Is Pacific Springs Charter a good school?

Pacific Springs Charter ranks 3105 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pacific Springs Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 558 students attended Pacific Springs Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Springs Charter?

Students at Pacific Springs Charter are 61% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Pacific Springs Charter

Summary:

Pacific Springs Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Chula Vista, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 514 students. The school is part of the Pacific Springs Charter District.

While Pacific Springs Charter has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 0.7%, its academic performance lags behind many of the nearby charter schools. The school's test scores are generally lower than the state averages across various grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 32.76% to 59.18% in English Language Arts and 16% to 27.78% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 47.37% and 34.31% to 45.64%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a higher student-teacher ratio of 29.6 students per teacher and a relatively high percentage of students (43.97%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby charter schools, such as Chula Vista Learning Community Charter and The O'Farrell Charter, Pacific Springs Charter generally performs lower on academic measures, including test scores and graduation rates. However, some of the nearby schools, such as Logan Memorial Educational Campus and America's Finest Charter, have much higher chronic absenteeism rates, indicating that Pacific Springs Charter may be doing a better job in this area.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

1615 Mater Dei Dr.
Chula Vista, CA 91913-3953

(951) 252-8800

District: Pacific Springs Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3105^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 30.9

Number of students: 558

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

White:

15.4%

Asian:

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pacific Springs Charter ranks worse than 53% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.19. (See more...)

Compare Details Pacific Springs Charter ranks better than 51.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.71. (See more...)

Compare Details Pacific Springs Charter ranks better than 54.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.56. (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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SchoolDigger ranks Pacific Springs Charter 3105^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pacific Springs Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pacific Springs Charter 1345^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Pacific Springs Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pacific Springs Charter 1060^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Pacific Springs Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.84	2260^th	5789	61.0%
2022	36.55	3335^th	5883	43.3%
2023	25.61	4306^th	5874	26.7%
2024	41.19	3105^th	5862	47.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	97.18	61^st	3275	98.1%
2023	43.55	1578^th	3250	51.4%
2024	35.77	2122^nd	3160	32.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	68.04	534^th	2634	79.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	67.60	1302^nd	5173	74.8%
2022	31.18	3738^th	5264	29.0%
2023	22.87	4465^th	5374	16.9%
2024	40.76	3081^st	5511	44.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.38	2091^st	5492	61.9%
2022	40.57	2972^nd	5635	47.3%
2023	27.55	4016^th	5617	28.5%
2024	44.64	2748^th	5605	51.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	34.67	1285^th	2227	42.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	52.84	2325^th	5510	57.8%
2022	33.28	3519^th	5663	37.9%
2023	25.45	4206^th	5650	25.6%
2024	39.12	3124^th	5636	44.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	69.37	1199^th	4963	75.8%
2022	37.35	3113^th	5084	38.8%
2023	20.00	4500^th	5098	11.7%
2024	43.19	2737^th	5102	46.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	15.09	2390^th	2726	12.3%
2024	56.58	1221^st	2647	53.9%

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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 Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	65.74	773^rd	2715	71.5%
2022	53.31	1073^rd	2740	60.8%
2023	39.50	1479^th	2802	47.2%
2024	43.71	1345^th	2777	51.6%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	93.26	47^th	1540	96.9%
2024	79.85	82^nd	1477	94.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.54	504^th	1538	67.2%
2024	60.76	390^th	1550	74.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	57.25	815^th	2369	65.6%
2022	62.63	676^th	2458	72.5%
2023	49.55	1041^st	2549	59.2%
2024	26.35	1930^th	2575	25.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	58.83	859^th	2380	63.9%
2022	51.05	1047^th	2509	58.3%
2023	52.55	993^rd	2547	61.0%
2024	48.14	1113^th	2546	56.3%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	54.19	490^th	1531	68.0%

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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.95	82^nd	197	58.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	69.94	615^th	2407	74.4%
2022	54.37	948^th	2527	62.5%
2023	28.10	1741^st	2558	31.9%
2024	36.23	1461^st	2547	42.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	69.28	497^th	2213	77.5%
2022	65.79	591^st	2359	74.9%
2023	42.04	1211^th	2391	49.4%
2024	46.16	1091^st	2383	54.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	66.36	522^nd	1602	67.4%

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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 Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.78	1310^th	2348	44.2%
2024	42.56	1060^th	2323	54.4%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.67	522^nd	786	33.6%
2024	45.91	370^th	804	54.0%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.18	458^th	1323	65.4%
2024	42.50	400^th	1350	70.4%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.58	496^th	1547	67.9%
2024	54.47	419^th	1534	72.7%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.78	1282^nd	2247	42.9%
2024	31.04	1399^th	2235	37.4%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.82	127^th	417	69.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.10	1108^th	2118	47.7%
2024	46.38	907^th	2098	56.8%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.56	143^rd	233	38.6%
2024	54.81	96^th	234	59.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.35	1414^th	2207	35.9%
2024	35.96	1158^th	2172	46.7%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.33	241^st	720	66.5%
2024	65.11	197^th	721	72.7%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.32	1397^th	2142	34.8%
2024	42.45	1043^rd	2125	50.9%

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Rank History for high school White students at Pacific Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.49	973^rd	1434	32.1%
2024	33.16	856^th	1406	39.1%

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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 Pacific Springs Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	97	4	39	253	1	1	45	440
2020	85	15	37	312	1	1	58	509
2021	86	21	37	316	1	2	54	517
2022	78	21	35	296	1	0	47	478
2023	85	23	46	318	1	1	40	514
2024	86	27	54	342	1	1	47	558

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 Pacific Springs Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	440	16.0	27.5	47
2020	509	n/a	n/a	49.9
2021	517	15.3	33.5	49.3
2022	478	17.9	26.5	45.4
2023	514	17.3	29.6	44
2024	558	18.0	30.9	49.5

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 Pacific Springs Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	440	16.0	27.5	47
2020	509	n/a	n/a	49.9
2021	517	15.3	33.5	49.3
2022	478	17.9	26.5	45.4
2023	514	17.3	29.6	44
2024	558	18.0	30.9	49.5

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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