4857^th	5374	9.6%
2024	27.37	4195^th	5511	23.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.57	3635^th	5413	32.8%
2019	36.02	3341^st	5492	39.2%
2022	24.01	4310^th	5635	23.5%
2023	18.19	4875^th	5617	13.2%
2024	26.41	4108^th	5605	26.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.85	1824^th	2128	14.3%
2019	20.66	2316^th	2585	10.4%
2022	16.09	2221^st	2227	0.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.05	3698^th	5431	31.9%
2019	27.27	3998^th	5510	27.4%
2022	16.42	5087^th	5663	10.2%
2023	15.71	5103^rd	5650	9.7%
2024	21.95	4535^th	5636	19.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harborside Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.63	2814^th	4830	41.7%
2019	40.39	2934^th	4963	40.9%
2022	22.94	4281^st	5084	15.8%
2023	19.44	4537^th	5098	11.0%
2024	29.69	3761^st	5102	26.3%

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

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Harborside Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	171	31	28	413	4	n/a	n/a	0	647
1989	191	46	18	408	2	n/a	n/a	0	665
1990	123	44	37	481	1	n/a	n/a	0	686
1991	121	51	39	487	2	n/a	n/a	0	700
1992	129	49	41	476	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
1993	125	45	44	511	3	n/a	n/a	0	728
1994	133	53	30	543	2	n/a	n/a	0	761
1995	69	41	23	583	3	n/a	n/a	0	719
1996	69	41	23	583	3	n/a	n/a	0	719
1997	71	32	21	609	6	n/a	n/a	0	739
1998	48	34	27	611	8	n/a	n/a	0	728
1999	51	53	25	660	4	n/a	n/a	0	793
2000	63	48	18	630	6	n/a	n/a	0	765
2001	53	32	13	625	8	n/a	n/a	0	731
2002	61	34	19	614	2	n/a	n/a	0	730
2003	61	34	19	614	2	n/a	n/a	0	730
2004	53	29	21	628	3	n/a	n/a	0	734
2005	43	25	18	633	1	n/a	n/a	1	721
2006	32	33	17	582	4	n/a	n/a	0	668
2007	30	31	18	568	2	n/a	n/a	4	653
2008	25	24	26	566	2	n/a	n/a	0	643
2009	26	29	18	556	2	12	4	0	647
2010	247	29	13	346	1	8	0	0	644
2011	21	31	17	590	1	8	0	0	668
2012	28	23	14	553	0	5	0	0	623
2013	32	22	11	547	0	5	1	0	618
2014	13	14	9	574	0	3	5	0	618
2015	20	20	16	611	1	5	7	0	680
2016	20	20	12	617	2	6	8	0	685
2017	18	24	13	635	1	5	4	0	700
2018	24	15	12	643	1	6	7	0	708
2019	23	15	7	606	1	5	11	0	668
2020	23	12	12	612	2	2	7	0	670
2021	22	11	10	574	2	2	7	0	628
2022	15	8	7	537	3	2	7	0	579
2023	19	8	6	548	2	1	8	0	592
2024	14	6	9	574	1	3	7	0	614

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Harborside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	647	26.0	24.8	n/a
1989	665	25.0	26.6	n/a
1990	686	27.0	25.4	n/a
1991	700	27.0	25.9	n/a
1992	697	27.4	25.4	60.8
1993	728	27.0	27.0	52.1
1994	761	29.5	25.8	59.7
1995	719	30.0	24.0	77.2
1996	719	30.0	24.0	77.2
1997	739	32.4	22.8	80.5
1998	728	34.5	21.1	76.4
1999	793	34.5	23.0	74.1
2000	765	35.0	21.9	73.1
2001	731	35.0	20.9	79.2
2002	730	36.0	20.3	78.1
2003	730	36.0	20.3	78.1
2004	734	35.0	21.0	77.7
2005	721	38.7	18.6	84.6
2006	668	36.0	18.6	85.3
2007	653	36.0	18.1	87.8
2008	643	43.0	15.0	82.9
2009	647	39.0	15.0	69.7
2010	644	39.0	16.5	81.8
2011	668	n/a	n/a	75.6
2012	623	40.5	15.3	n/a
2013	618	40.0	15.4	86.2
2014	618	32.0	19.3	88.7
2015	680	35.0	19.4	86.5
2016	685	32.0	21.4	84.5
2017	700	32.0	21.8	83.9
2018	708	31.0	22.8	87
2019	668	28.9	23.1	88.9
2020	670	n/a	n/a	88.2
2021	628	29.1	21.5	86.3
2022	579	28.0	20.6	78.9
2023	592	28.9	20.4	82.9
2024	614	30.0	20.4	81.6

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 Harborside Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	647	26.0	24.8	n/a
1989	665	25.0	26.6	n/a
1990	686	27.0	25.4	n/a
1991	700	27.0	25.9	n/a
1992	697	27.4	25.4	60.8
1993	728	27.0	27.0	52.1
1994	761	29.5	25.8	59.7
1995	719	30.0	24.0	77.2
1996	719	30.0	24.0	77.2
1997	739	32.4	22.8	80.5
1998	728	34.5	21.1	76.4
1999	793	34.5	23.0	74.1
2000	765	35.0	21.9	73.1
2001	731	35.0	20.9	79.2
2002	730	36.0	20.3	78.1
2003	730	36.0	20.3	78.1
2004	734	35.0	21.0	77.7
2005	721	38.7	18.6	84.6
2006	668	36.0	18.6	85.3
2007	653	36.0	18.1	87.8
2008	643	43.0	15.0	82.9
2009	647	39.0	15.0	69.7
2010	644	39.0	16.5	81.8
2011	668	n/a	n/a	75.6
2012	623	40.5	15.3	n/a
2013	618	40.0	15.4	86.2
2014	618	32.0	19.3	88.7
2015	680	35.0	19.4	86.5
2016	685	32.0	21.4	84.5
2017	700	32.0	21.8	83.9
2018	708	31.0	22.8	87
2019	668	28.9	23.1	88.9
2020	670	n/a	n/a	88.2
2021	628	29.1	21.5	86.3
2022	579	28.0	20.6	78.9
2023	592	28.9	20.4	82.9
2024	614	30.0	20.4	81.6

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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