Is Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary a good school?

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary ranks 3936 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 735 students attended Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary?

Students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Castle Park Middle High : Castle Park Senior High

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Summary:

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary is a public elementary school in Chula Vista, California, serving 747 students in grades K-6. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently underperforms compared to the Chula Vista Elementary District and the state of California in academic assessments.

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary's academic performance is a major concern, with only 35.34% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 21.64% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 7.5% in 2017-2018 to 35.2% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners performing well but male students and students with disabilities ranking in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the Chula Vista Elementary District, such as Kellogg (Karl H.) Elementary, Cook (Hazel Goes) Elementary, and Palomar Elementary, Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary performs significantly worse. The nearby Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter School also outperforms Lauderbach in several academic areas. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and address the root causes of the school's struggles.

Detail:

Public K-6

390 Palomar St.
Chula Vista, CA 91911-3182

(619) 422-1127

District: Chula Vista Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3936^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,870

Students who attend Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Park Middle
High:	Castle Park Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 735

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

Two or more races:

1.9%

White:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary ranks worse than 67.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 40^th among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.8. (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 (93.2%), two or more races (1.9%), White (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary is 21.6. 28 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary employs 33.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary is $9,870. 29 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary 3936^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lauderbach (J. Calvin) 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 Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.78	4568^th	4809	5.0%
2005	14.06	4397^th	4822	8.8%
2006	13.28	4443^rd	4818	7.8%
2007	19.60	4324^th	5113	15.4%
2008	31.60	3478^th	5113	32.0%
2009	45.23	2742^nd	5193	47.2%
2010	52.18	2437^th	5314	54.1%
2011	61.51	1935^th	5377	64.0%
2012	66.81	1685^th	5390	68.7%
2013	62.30	1987^th	5530	64.1%
2015	51.21	2380^th	5611	57.6%
2016	53.79	2305^th	5614	58.9%
2017	45.59	2771^st	5692	51.3%
2018	46.15	2775^th	5662	51.0%
2019	39.58	3219^th	5789	44.4%
2022	27.79	4068^th	5883	30.9%
2023	28.77	4000^th	5874	31.9%
2024	29.80	3936^th	5862	32.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.82	670^th	3246	79.4%
2019	64.51	697^th	3275	78.7%
2022	46.24	1405^th	3311	57.6%
2023	61.21	745^th	3250	77.1%
2024	59.11	764^th	3160	75.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.48	1622^nd	2420	33.0%
2024	30.98	1765^th	2634	33.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.31	1670^th	5084	67.2%
2019	54.25	2126^th	5173	58.9%
2022	33.06	3582^nd	5264	32.0%
2023	34.88	3499^th	5374	34.9%
2024	32.81	3717^th	5511	32.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.15	2587^th	5413	52.2%
2019	39.92	3109^th	5492	43.4%
2022	30.63	3668^th	5635	34.9%
2023	31.21	3660^th	5617	34.8%
2024	36.27	3313^th	5605	40.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.05	2050^th	2128	3.7%
2019	17.29	2527^th	2585	2.2%
2022	27.43	1612^th	2227	27.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.31	2767^th	5431	49.1%
2019	39.87	3050^th	5510	44.6%
2022	26.77	4069^th	5663	28.1%
2023	26.96	4045^th	5650	28.4%
2024	24.56	4309^th	5636	23.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.69	1692^nd	4830	65.0%
2019	54.28	2020^th	4963	59.3%
2022	37.15	3134^th	5084	38.4%
2023	39.21	2970^th	5098	41.7%
2024	40.62	2922^nd	5102	42.7%

