Is Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary a good school?

Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary ranks 957 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 931 students attended Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary?

Students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% White.

What schools do graduates of Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Eastlake Middle High : Olympian High

Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Summary:

Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chula Vista, California, serving 931 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Chula Vista Elementary District, which is ranked 537 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Camarena Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 604-1,174 over the past 8 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly higher than the Chula Vista Elementary District and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 71.21% of Camarena Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55.46% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 57.66% of Camarena students were proficient or better, compared to 44.72% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Camarena Elementary also excels in serving specific student groups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the top 5-20% of their respective statewide groups.

Camarena Elementary outperforms the nearby McMillin (Corky) Elementary, Salt Creek Elementary, Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Tiffany (Burton C.) Elementary, Olympic View Elementary, and Veterans Elementary in both academic performance and student group outcomes. The only exception is Arroyo Vista Charter, a public charter school in a different district, which performs on par with or slightly better than Camarena Elementary in some areas.

Detail:

Public K-6

1650 Exploration Falls Dr.
Chula Vista, CA 91915-1961

(619) 591-5500

District: Chula Vista Elementary

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,161

Students who attend Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastlake Middle
High:	Olympian High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.4

Number of students: 931

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

Asian:

22.4%

African American:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary ranks better than 83.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^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 84.74. (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 (48.3%), Asian (22.4%), African American (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary is 22.4. 27 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary employs 41.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary is $8,161. 39 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary 957^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Camarena (Enrique S.) 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 all students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2015	85.11	876^th	5611	84.4%
2016	78.72	1174^th	5614	79.1%
2017	85.72	879^th	5692	84.6%
2018	88.99	683^rd	5662	87.9%
2019	90.75	604^th	5789	89.6%
2022	84.43	968^th	5883	83.5%
2023	83.73	1012^th	5874	82.8%
2024	84.74	957^th	5862	83.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	73.06	112^th	445	74.8%
2023	55.29	340^th	669	49.2%
2024	62.56	299^th	669	55.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	78.20	378^th	3246	88.4%
2019	87.08	215^th	3275	93.4%
2022	78.01	327^th	3311	90.1%
2023	70.20	490^th	3250	84.9%
2024	66.82	488^th	3160	84.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	75.05	385^th	2420	84.1%
2024	62.77	655^th	2634	75.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	86.16	443^rd	5084	91.3%
2019	84.26	524^th	5173	89.9%
2022	71.68	1097^th	5264	79.2%
2023	72.46	1098^th	5374	79.6%
2024	81.48	768^th	5511	86.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.98	768^th	5413	85.8%
2019	89.57	585^th	5492	89.3%
2022	79.44	1136^th	5635	79.8%
2023	80.02	1102^nd	5617	80.4%
2024	81.66	1020^th	5605	81.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.39	484^th	2128	77.3%
2019	60.33	721^st	2585	72.1%
2022	67.06	468^th	2227	79.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.23	614^th	5431	88.7%
2019	89.51	610^th	5510	88.9%
2022	86.47	804^th	5663	85.8%
2023	84.33	905^th	5650	84.0%
2024	85.21	863^rd	5636	84.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	52.52	697^th	1154	39.6%
2023	48.79	760^th	1190	36.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.83	10^th	700	98.6%
2019	94.47	28^th	747	96.3%
2022	97.68	14^th	663	97.9%
2023	89.24	36^th	662	94.6%
2024	84.46	55^th	593	90.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.96	271^st	4830	94.4%
2019	94.71	146^th	4963	97.1%
2022	87.92	437^th	5084	91.4%
2023	88.61	414^th	5098	91.9%
2024	85.71	519^th	5102	89.8%

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Rank History for White students at Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.24	411^th	2737	85.0%
2019	85.90	226^th	2834	92.0%
2022	70.76	781^st	2726	71.3%
2023	58.74	1163^rd	2662	56.3%
2024	74.50	650^th	2647	75.4%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, June 6, 2019

Absolutely amazing, the principal at Camarena Elementary has genuinely invested herself in her students! Her energy in contagious and gave my son a new perspective on going to school, he loves it. All the teachers & support staff are warm and welcoming... they most certainly follow the example Dr. McLaren has set! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

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Enrollment information for Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2014	173	79	210	411	1	3	66	943
2015	183	79	249	451	1	5	77	1045
2016	160	88	251	488	1	2	73	1063
2017	135	90	237	470	1	3	78	1014
2018	146	105	257	492	1	3	71	1075
2019	144	95	256	471	0	2	70	1038
2020	129	101	256	477	0	3	70	1036
2021	117	93	238	482	0	3	78	1011
2022	93	85	210	472	0	4	80	944
2023	85	93	209	450	0	4	90	931

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 Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	943	37.4	25.2	27.3
2015	1045	41.0	25.4	25.5
2016	1063	41.0	25.9	27.5
2017	1014	41.0	24.7	24.3
2018	1075	44.0	24.4	28.8
2019	1038	44.0	23.5	28.3
2020	1036	n/a	n/a	27.7
2021	1011	41.0	24.6	26.2
2022	944	40.0	23.6	22.9
2023	931	41.5	22.4	26.5

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 Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2014	943	37.4	25.2	27.3
2015	1045	41.0	25.4	25.5
2016	1063	41.0	25.9	27.5
2017	1014	41.0	24.7	24.3
2018	1075	44.0	24.4	28.8
2019	1038	44.0	23.5	28.3
2020	1036	n/a	n/a	27.7
2021	1011	41.0	24.6	26.2
2022	944	40.0	23.6	22.9
2023	931	41.5	22.4	26.5

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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