Otay Elementary

Summary:

Otay Elementary is a public elementary school in Chula Vista, California, serving 495 students in grades K-6. The school faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Academically, Otay Elementary's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Chula Vista Elementary District and the state of California averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at the end-of-course level was 36.53% for Otay Elementary, compared to 55.46% for the district and 47.04% for California. Similarly, in Mathematics, the end-of-course proficiency rate for Otay Elementary was 32.53%, compared to 44.72% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Otay Elementary's performance is particularly low in 4th and 5th-grade Mathematics, with proficiency rates around 30%, compared to the district and state averages of over 40%. Additionally, Otay Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.4% in 2017-2018 to 52.3% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

While Otay Elementary's performance is generally lower than the surrounding Chula Vista Elementary District schools, such as Loma Verde Elementary, Montgomery (John J.) Elementary, and Rohr (Fred H.) Elementary, it still outperforms the nearby South Bay Union School District's Howard Pence Elementary in both academic performance and chronic absenteeism. Addressing Otay Elementary's areas of concern, such as improving academic achievement and reducing chronic absenteeism, could be crucial for the school's future success.


Detail:

Public K-6

 1651 Albany Ave.
       Chula Vista, CA  91911-5801


(619) 425-4311

District: Chula Vista Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3270th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,847 Help


Students who attend Otay Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Castle Park Middle
High:    Castle Park Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  460

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.6%
Asian:
4.1%
Two or more races:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Otay Elementary ranks worse than 55.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 32nd among 41 ranked elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.42. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.6%), Asian (4.1%), two or more races (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Otay Elementary is 20.4, which is the 11th best among 41 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Otay Elementary is $10,847, which is the 20th highest among 41 elementary schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Otay Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Otay Elementary 3270th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Otay Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Chula Vista Elementary:

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


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Rank History for Otay Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.90 4026th 4809 16.3%
2005 15.32 4304th 4822 10.7%
2006 36.79 2892nd 4818 40.0%
2007 51.48 2233rd 5113 56.3%
2008 56.25 2039th 5113 60.1%
2009 62.88 1775th 5193 65.8%
2010 72.47 1344th 5314 74.7%
2011 75.82 1216th 5377 77.4%
2012 64.65 1806th 5390 66.5%
2013 66.24 1757th 5530 68.2%
2015 50.23 2431st 5611 56.7%
2016 51.74 2407th 5614 57.1%
2017 60.48 1993rd 5692 65.0%
2018 57.19 2179th 5662 61.5%
2019 49.27 2639th 5789 54.4%
2022 35.96 3375th 5883 42.6%
2023 31.52 3763rd 5874 35.9%
2024 38.42 3270th 5862 44.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.49 471st 3246 85.5%
2019 64.92 679th 3275 79.3%
2022 40.87 1748th 3311 47.2%
2023 48.44 1275th 3250 60.8%
2024 47.87 1302nd 3160 58.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.20 913th 2420 62.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.99 986th 5084 80.6%
2019 66.29 1396th 5173 73.0%
2022 45.71 2553rd 5264 51.5%
2023 41.90 2921st 5374 45.6%
2024 42.23 2964th 5511 46.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.53 2208th 5413 59.2%
2019 49.27 2540th 5492 53.8%
2022 34.28 3389th 5635 39.9%
2023 23.06 4425th 5617 21.2%
2024 23.89 4353rd 5605 22.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.52 652nd 2128 69.4%
2022 34.96 1268th 2227 43.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.13 2119th 5431 61.0%
2019 47.52 2581st 5510 53.2%
2022 37.41 3178th 5663 43.9%
2023 40.44 3042nd 5650 46.2%
2024 51.68 2377th 5636 57.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Otay Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.08 1090th 4830 77.4%
2019 60.86 1639th 4963 67.0%
2022 47.15 2386th 5084 53.1%
2023 43.81 2626th 5098 48.5%
2024 48.70 2355th 5102 53.8%
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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.

Otay Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Otay Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 156 24 32 419 2 n/a n/a 0 633
1989 125 23 22 462 1 n/a n/a 0 633
1990 104 25 26 465 2 n/a n/a 0 622
1991 96 23 28 489 3 n/a n/a 0 639
1992 93 16 33 472 4 n/a n/a 0 618
1993 76 20 31 489 5 n/a n/a 0 621
1994 62 27 30 481 1 n/a n/a 0 601
1995 69 28 36 535 0 n/a n/a 0 668
1996 69 28 36 535 0 n/a n/a 0 668
1997 58 19 28 558 2 n/a n/a 0 665
1998 54 14 28 565 2 n/a n/a 0 663
1999 49 21 24 557 2 n/a n/a 0 653
2000 49 20 14 503 1 n/a n/a 0 587
2001 55 19 18 589 3 n/a n/a 0 684
2002 45 10 25 572 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2003 45 10 25 572 0 n/a n/a 0 652
2004 46 21 15 582 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2005 33 18 18 562 0 n/a n/a 0 631
2006 28 14 20 532 1 n/a n/a 2 597
2007 22 19 21 526 0 n/a n/a 2 590
2008 20 17 15 537 1 n/a n/a 0 590
2009 21 24 14 556 1 0 14 0 630
2010 246 19 16 327 2 0 3 0 613
2011 21 12 14 538 1 2 0 0 588
2012 27 9 10 540 1 0 0 0 587
2013 31 9 7 577 2 0 0 0 626
2014 17 12 11 553 0 0 3 0 596
2015 18 12 12 537 0 1 2 0 582
2016 18 9 12 548 0 1 3 0 591
2017 16 13 13 506 0 0 4 0 552
2018 20 15 14 486 1 0 8 0 544
2019 27 18 18 502 1 0 10 0 576
2020 22 8 18 483 2 0 9 0 542
2021 21 6 17 413 3 0 9 0 469
2022 14 3 14 414 2 0 9 0 456
2023 15 2 20 449 2 0 7 0 495
2024 9 1 19 412 1 1 17 0 460

