📍 160 Quintard St., Chula Vista, San Diego County, 91911
Castle Park Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chula Vista, San Diego County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nina Hermosillo. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
Castle Park Middle enrolls 724 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% White and 4.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 621 | 86% |
| White | 45 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 31 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
581 of the school's 724 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Castle Park Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Castle Park Middle is one of 29 schools in Sweetwater Union High, based in Chula Vista, California. The district serves 34,282 students district-wide and employs 1,560 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 724 students, Castle Park Middle is smaller than the district average of about 1,182 students per school.