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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 Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	202	40	57	355	7	n/a	n/a	0	661
1989	172	51	67	361	4	n/a	n/a	0	655
1990	198	57	61	460	0	n/a	n/a	0	776
1991	175	52	53	481	3	n/a	n/a	0	764
1992	163	51	63	530	1	n/a	n/a	0	808
1993	141	64	62	545	2	n/a	n/a	0	814
1994	118	51	66	532	1	n/a	n/a	0	768
1995	123	74	38	521	4	n/a	n/a	0	760
1996	123	74	38	521	4	n/a	n/a	0	760
1997	97	71	38	578	5	n/a	n/a	0	789
1998	111	72	47	696	3	n/a	n/a	0	929
1999	82	63	52	698	2	n/a	n/a	0	897
2000	90	61	47	717	2	n/a	n/a	0	917
2001	76	44	50	794	2	n/a	n/a	0	966
2002	77	34	31	845	1	n/a	n/a	0	988
2003	77	34	31	845	1	n/a	n/a	0	988
2004	54	28	25	749	0	n/a	n/a	7	863
2005	57	24	24	726	1	n/a	n/a	16	848
2006	49	19	20	719	0	n/a	n/a	15	822
2007	38	17	26	711	2	n/a	n/a	13	807
2008	31	20	31	638	2	n/a	n/a	0	722
2009	26	23	28	652	1	2	23	0	755
2010	279	18	31	436	0	1	4	0	769
2011	37	18	23	682	0	2	0	0	762
2012	43	21	21	728	1	3	0	0	817
2013	52	28	23	709	1	2	0	0	815
2014	26	15	23	736	1	2	6	0	809
2015	21	7	15	724	0	4	6	0	777
2016	18	13	14	757	1	2	12	0	817
2017	21	11	15	739	1	4	9	0	800
2018	23	9	15	733	0	4	9	0	793
2019	29	13	19	696	0	3	8	0	768
2020	29	11	9	682	0	3	7	0	741
2021	27	10	13	634	0	3	8	0	695
2022	19	8	11	673	1	3	15	0	730
2023	13	9	10	696	1	4	14	0	747
2024	12	6	11	685	2	5	14	0	735

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 Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	26.5	24.9	n/a
1989	655	24.5	26.7	n/a
1990	776	29.0	26.7	n/a
1991	764	30.4	25.1	n/a
1992	808	30.9	26.1	42.9
1993	814	32.1	25.4	59.2
1994	768	31.1	24.7	62
1995	760	31.0	24.5	69.1
1996	760	31.0	24.5	69.1
1997	789	32.0	24.7	70
1998	929	43.1	21.6	73
1999	897	46.6	19.2	77.5
2000	917	46.5	19.7	72.3
2001	966	45.0	21.5	53.1
2002	988	48.5	20.4	68.5
2003	988	48.5	20.4	68.5
2004	863	41.5	20.8	79.1
2005	848	42.0	20.2	82.7
2006	822	41.0	20.0	80.9
2007	807	41.0	19.7	82.2
2008	722	49.0	14.7	90.4
2009	755	45.0	14.8	75.8
2010	769	42.0	18.3	77.1
2011	762	n/a	n/a	79.1
2012	817	43.0	19.0	n/a
2013	815	44.0	18.5	84.5
2014	809	40.0	20.2	85.2
2015	777	38.0	20.4	89.8
2016	817	35.0	23.3	85.1
2017	800	35.0	22.8	85.4
2018	793	33.0	24.0	88.8
2019	768	32.9	23.3	89.8
2020	741	n/a	n/a	87.7
2021	695	32.1	21.6	85.3
2022	730	34.0	21.4	79.6
2023	747	33.9	21.9	80.3
2024	735	33.9	21.6	79.9

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 Lauderbach (J. Calvin) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	26.5	24.9	n/a
1989	655	24.5	26.7	n/a
1990	776	29.0	26.7	n/a
1991	764	30.4	25.1	n/a
1992	808	30.9	26.1	42.9
1993	814	32.1	25.4	59.2
1994	768	31.1	24.7	62
1995	760	31.0	24.5	69.1
1996	760	31.0	24.5	69.1
1997	789	32.0	24.7	70
1998	929	43.1	21.6	73
1999	897	46.6	19.2	77.5
2000	917	46.5	19.7	72.3
2001	966	45.0	21.5	53.1
2002	988	48.5	20.4	68.5
2003	988	48.5	20.4	68.5
2004	863	41.5	20.8	79.1
2005	848	42.0	20.2	82.7
2006	822	41.0	20.0	80.9
2007	807	41.0	19.7	82.2
2008	722	49.0	14.7	90.4
2009	755	45.0	14.8	75.8
2010	769	42.0	18.3	77.1
2011	762	n/a	n/a	79.1
2012	817	43.0	19.0	n/a
2013	815	44.0	18.5	84.5
2014	809	40.0	20.2	85.2
2015	777	38.0	20.4	89.8
2016	817	35.0	23.3	85.1
2017	800	35.0	22.8	85.4
2018	793	33.0	24.0	88.8
2019	768	32.9	23.3	89.8
2020	741	n/a	n/a	87.7
2021	695	32.1	21.6	85.3
2022	730	34.0	21.4	79.6
2023	747	33.9	21.9	80.3
2024	735	33.9	21.6	79.9

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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