📍 730 Medical Center Ct., Chula Vista, San Diego County, 91911
Alta Vista Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Chula Vista, San Diego County. The school has 33 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Richard Grove. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
Alta Vista Academy enrolls 33 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 12% |
| White | 2 | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 33 students (82%) 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.
Alta Vista Academy 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.
Alta Vista Academy 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 33 students, Alta Vista Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,182 students per school.