# Sweetwater Union High

Sweetwater Union High is a high district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 51.8%, +2.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 30.4%, +4.4 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/sweetwater-union-high |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | High |
| Schools | 29 |
| Students | 35,009 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $17,367 |
| Low-Income Students | 20,404 (59.5%) |
| English Learners | 7,167 (20.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 48.9% | 15,098 |
| 2024 | 49.9% | 14,918 |
| 2025 | 51.8% | 14,477 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 15,174 |
| 2024 | 27.9% | 14,886 |
| 2025 | 30.4% | 14,463 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 39.1% | 64.5% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | 63.2% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | 64.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 17.7% | 39.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | 40.9% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | 43.0% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.6% | 58.7% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | 59.5% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | 61.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.3% | 33.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | 36.5% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | 38.5% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adrian E. Arancibia | Board Member | adrian.arancibia@sweetwaterschools.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Arturo Solis | Board President | arturo.solis@sweetwaterschools.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Elva Lopez-Zepeda | Board Member | elva.lopez-zepeda@sweetwaterschools.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Marti Emerald | Board Member | martha.emerald@sweetwaterschools.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Rodolfo "Rudy" Lopez | Board Vice President | rudy.lopez@sweetwaterschools.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Eastlake High | Chula Vista | 82.3% | 51.6% | 67.0% | +3.8 | +5.7 |
| 2 | Olympian High | Chula Vista | 75.5% | 50.9% | 63.2% | +12.0 | +10.5 |
| 3 | Rancho del Rey Middle | Chula Vista | 69.7% | 49.1% | 59.4% | +5.8 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Otay Ranch Senior High | Chula Vista | 79.3% | 38.9% | 59.1% | +8.5 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Eastlake Middle | Chula Vista | 65.6% | 47.8% | 56.7% | -0.4 | +3.7 |
| 6 | Bonita Vista Senior High | Chula Vista | 72.7% | 28.9% | 50.8% | +4.9 | -7.2 |
| 7 | Bonita Vista Middle | Chula Vista | 46.3% | 40.2% | 43.3% | -11.2 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Launch Virtual Academy | San Diego | 51.9% | 28.9% | 40.4% | -4.7 | -0.7 |
| 9 | Hilltop Senior High | Chula Vista | 60.5% | 18.4% | 39.5% | +4.9 | -3.3 |
| 10 | Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter | Chula Vista | 44.5% | 32.0% | 38.2% | +4.4 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Mar Vista Senior High | Imperial Beach | 56.8% | 18.4% | 37.6% | +6.6 | +3.8 |
| 12 | Montgomery Senior High | San Diego | 57.4% | 17.7% | 37.6% | +0.7 | +6.1 |
| 13 | Castle Park Senior High | Chula Vista | 50.5% | 23.1% | 36.8% | +2.8 | +12.7 |
| 14 | Options Secondary | San Diego | 50.0% | 23.3% | 36.7% | +6.4 | +7.9 |
| 15 | Granger Junior High | National City | 38.3% | 33.6% | 35.9% | +1.3 | +4.4 |
| 16 | National City Middle | National City | 39.9% | 28.9% | 34.4% | +1.3 | +9.0 |
| 17 | San Ysidro High | San Diego | 54.6% | 13.9% | 34.3% | +21.6 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter School 2 | San Diego | 31.9% | 34.0% | 33.0% | -2.1 | +2.0 |
| 19 | Southwest Senior High | San Diego | 42.0% | 23.6% | 32.8% | +3.9 | +15.0 |
| 20 | Chula Vista Senior High | Chula Vista | 45.5% | 15.2% | 30.4% | +2.5 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Sweetwater High | National City | 40.6% | 18.1% | 29.3% | +12.5 | +9.7 |
| 22 | Hilltop Middle | Chula Vista | 37.5% | 20.3% | 28.9% | -2.4 | +0.9 |
| 23 | Chula Vista Middle | Chula Vista | 32.7% | 21.8% | 27.2% | +3.0 | +5.4 |
| 24 | Mar Vista Academy | San Diego | 34.6% | 17.3% | 26.0% | +7.8 | +4.3 |
| 25 | Montgomery Middle | San Diego | 33.4% | 18.0% | 25.7% | -1.6 | -0.8 |
| 26 | Southwest Middle | San Diego | 34.0% | 14.6% | 24.3% | +6.9 | +5.0 |
| 27 | Castle Park Middle | Chula Vista | 20.7% | 14.8% | 17.7% | -4.7 | -1.8 |
| 28 | Sweetwater Union High District Level Program | N/A | 30.8% | 4.6% | 17.7% | -3.5 | +2.8 |
| 29 | Palomar High | Chula Vista | 9.9% | 1.0% | 5.4% | +3.1 | +0.3 |