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 Otay Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 633 25.0 25.3 n/a
1989 633 24.0 26.3 n/a
1990 622 25.0 24.8 n/a
1991 639 26.5 24.1 n/a
1992 618 26.9 22.9 69.3
1993 621 23.1 26.9 64.3
1994 601 24.5 24.5 62.9
1995 668 23.3 28.7 75.6
1996 668 23.3 28.7 75.6
1997 665 27.3 24.4 82
1998 663 34.8 19.1 78.1
1999 653 32.8 19.9 72.9
2000 587 33.3 17.6 71.9
2001 684 33.9 20.2 74.6
2002 652 32.5 20.1 72.4
2003 652 32.5 20.1 72.4
2004 664 33.0 20.1 76.8
2005 631 33.0 19.1 74.2
2006 597 30.0 19.9 64.5
2007 590 29.0 20.3 63.4
2008 590 35.0 16.9 75.8
2009 630 35.0 18.0 63.7
2010 613 34.0 18.0 76.8
2011 588 n/a n/a 74.8
2012 587 31.5 18.6 n/a
2013 626 33.0 18.9 81.6
2014 596 29.0 20.5 86.7
2015 582 29.0 20.0 80.8
2016 591 24.0 24.6 79.7
2017 552 24.0 23.0 81.2
2018 544 24.0 22.6 82.5
2019 576 24.0 24.0 86.8
2020 542 n/a n/a 85.8
2021 469 20.3 23.0 83.8
2022 456 19.2 23.7 70
2023 495 23.4 21.0 78.8
2024 460 22.4 20.4 77.8

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 Otay Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 633 25.0 25.3 n/a
1989 633 24.0 26.3 n/a
1990 622 25.0 24.8 n/a
1991 639 26.5 24.1 n/a
1992 618 26.9 22.9 69.3
1993 621 23.1 26.9 64.3
1994 601 24.5 24.5 62.9
1995 668 23.3 28.7 75.6
1996 668 23.3 28.7 75.6
1997 665 27.3 24.4 82
1998 663 34.8 19.1 78.1
1999 653 32.8 19.9 72.9
2000 587 33.3 17.6 71.9
2001 684 33.9 20.2 74.6
2002 652 32.5 20.1 72.4
2003 652 32.5 20.1 72.4
2004 664 33.0 20.1 76.8
2005 631 33.0 19.1 74.2
2006 597 30.0 19.9 64.5
2007 590 29.0 20.3 63.4
2008 590 35.0 16.9 75.8
2009 630 35.0 18.0 63.7
2010 613 34.0 18.0 76.8
2011 588 n/a n/a 74.8
2012 587 31.5 18.6 n/a
2013 626 33.0 18.9 81.6
2014 596 29.0 20.5 86.7
2015 582 29.0 20.0 80.8
2016 591 24.0 24.6 79.7
2017 552 24.0 23.0 81.2
2018 544 24.0 22.6 82.5
2019 576 24.0 24.0 86.8
2020 542 n/a n/a 85.8
2021 469 20.3 23.0 83.8
2022 456 19.2 23.7 70
2023 495 23.4 21.0 78.8
2024 460 22.4 20.4 77.8

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Otay Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201299.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201499.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%
201599.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%99.0%100.0%
201699.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%99.0%99.0%100.0%99.0%99.0%
201797.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%97.0%≥98.0%
2018≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
2019≥98.0%≤2.0%≤2.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%≥98.0%
202097.1%0.0%2.9%97.1%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Otay Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,847

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Otay Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2639th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 3763rd of 5874 Elementary schools
 18.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Otay Elementary)5029
 21.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chula Vista Elementary)63.249.7
 13.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Otay Elementary)49.438.2
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chula Vista Elementary)61.449.8
 11.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Otay Elementary)43.326.9
 16.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chula Vista Elementary)62.250.7
 11.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Otay Elementary)33.328.6
 4.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Chula Vista Elementary)54.448.2
 6.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Otay Elementary)61.241.7
 19.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chula Vista Elementary)66.154.9
 11.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Otay Elementary)20.724.7
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Chula Vista Elementary)44.637.9
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Otay Elementary)26.424.7
 1.8%
   5th Grade Science (Chula Vista Elementary)3835
 3%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Otay Elementary)72.332.4
 39.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Chula Vista Elementary)64.158.4
 5.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Otay Elementary)35.412.2
 23.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Chula Vista Elementary)49.744.2
 5.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students576495
 14.1%
African American182
 88.9%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1820
 11.1%
Hispanic502449
 10.6%
Pacific Islander00
White2715
 44.4%
Two or More Races107
 30%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.8%78.8%
 8%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 460 students attended Otay Elementary.

Students at Otay Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Students who attend Otay Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castle Park Middle
High : Castle Park Senior High

Otay Elementary ranks 3270th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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