| Sweetwater Union High School District | |
|---|---|
 District office inChula Vista, California | |
| Address | |
1130 Fifth Avenue ,California,91911United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°36′35″N117°04′37″W / 32.60972°N 117.07694°W /32.60972; -117.07694 |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K -Adult[1] |
| Established | 1920; 106 years ago (1920) |
| Superintendent | Moises Aguirre, Ed.D[2] |
| NCES District ID | 0638640[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 38,553 (2019–2020)[3] |
| Other information | |
| YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/suhsdk12 |
| Website | sweetwaterschools.org |
Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) is aschool district headquartered inChula Vista, California.[4] Theunion high school district serves over 42,000 high school-aged students and over 32,000 adult learners. Overseen by a five-member board of trustees, the district operates 14 high schools (11 regular, 2 alternative, 1 charter); 11 middle schools; 4 adult schools; a regional occupational program (ROP); andspecial education.
Located in the southwestern part ofSan Diego County betweenSoutheast San Diego and Mexico, the district serves the cities of Chula Vista,Imperial Beach,National City, the exclave ofSouth San Diego, the unincorporated community ofBonita and a portion ofCoronado.[5] It is one of the most ethnically and economically diverse districts in California. Approximately 87 percent of students belong to an ethnic minority group and over 40 percent of students qualify for the free or reduced lunch program.
The district has earned recognition for its "Compact for Success" program, a deal made withSan Diego State University (SDSU) that guarantees Sweetwater graduates admission to the university if they meet certain requirements throughout their high school career.
In 1999, former Sweetwater Union School District superintendent Ed Brand met with onceSan Diego State University president Stephan Weber to try and overcome the small number of students enrolling and graduating from San Diego State University. To address this issue, Brand and Weber engineered the idea of a compact for success which would be a long-term partnership between Sweetwater Union School District and SDSU. Before Compact for Success could be put into execution, SDSU staff and Sweetwater School Board teachers worked with one another to alter the curriculum to concur with the requirements for college admission in California. After thecurriculum was adjusted, students within Sweetwater Union School District would be guaranteed admission to San Diego State University if they could meet the five benchmarks set out by the partnership between Brand and Weber. To qualify for compact for success, students must remain in the district from 7th grade onward. Along with this, the requirements for admission are: maintaining a 3.0 GPA, fulfilling all A-G requirements, passing the English and Math proficiency test, and lastly, taking either theSAT or ACT. Along with guaranteed admission through the program, students from 7th grade onward will take multiple field trips to San Diego State University and will have mentors along the way to help guide students by helping them prepare for higher education at a university. Compact for Success went into the execution in the fall of 2000 and with that year incoming 7th graders enrolled in the district. From 2000 to 2012, compact for success has caused an 87% increase in Sweetwater students enrolling in San Diego State University; applications increased from 789 in 2000 to 1,770 in 2012.[14] As of 2012 compact of success has resulted in 1 of every 7 SDSU students being former Sweetwater School district students. Compact for Success was recognized in June 2012 byNational Journal as a "leading innovator" in higher education and has served as a template for other programs. This partnership has influenced other ones around San Diego County, such as the one betweenVista Unified School District andCalifornia State University San Marcos.[15]
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