Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School
Chula Vista · San Diego County · Chula Vista Elementary · Public
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- The UC pipeline here is real. 44 admissions to the top six UC campuses for a class of 87 seniors puts this school in roughly the top 11% of California high schools.
- Almost all graduates leave eligible for UC and CSU. 100% finish the A-G courses California's universities require before a student can even apply — most California schools manage about 6 in 10.
- Families don't leave. 98% of students who start the year here finish it here — top-tier retention statewide. Kids stay; that tells you something no test score does.
- Elite admits are rare — here and everywhere. Berkeley admitted 7 of this class's 216 UC applications. The strong middle campuses — San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Davis — are where most real UC outcomes happen.
- One question for any counselor: who should still test? Plenty of strong students skip the SAT/ACT now — but merit scholarships at dozens of colleges still key off scores. Ask how the school decides who should still sit for one.
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Where grads go — and what it costs & pays
UC admits by campus · Class of 2025
Getting in is step one. The cost above is the average aid-receiving family's net price — yours depends on whether you qualify for aid — and your child's odds depend on their GPA + scores. See your family's real numbers at these campuses:
Get my child's odds + our real costs →Sources: UC Office of the President (admits); IPEDS net price + College Scorecard 10-yr earnings (cost & payoff). Full campus-by-campus breakdown below.
California College-Going Rate
88.3% of the 2022-23 graduating class enrolled in college within a year.
The share of 2022-23 graduates who enrolled at a college anywhere in the U.S. within 12 months, per the National Student Clearinghouse match the California Department of Education publishes.
Give the same class four more months and 90.3% had enrolled — CDE publishes a 16-month window alongside the 12-month one, 93 students.
Up 2.9 points from the 2021-22 class (85.4%).
Where the 2022-23 class enrolled
In California — 91 students (88.3%)
Out of state — 0 students (0.0%)
CDE puts each graduate in one bucket only — whichever kind of college they were enrolled in longest — so these add up to the rate above. That is a different count from the UC Reach Score on this page, which counts a student at every UC campus that admitted them.
Source: California Department of Education, College-Going Rate (DataQuest) ↗, cohort 2022-23, posted 17-Sep-2025. Data file: cgr12mo23.txt ↗ (and the 16-month file ↗). CDE builds the rate by matching California high school completers to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment records; we publish CDE’s aggregates and hold no student-level data.
How Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School compares for families
Top-tier college outcomes for California families.
- ▸ StatewideUC Reach Score of 51 — 32 points above the California median of 19. Ahead of 89% of California high schools.
- ▸ Locally🎯 Top 5% in California on Attendance (lowest chronic absenteeism) — plus 2 more top-ranks.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsBeats the peer median (UC Reach Score 51 vs a 19 median) across the 5 most similar nearby schools.
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SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-1.4%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~1,339 | -18 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~1,303 | -54 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~1,267 | -90 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
How does Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School really compare on getting kids to college?
We've ranked it #1 of 10 most similar nearby schools on UC Reach. Unlock the full snapshot to see the head-to-head — who's ahead, by how much, and where it's heading.
Your similar-school group includes
Castle Park High School · Mueller Charter (robert L.) · Montgomery High School · Mar Vista High School · Chula Vista Senior High School · Chula Vista Senior High · +4 more
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the San Diego County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School outperformed San Diego County on enrollment (school +40.5% vs. county -6.9%) AND maintains 98.0% stability. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working.
8 of 407 students who enrolled at Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (2.0% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School sent 216 applications to the six most selective University of California campuses and 20.4% were admitted, producing a UC Reach Score of 51 (top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, counting a student at each campus that admitted them) — 32 points above the California median of 19, higher than 89% of California high schools. The school produces 8.0 UCLA + UC Berkeley admits per 100 seniors.
