📍 480 Palomar St., Chula Vista, San Diego County, 91911
Palomar High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Chula Vista, San Diego County. The school has 234 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sesha Haynes. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
Palomar High enrolls 234 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 85% |
| White | 19 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 234 students (81%) 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.
Palomar High 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.
Palomar High 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 234 students, Palomar High is smaller than the district average of about 1,182 students per school.