📍 44 E. J St., Chula Vista, San Diego County, 91910
Hilltop Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chula Vista, San Diego County. The school has 869 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gina Galvez-mallari. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
Hilltop Middle enrolls 869 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 684 | 79% |
| White | 121 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
613 of the school's 869 students (71%) 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.
Hilltop 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.
Hilltop 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 869 students, Hilltop Middle is smaller than the district average of about 1,182 students per school.