Mueller Charter (Robert L.)
Chula Vista · CA · Mueller Charter (Robert L.) District · Public charter · K-12 combined
At a glance
- 4 AP courses offered — Strong
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 1 calculus classes · 6 chemistry
- AP rigor: 58th percentile nationally
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mueller Charter (Robert L.) compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 58th percentile nationally with 4 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: Logan Memorial Educational Campus, Chula Vista Learning Community Charter, Health Sciences High and Middle College and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
58th 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?
90th percentile nationally
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 -1.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,542 students:
≈ 124 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Memorial Educational Campus San Diego |
Public | 5.6 | 543 | +181.3% |
| Chula Vista Learning Community Charter Chula Vista |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 404 | +0.5% |
| Health Sciences High and Middle College San Diego |
Public · charter | 8.6 | 535 | -10.5% |
| Gompers Preparatory Academy San Diego |
Public · charter | 6.2 | 626 | -11.0% |
| The O'Farrell Charter San Diego |
Public · charter | 5.4 | 673 | +16.2% |
| San Diego SCPA San Diego |
Public | 4.5 | 731 | -6.9% |
| High Tech High Chula Vista Chula Vista |
Public · charter | 8.2 | 626 | +0.3% |
| Altus Schools South Bay Chula Vista |
Public · charter | 2.8 | 337 | +10.5% |
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