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Higher than 89% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School's UC Reach Score of 51 is in the top quartile statewide (median 19; top 25% bar 33) — but it's still below the top-10% bar of 53.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 95 — a gap of 44 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School's UC Reach is higher than 89% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
UC funnel — which kids are getting in at what GPA
Combining the school's applicant pool GPA, admit pool GPA, actual admit rate, and statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, we can read which GPA tiers tend to get in — and which don't.
| Campus | 4.00+ GPA | 3.70–3.99 GPA | 3.30–3.69 GPA | < 3.30 GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out | Filtered out |
| UC San Diego | Strong shot | Moderate | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Santa Barbara | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Irvine | Strong shot | Real shot | Long odds | Filtered out |
| UC Davis | Strong shot | Strong shot | Real shot | Filtered out |
The numbers behind it
| Campus | Applicant GPA | Admit GPA | Lift ⓘ | Admit rate | vs peer schools @ same GPA ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 3.99 | 4.16 | +0.16 | 21.9% | Peers +0.23 · wider |
| UC San Diego | 3.91 | 4.26 | +0.35 | 15.7% | Peers +0.32 · matches |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.88 | 4.23 | +0.35 | 23.3% | Peers +0.32 · matches |
| UC Irvine | 3.96 | 4.19 | +0.23 | 20.0% | Peers +0.24 · matches |
| UC Davis | 3.94 | 4.06 | +0.11 | 50.0% | Peers +0.23 · wider |
Statewide CA admit rates by individual GPA band, 2025 (for reference)
| GPA band | UCB | UCLA | UCSD | UCSB | UCI | UCD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00+ | 17.0% | 15.1% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 46.3% | 65.9% |
| 3.70–3.99 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 31.1% |
| 3.30–3.69 | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 10.3% |
| 3.00–3.29 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| < 3.00 | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Where Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants in line with what their GPAs predict (23.9% actual vs. 23.5% expected).
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data: applicant and admit totals count a student once at EACH campus. A senior admitted to UCLA and UC San Diego adds 2 to the admit total, so the total can exceed the senior class — that is the metric working as defined, not an error. The admit RATE is unaffected: both its numerator and denominator are campus-level.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach Score | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21.9% | 8 | 57.1% | 3.99 | 4.16 |
| UCLA → Elite | 32 | —† | —† | —† | —† | — | 3.93 | —† |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 51 | 8 | —† | 15.7% | 9 | — | 3.91 | 4.26 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 30 | 7 | —† | 23.3% | 8 | — | 3.88 | 4.23 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 45 | 9 | —† | 20.0% | 10 | — | 3.96 | 4.19 |
| UC Davis → | 26 | 13 | —† | 50.0% | 15 | — | 3.94 | 4.06 |
What This Means
For School Admins
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At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantChula Vista Learning Community Charter School is a public high school in Chula Vista, San Diego County, California with 87 seniors in the Class of 2025.
Its UC Reach Score is 51 (Strong, top 10% in California): 44 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 87, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 89% of California high schools.
In 2025 its students filed 216 UC applications and received 44 offers, a UC admit rate of 20.4% (counted at each campus); 4 enrolled.
More of its graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (4 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 7.
100% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 56%).
88% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).
Of its graduates who enrolled at a UC, 86% earned a degree within six years (cohort entering 2019).
Enrollment was 1,357 students in 2026, down 12% since 2018.
Sources: University of California Office of the President (admissions), California Department of Education (enrollment, A-G, college-going), and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School's UC Reach Score? Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School's UC Reach Score is 51 (Strong, top 10% in California): 44 UC admits (counted at each UC) from a senior class of 87, so a student admitted to several campuses counts at each. That is higher than 89% of California high schools.
How many students from Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School got into a UC? In 2025 its students filed 216 UC applications and received 44 offers, a UC admit rate of 20.4% (counted at each campus); 4 enrolled.
Which UC campus do Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School graduates attend most? More of Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School's graduates enrolled at UC Berkeley than at any other UC campus (4 in 2025); UC Berkeley and UCLA together admitted 7.
What percentage of Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School graduates complete the A-G requirements? 100% of its graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU eligibility (California median 56%).
What percentage of Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School graduates go to college? 88% of its 2022-23 graduates enrolled in college within 12 months (California Department of Education College-Going Rate).
How many students attend Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School? Enrollment was 1,357 students in 2026, down 12% since 2018.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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