Altus Schools South Bay
Chula Vista · CA · Altus Schools South Bay District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Chula Vista Learning Community Charter → Palomar High → e3 Civic High → Altus Schools Audeo → Mueller Charter (Robert L.) → TRACE → Literacy First Charter → Garfield High →At a glance
- 8 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 1 calculus classes · 5 physics · 3 chemistry
- AP rigor: 71st percentile nationally
- 4-yr grad rate: 52% in 2019 (Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Altus Schools South Bay compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 71st percentile nationally with 8 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Chula Vista Learning Community Charter, Palomar High, e3 Civic High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
71st percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 10% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +3.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 372 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $13,059 per student in district revenue, the 76 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $992,484/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chula Vista Learning Community Charter Chula Vista |
Public · charter | 2.6 | 404 | +0.5% |
| Palomar High Chula Vista |
Public | 3.2 | 269 | +15.5% |
| e3 Civic High San Diego |
Public · charter | 7.2 | 360 | -12.8% |
| Altus Schools Audeo San Diego |
Public · charter | 9.8 | 310 | +97.5% |
| Mueller Charter (Robert L.) Chula Vista |
Public · charter | 2.8 | 544 | -7.8% |
| TRACE San Diego |
Public | 7.7 | 437 | -2.5% |
| Literacy First Charter El Cajon |
Public · charter | 11.2 | 387 | +8.4% |
| Garfield High San Diego |
Public | 7.4 | 226 | +20.2% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantAltus Schools South Bay is a public high school in Chula Vista, CA, enrolling 372 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 8 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 52% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 744 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Altus Schools South Bay offer? Altus Schools South Bay offers 8 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 71% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Altus Schools South Bay's graduation rate? Altus Schools South Bay's federal four-year graduation rate was about 52% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Altus Schools South Bay? Altus Schools South Bay is a public high school in Chula Vista, CA, enrolling 372 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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