Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) is a school district in
California
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, headquartered in
Chula Vista
Chula Vista (; ) is the second-largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fifteenth largest city in the state of California, and the 78th-largest city in the United States. The popul ...
, in the
South Bay area of
San Diego County
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.
The district, the largest Kindergarten through Grade 6 elementary school district in the State of California, is located between the
City of San Diego
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and the
United States-Mexico border
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. As of the 2011-2012 school year, it has 45 schools, 27,700 students, 1,421 certificated employees, and 1,077 classified employees. As of the same year, 318,148 people live in the school district boundaries.
[District Profile]
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In addition to almost all of Chula Vista, it includes
Bonita, portions of
San Diego
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, and a small piece of
National City.
Demographics
As of the 2011-2012 school year, the school district has 27,700 students. Of them, 45% take free or reduced lunch and 35% are
English learners. In regards to race and ethnicity, 68% are Hispanic, 13% are White, 11% are Filipino, 4% are African American, 3% are Asian or Pacific Islander, and 1% are other.
Schools
*Ella B. Allen Elementary School
*Arroyo Vista Charter School
*Casillas Elementary School
*Castle Park Elementary School
*Chula Vista Hills Elementary School
*Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School
*Clear View Elementary School
*Hazel Goes Cook Elementary School
*Daly Academy
*Discovery Charter School
*Eastlake Elementary School
*Feaster Charter School
*Myrtle S. Finney Elementary School
*Halecrest Elementary School
*Harborside Elementary School
*Anne & William Hedenkamp
*Heritage Elementary School
*Hilltop Drive Elementary School
*Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School
*Karl H. Kellogg Elementary School
*J. Calvin Lauderbach Elementary School
*Liberty Elementary School
*Loma Verde Elementary School
*Los Altos Elementary School
*Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
*Corky McMillin Elementary School
*John J. Montgomery Elementary School
*Mueller Charter School Elementary School
*Olympic View Elementary School
*Otay Elementary School
*Palomar Elementary School
*Parkview Elementary School
*Lilian J. Rice Elementary School
*Rogers Elementary School
*Fred H. Rohr Elementary School
*Rosebank Elementary School
*Saburo Muraoka Elementary School
*Salt Creek Elementary School
*Silver Wing Elementary School
*Sunnyside Elementary School
*Burton C. Tiffany Elementary School
*Valle Lindo Elementary School
*Valley Vista Elementary School
*Veterans Elementary School
*Vista Square Elementary School
*Wolf Canyon Elementary School
Casillas Elementary School is named after Joseph Casillas, a World War II combat veteran that was awarded the
Silver Star
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and a
Purple Heart
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. Joseph Casillas was shot in the head and arm while saving his squad during the Battle of the Bulge. He was also captured by Germans, but later rescued by American forces after German troops retreated from their positions.
Independent Charter Schools Located within CVESD Boundaries
Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter SchoolHoward Gardner Community Charter School
References
External links
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School districts in San Diego County, California
Education in Chula Vista, California
Education in San Diego
1892 establishments in California
School districts established in 1892